Track And Field Wraps Up Outdoor Regular Season at Duke And Virginia

Friday, April 20

Durham, N.C.

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East Carolina University

Duke Invitational

Photo by: Rob Goldberg

Track And Field Wraps Up Outdoor Regular Season at Duke And Virginia

April 19, 2018 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field, Track & Field

Virginia Challenge Live Results | Duke Invitational Live Results

GREENVILLE, N.C. – The ECU track and field program will attend two meets this weekend in final preparation for the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships, competing in the Duke Invitational and Virginia Challenge. Both events are scheduled for April 20-21 in Durham, N.C. and Charlottesville, Va.

"This is our last tune up before the conference championship meet," Director of Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country Curt Kraft said. "It is very important that both teams come out of this weekend's meet with a lot of confidence and energy going into the AAC Outdoor Championships. The great thing about this weekend's meet is that we will face ACC competition."

Last weekend, the Pirates participated in the Aggie Invitational on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University and showed very well. ECU posted 11 event victories in arguably its best meet of the season. Senior Hunter Roberts was tabbed the American Athletic Conference Female Track Athlete of the Week after taking over the conference lead in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.45.

Last Week's Pirate Event Winners

Sommer Knight – Pole Vault (3.90m)
Mohogany Baker – Discus (52.35m) and Hammer (53.19m)
Ryan Davis – Discus (51.25m) and Hammer (58.64m)
Dylan Kraft – Javelin (54.89m)
Galissia Cause – Shot Put (15.70m)
Evan McCracken – Shot Put (17.23m)
Cedrina Singletary – 100m (11.71)
4x100 Relay – Amanda Salami, Courtney Warner, Cedrina Singletary, Jasmine Dawson (45.77)
Mikayla Stoudt – 5,000m (18:31.26)

Other Things to Note

Singletary posted the sixth-fastest outdoor 100m time in school history.
Baker produced the second-best mark by an AAC athlete in the discus this season while Cause moved into third on the league performance list in the shot put. The student-athletes are now both ranked in the top 20 in the NCAA East Region.

With the AAC Outdoor Championships looming, ECU sports four men and nine women who rank in the top five on the conference performance list in their respective events including two men and two women who lead the league.

Up Next: The American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships are scheduled for May 11-13 at Gettler Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio.