East Carolina University
Day 2
Montes Sets School Record at Virginia Challenge
April 19, 2015 | Track & Field
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Sophomore Jorge Montes broke the East Carolina school record in the men's 5,000-meter run at the Virginia Challenge and Leah Lott won the women's long jump as the Pirates turned in another strong showing over the weekend.
Montes, who set the men's 3,000-meter run record a week ago, shattered the 5,000-meter run at the Virginia Challenge with a time of 14:40.36 which was nearly six seconds faster than the previous school record which was set in 1978 by former Pirate Jim Dill. Montes led the way in the 5,000-meter run as senior Chase Miller came in behind him with a personal-record time of 15:07.98 to move into seventh all-time at ECU.
In addition to Montes' and Miller's top performances, junior Brather Cline also recorded a new personal-best time of 3:54.03 in the 1,500-meter run. Cline is now ranked eighth in the ECU record book.
In the field, freshman Tyler Banks placed fourth in the high jump with a personal-record mark of 2.02-meters (6' 7.5"). His clearance moves him into the East Carolina record book in the eight spot.
Rounding out the top 10 finishers for the men was sophomore Adam Manns who came in fifth in the discus throw invite with a heave of 51.20-meters (167' 11"). He is now ranked fourth all-time at East Carolina.
The Pirate women were led by Lott who won the long jump with a personal-record mark of 5.96-meters (19' 6.75"). Her tally moved her into ninth all-time at ECU. She also paced teammates Malika Rashid and Aminah Ghaffar. Rashid came in fourth with a mark of 5.79-meters (19' 0"), while Ghaffar placed 12th with a mark of 5.31-meters (17' 5.25").
East Carolina's next action comes at the Penn Relays on Thursday, April 23. The meet concludes Saturday, April 25. It is the Pirates' last meet before the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships.
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