East Carolina’s Indoor Season Continues At Hokie Invitational

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Hokie Invitational

East Carolina’s Indoor Season Continues At Hokie Invitational

January 23, 2020 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field, Track & Field

Meet Information | Live Results | Event Schedule

GREENVILLE, N.C. – After a couple of weeks off to asses things following its first indoor meet of the 2020 campaign, the East Carolina track and field program looks to continue building toward the conference championships when it travels to Virginia Tech for the Hokie Invitational Friday and Saturday.

The meet kicks off Friday at 10 a.m. with the heptathlon and concludes Saturday at approximately 4:30 p.m. after the men's 4x400 relay.

In addition to the host Hokies, ECU is slated to compete against student-athletes from Virginia, North Carolina, NC State, Pittsburgh, Charlotte, North Carolina A&T, Elon, High Point, Radford, Georgetown and VCU.

"We are very excited to compete in our second meet of the indoor season this weekend at Virginia Tech," Director of Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country Curt Kraft said. "This weekend's competition will be a very good test for all of our athletes on both teams to see how we measure up against ACC competition. My hope is that we continue the momentum from our opening weekend at North Carolina."

In the season-opening Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge two weeks ago, the Pirate women took home a pair of event titles as freshman Melicia Mouzzon and junior Mackenzie Whitaker won the 60-meter dash and 800-meter run respectively. Mouzzon posted a time of 7.42, which is the third fastest mark in school history, while Whitaker crossed the finish line in 2:23.09.

Senior Naomi Whitaker showed well in her first attempt at the 60-meter hurdles this season, winning the preliminaries in a time of 8.69 before finishing second in the finals at 8.68. In the field, junior Brooke Stith captured second place in the long jump, notching a mark of 5.79 meters. Back on the track, Stith, senior D'Nia Freeman, Mouzzon and senior Alyssa Sandy teamed up to claim third place in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:54.92. On the American Athletic Conference performance list, Mouzzon currently ranks third in the 60m.

As for the men, freshman Royal Burris clinched second in the prelims of the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.82 but did not compete in the finals. Junior Blake Mathews finished third in the high jump, clearing 1.97 meters and finishing just outside of the program top 10 list. Freshman Jake Justice took seventh in the pole vault but turned in the eighth-best mark in school history at 4.50 meters.

Following the Hokie Invitational, East Carolina will head to the University of South Carolina for the Carolina Challenge which is scheduled for Jan. 31-Feb. 1.

"I have explained to both of our teams how important it is that we continue to improve each and every week," Kraft added. "I also told them we only get so many chances to perform so we have to make the most of those opportunities."

Hokie Invitational Entries

Women
60m Dash: Rosalynd Hollingsworth, Melicia Mouzzon
200m Dash: Avonti Holt
300m Run: Mariah Atwater, Leya Essex, D'Nia Freeman
600m Run: Shellbi Chapman
Mile Run: Mikayla Stoudt, Jenna Strange, Lindsay Yentz
3,000m Run: Ammah Abdel-Rahman, Christina Skinner, Nuria Tillo-Prats
60m High Hurdles: Alyssa Sandy, Brooke Stith, Naomi Whitaker
4x400 Relay: Brooke Stith, D'Nia Freeman, Mariah Atwater, Melicia Mouzzon, Avonti Holt (A)
4x400 Relay: Naomi Whitaker, Alyssa Sandy, Leya Essex, Rosalynd Hollingsworth, Shellbi Chapman, Skylar Parks (B)
Pole Vault: Mia Alamo-Worley, Sommer Knight, Savannah Wood
Long Jump: Mackenzie Whitaker
Triple Jump: Brooke Stith
Shot Put: Rebekah Bergquist, Tavia Ranger, Candice Whitley
Weight Throw: Rebekah Bergquist, Mya Muse, Candice Whitley
Pentathlon: Mackenzie Whitaker

Men
60m Dash: Cameron Moore, Cameron Watkins
300m Run: Royal Burris, Zach Wadas
600m Run: Kayin Fails, Coleman Ferrell, Blake Mathews
1000m Run: Haven Honeycutt, Travis Leach, Ted Sielatycki
Mile Run: Dean Abushouk, Chase Osborne, Matthew Russell
5000m Run: Deric Martinez
60m High Hurdles: Asa Simmons
4x400 Relay: Royal Burris, Blake Mathews, Coleman Ferrell, Zach Wadas (A)
4x400 Relay: Kayin Fails, Asa Simmons, Cameron Moore, Cameron Watkins, Niejel Wilkins
High Jump: Blake Mathews
Pole Vault: Jake Justice
Triple Jump: Niejel Wilkins
Shot Put: Neil Blanken, Ryan Davis
Weight Throw: Neil Blanken, Ryan Davis