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ECU Prepares For Split Competition Weekend
February 03, 2022 | Track & Field
GREENVILLE, N.C. – The East Carolina indoor track and field program will send athletes to a pair of regional meets over the weekend as it hits the midway point of the season.
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The Pirates will attend the East Coast Invitational in Virginia Beach as well as the Camel City Invitational in Winston-Salem. Â
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ECU competed at the South Carolina Invitational last weekend in Columbia, S.C. In the 200-meter dash, Melicia Mouzzon won the open section with a time of 24.60 while Makhia Jarrett and Rosalynd Hollingsworth took sixth and eighth place respectively by crossing the line in 25.06 and 25.15. Lindsay Yentz posted the eighth-best mile time in program history at 4:59.89 to claim sixth place and was complemented by a sixth-place result out of Alex Montoya in the 5,000-meter run (19:40.71).
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The women's jumps squad enjoyed a solid weekend as Brooke Stith won the invitational section of the triple jump with a mark of 12.71 meters while sister Bria Stith placed fourth (12.22m). L'Nya Carpenter placed second in the open portion of the triple jump (11.45m) and grabbed fifth in the open section of the long jump (5.49m).
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In the throwing events, Naadiya Faison placed second among the shot put invite field with a mark of 13.22 meters as well as second in the open section of the weight throw (16.23m).
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On the men's side, Royal Burris notched two top-10 program indoor times. He posted the eighth fastest in the 60m prelims at 6.79 and the 10th best in the 200m at 21.53. Chase Osborne also turned in the ninth-fastest mile time in school history, crossing the finish line in 4:15.12 for a 13th-place result.
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Men's Entries (East Coast Invitational)
60-meter Dash: Nate Williams
200-meter Dash: Royal Burris, Zach Wadas, Terence Booth, Jr., Asa Simmons
400-meter Dash: RJ Russell, Kayin Fails, Zack Ray
800-meter Run: Coleman Ferrell
60-meter High Hurdles: Asa Simmons, Terence Booth, Jr.
4x400 Relay: Zack Ray, Zach Wadas, Kayin Fails, RJ Russell
Pole Vault: Starrett Vesper, Blake Mathews
Long Jump: Blake Mathews, Niejel Wilkins, Nate Williams, Starrett Vesper
Triple Jump: Niejel Wilkins
Shot Put: Logan Carroll
Heptathlon: Blake Mathews, Starrett Vesper
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Men's Entries (Camel City Invitational)
800-meter Run: Ethan Corrigan
1000-meter Run: Ethan Corrigan
Mile: Chase Osborne, Jack Dingman, Ted Sielatycki
3,000-meter Run: Chase Osborne, Matthew Russell, Colin McCauley, Ted Sielatycki, Ethan Hageman
5,000-meter Run: Mitchell Martin
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Women's Entries (East Coast Invitational)
60-meter Dash: Brooke Stith
200-meter Dash: Melicia Mouzzon, Makhia Jarrett, Rosalynd Hollingsworth, Leya Essex, Sydni McMillan, Naturi Robinson
400-meter Dash: Nyah Gore, Shellbi Chapman
800-meter Run: Jordyn Jeffers
60-meter High Hurdles: Brooke Stith, Sydni McMillan, Bria Stith, Mackenzie Whitaker
4x400 Relay: Leya Essex, Melicia Mouzzon, Shellbi Chapman, Nyah Gore
High Jump: Molly Stecker
Pole Vault: Sommer Knight, Mia Alamo-Worley, Rileigh Cardin, Lena Calkins
Long Jump: Mackenzie Whitaker, Brooke Stith, Bria Stith, L'Nya Carpenter
Shot Put: Naadiya Faison, Destiny Griffin, Rebekah Bergquist
Weight Throw: Rebekah Bergquist, Naadiya Faison, A'riana Crumpler, Nyah Edwards, Destiny Griffin
Pentathlon: Mackenzie Whitaker
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Women's Entries (Camel City Invitational)
800-meter Run: Lily Schlossberg, Brooke Lindsay, Emily Baba, Hailey Yentz, Makayla Obremski
1,000-meter Run: Hailey Yentz, Brooke Lindsay
Mile: Alyssa Zack, Lindsay Yentz, Lily Schlossberg, Jenna Strange
3,000-meter Run: Lindsay Yentz, Abby Yourkavitch, Jenna Strange, Paxton Chitty
5,000-meter Run: Allysa Combs, Madeline Hill
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The Pirates will attend the East Coast Invitational in Virginia Beach as well as the Camel City Invitational in Winston-Salem. Â
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ECU competed at the South Carolina Invitational last weekend in Columbia, S.C. In the 200-meter dash, Melicia Mouzzon won the open section with a time of 24.60 while Makhia Jarrett and Rosalynd Hollingsworth took sixth and eighth place respectively by crossing the line in 25.06 and 25.15. Lindsay Yentz posted the eighth-best mile time in program history at 4:59.89 to claim sixth place and was complemented by a sixth-place result out of Alex Montoya in the 5,000-meter run (19:40.71).
