Friday, February 7
Blacksburg, Va.
East Carolina University
at
Doc Hale Elite Meet
East Carolina Enjoys Strong Split Weekend Of Competition
February 08, 2020 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field, Track & Field
Elite Meet Full Results | Camel City Invitational Full Results
GREENVILLE, N.C. – The East Carolina track and field program split the squad this weekend, traveling to Blacksburg, Va., for the Doc Hale Elite Meet and Winston-Salem, N.C., for the Camel City Invitational.
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"We had another good weekend at Virginia Tech," Director of Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country Curt Kraft said. "We had numerous personal bests once again. I told our teams that you can never underestimate small improvements because those small improvements lead to big things down the road. There were some event areas that we made some significant jumps in the conference standings. We have one more regular season meet before we go to the conference championships at the end of February. These next three meets are very important to us as we prepare for the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships."
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At the Doc Hale Elite meet, freshman Melicia Mouzzon posted the eighth-fastest 200-meter time in school history, crossing the finish line in 24.51 to take eighth place. Additionally, senior D'Nia Freeman moved up to No. 4 in program history in the 400-meter dash with a time of 55.43 that netted her a third-place finish while classmate Alyssa Sandy posted the eighth-quickest time in school history in the 60-meter hurdles at 8.64 to claim fifth place.
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In the field events, junior Mackenzie Whitaker matched her personal collegiate-best mark of 5.98 meters in the long jump to finish second while classmate Brooke Stith was the better of two athletes in the triple jump, recording a total of 12.30 meters.
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On the men's side, freshman Royal Burris finished second in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.80. Fellow rookie Asa Simmons was also second in the 60-meter hurdles, crossing the line in a time of 8.43. American Athletic Conference leader and senior Ryan Davis won the weight throw with a total of 21.25 meters.
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At the Camel City Invitational, sophomore Lindsay Yentz fared well in the 3,000-meter run, notching the seventh-fastest time in school history at 9:58.84.
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East Carolina returns to action Feb. 14-15 at the Liberty Invitational in Lynchburg, Va.
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GREENVILLE, N.C. – The East Carolina track and field program split the squad this weekend, traveling to Blacksburg, Va., for the Doc Hale Elite Meet and Winston-Salem, N.C., for the Camel City Invitational.
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"We had another good weekend at Virginia Tech," Director of Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country Curt Kraft said. "We had numerous personal bests once again. I told our teams that you can never underestimate small improvements because those small improvements lead to big things down the road. There were some event areas that we made some significant jumps in the conference standings. We have one more regular season meet before we go to the conference championships at the end of February. These next three meets are very important to us as we prepare for the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships."
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At the Doc Hale Elite meet, freshman Melicia Mouzzon posted the eighth-fastest 200-meter time in school history, crossing the finish line in 24.51 to take eighth place. Additionally, senior D'Nia Freeman moved up to No. 4 in program history in the 400-meter dash with a time of 55.43 that netted her a third-place finish while classmate Alyssa Sandy posted the eighth-quickest time in school history in the 60-meter hurdles at 8.64 to claim fifth place.
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In the field events, junior Mackenzie Whitaker matched her personal collegiate-best mark of 5.98 meters in the long jump to finish second while classmate Brooke Stith was the better of two athletes in the triple jump, recording a total of 12.30 meters.
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On the men's side, freshman Royal Burris finished second in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.80. Fellow rookie Asa Simmons was also second in the 60-meter hurdles, crossing the line in a time of 8.43. American Athletic Conference leader and senior Ryan Davis won the weight throw with a total of 21.25 meters.
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At the Camel City Invitational, sophomore Lindsay Yentz fared well in the 3,000-meter run, notching the seventh-fastest time in school history at 9:58.84.
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East Carolina returns to action Feb. 14-15 at the Liberty Invitational in Lynchburg, Va.
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