East Carolina To Attend Pair Of Meets This Weekend

Friday, February 7

Blacksburg, Va.

East Carolina University

Doc Hale Elite Meet

February 06, 2020 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field, Track & Field

Live Results | Meet Information | Schedule of Events

GREENVILLE, N.C. – The first split squad weekend of East Carolina's indoor season is here as the Pirates travel to the Doc Hale Elite Meet in Blacksburg, Va., as well as the Camel City Invitational.

"This is our second trip to Virginia Tech for this indoor season," Director of Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country Curt Kraft said. "We always enjoy competing on their facility because it produces fast times. We will see a lot better competition this time around than we did on our first trip."

ECU enjoyed a strong effort at the Carolina Challenge last weekend, setting a pair of school records in the weight throw and pole vault.

Senior Ryan Davis cleared 22.20 meters in the weight throw to set a new facility record and increase his lead on the American Athletic Conference performance list while moving up to fourth nationally. He was also tabbed the AAC Male Field Athlete of the Week. Additionally, Davis is currently ranked third in the conference in the shot put.

Junior Sommer Knight turned in a mark of 4.15 meters in the pole vault to take the league lead. She bettered her old program standard of 4.14 meters.

Entering the weekend, freshman Melicia Mouzzon is second in the American Conference in the 60m while junior Mackenzie Whitaker is second in the pentathlon and the women's 4x400 relay squad sits third.

After earning a No. 13 ranking in this season's initial United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Southeast Region poll, the women's team is slotted 14th this week.

"We are at a point in our season where things are really starting to come together," Kraft added. "As I've mentioned before, we have to continue to get better each and every weekend. Both the men's and women's teams are in really good places at this point of our indoor season."

Carolina Challenge Entries

Women
60m: Rosalynd Hollingsworth, Melicia Mouzzon
200m: Rosalynd Hollingsworth, Melicia Mouzzon
400m: Mariah Atwater, Shellbi Chapman, D'Nia Freeman
60m HH: Alyssa Sandy, Brooke Stith, Naomi Whitaker
4x400 Relay: Mariah Atwater, D'Nia Freeman, Naomi Whitaker, Shellbi Chapman, Alyssa Sandy
Pole Vault: Mia Alamo-Worley, Lena Calkins, Sommer Knight, Kelcie Robertson, 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

Men
60m: Royal Burris, Cameron Moore, Cameron Watkins
200m: Royal Burris, Zach Wadas
400m: Kayin Fails, Coleman Ferrell, Zach Wadas
60m HH: Asa Simmons
4x400 Relay: Royal Burris, Kayin Fails, Coleman Ferrell, Zach Wadas, Blake Mathews
High Jump: Blake Mathews
Pole Vault: Jake Justice
Triple Jump: Niejel Wilkins
Shot Put: Neil Blanken, Ryan Davis
Weight Throw: Ryan Davis

Camel City Invitational Entries

Women
Mile: Ammah Abdel-Rahman, Brooke Lindsay, Alex Montoya, Christina Skinner
3000m: Mikayla Stoudt, Jenna Strange, Lindsay Yentz, Abby Yourkavitch

Men
Mile: Deric Martinez
3000m: Dean Abushouk, Nick Ciaccia, Chase Osborne, Matthew Russell
5000m: Mitchell Martin