ECU To Compete At South Carolina Invitational

Friday, January 28

Columbia, S.C.

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South Carolina Invitational

January 27, 2022 | Track & Field

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COLUMBIA, S.C. – East Carolina makes the return trip to Columbia this weekend for the South Carolina Invitational. The meet will run over two days (Jan. 28-29) and will take place inside the Carolina Track and Field Complex.

"We are very excited to go back to the University of South Carolina for the second meet of the year," Director of Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country Curt Kraft said. "There are many things that both teams are trying to achieve over a short period of time. As we all know, this indoor track and field season is very short. It's very important to both teams that we compete with a sense of urgency. I really believe that now that we have one meet under our belts, we will see some major improvements this week."

Opening its season at the Carolina Challenge last weekend, the Pirates turned in a number of top performances. Sommer Knight, who finished third at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the pole vault last spring, tied her own indoor program record mark of 4.15 meters to defeat Power 5 foes from Georgia Tech, Ohio State, Auburn and South Carolina. Stith posted a triple jump mark of 12.71 meters to edge Jamie Robinson of Ohio State who put up a total of 12.69 meters. Stith also advanced to the finals of the 60-meter hurdles where she finished in sixth place in a time of 8.61 and claimed sixth in the invite section of the long jump by producing a mark of 5.60 meters.

On the men's side, Royal Burris won his heat in the 60-meter dash on the way to a fourth-place result in the finals where we crossed the finish line in a personal-best 6.79.

The Pirates fared quite well in the 5,000-meter run as Matthew Russell, Chase Osborne and Ethan Hageman ended up second, third and fourth with respective times of 14:51.03, 14:57.27 and 15:00.03.

Entering the second week of competition, Knight leads the American Athletic Conference in pole vault while Madeline Hill is ranked third in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 9:54.24. Additionally, Stith slots third in the triple jump.

As for the men, Burris is fourth in the 60-meter dash. Russell, Osborne, Hageman and Colin McCauley sit third through sixth in the 5,000-meter run.

"I think it's very important that we see some improvement from one week to the next in all the different event areas," Kraft added. "One thing is for sure - there will be lots of great competition to bring out the best in everyone this weekend."

Men's Entries
60-Meter Dash: Royal Burris, Terence Booth, Jr., Asa Simmons
200-Meter Dash: Royal Burris
400-Meter Dash: Zach Wadas, Kayin Fails, Zack Ray
800-Meter Run: Jack Dingman, Zach Morse, Coleman Ferrell, Blake Mathews, Ethan Corrigan
Mile: Chase Osborne, Jack Dingman, Colin McCauley, Ethan Hageman, Zach Morse, Matthew Russell, Ted Sielatycki, Ethan Corrigan
3,000-Meter Run: Mitchell Martin
60-Meter High Hurdles: Asa Simmons, Terence Booth, Jr.
Pole Vault: Starrett Vesper
Long Jump: Niejel Wilkins, Nate Williams
Triple Jump: Niejel Wilkins, Nate Williams
Shot Put: Logan Carroll, Blake Mathews, Starrett Vesper

Women's Entries
60-Meter Dash: Rosalynd Hollingsworth, Makhia Jarrett, Sydni McMillan, Melicia Mouzzon, Naturi Robinson, Brooke Stith
200-Meter Dash: Melicia Mouzzon, Rosalynd Hollingsworth, Makhia Jarrett, Jordyn Jeffers, Naturi Robinson
400-Meter Dash: Leya Essex, Shellbi Chapman, Emily Baba
800-Meter Run: Brooke Lindsay, Hailey Yentz, Makayla Obremski, Emily Baba
Mile: Lily Schlossberg, Lindsay Yentz, Alyssa Zack, Madeline Hill, Jenna Strange, Allysa Combs, Hailey Yentz, Brooke Lindsay, Makayla Obremski
5,000-Meter Run: Alex Montoya
60-Meter High Hurdles: Sydni McMillan, Bria Stith
High Jump: Molly Stecker, Mackenzie Whitaker
Pole Vault: Sommer Knight, Mia Alamo-Worley, Lena Calkins, Rileigh Cardin
Long Jump: Bria Stith, L'Nya Carpenter
Triple Jump: Brooke Stith, Bria Stith, L'Nya Carpenter
Shot Put: Naadiya Faison, Destiny Griffin, Rebekah Bergquist, Mackenzie Whitaker
Weight Throw: Rebekah Bergquist, Naadiya Faison, Destiny Griffin