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The women's jumps squad enjoyed a solid weekend as Brooke Stith won the invitational section of the triple jump with a mark of 12.71 meters while sister Bria Stith placed fourth (12.22m). L'Nya Carpenter placed second in the open portion of the triple jump (11.45m) and grabbed fifth in the open section of the long jump (5.49m).
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In the throwing events, Naadiya Faison placed second among the shot put invite field with a mark of 13.22 meters as well as second in the open section of the weight throw (16.23m).
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On the men's side, Royal Burris notched two top-10 program indoor times. He posted the eighth fastest in the 60m prelims at 6.79 and the 10th best in the 200m at 21.53. Chase Osborne also turned in the ninth-fastest mile time in school history, crossing the finish line in 4:15.12 for a 13th-place result.
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Men's Entries (East Coast Invitational)
60-meter Dash: Nate Williams
200-meter Dash: Royal Burris, Zach Wadas, Terence Booth, Jr., Asa Simmons
400-meter Dash: RJ Russell, Kayin Fails, Zack Ray
800-meter Run: Coleman Ferrell
60-meter High Hurdles: Asa Simmons, Terence Booth, Jr.
4x400 Relay: Zack Ray, Zach Wadas, Kayin Fails, RJ Russell
Pole Vault: Starrett Vesper, Blake Mathews
Long Jump: Blake Mathews, Niejel Wilkins, Nate Williams, Starrett Vesper
Triple Jump: Niejel Wilkins
Shot Put: Logan Carroll
Heptathlon: Blake Mathews, Starrett Vesper
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Men's Entries (Camel City Invitational)
800-meter Run: Ethan Corrigan
1000-meter Run: Ethan Corrigan
Mile: Chase Osborne, Jack Dingman, Ted Sielatycki
3,000-meter Run: Chase Osborne, Matthew Russell, Colin McCauley, Ted Sielatycki, Ethan Hageman
5,000-meter Run: Mitchell Martin
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Women's Entries (East Coast Invitational)
60-meter Dash: Brooke Stith
200-meter Dash: Melicia Mouzzon, Makhia Jarrett, Rosalynd Hollingsworth, Leya Essex, Sydni McMillan, Naturi Robinson
400-meter Dash: Nyah Gore, Shellbi Chapman
800-meter Run: Jordyn Jeffers
60-meter High Hurdles: Brooke Stith, Sydni McMillan, Bria Stith, Mackenzie Whitaker
4x400 Relay: Leya Essex, Melicia Mouzzon, Shellbi Chapman, Nyah Gore
High Jump: Molly Stecker
Pole Vault: Sommer Knight, Mia Alamo-Worley, Rileigh Cardin, Lena Calkins
Long Jump: Mackenzie Whitaker, Brooke Stith, Bria Stith, L'Nya Carpenter
Shot Put: Naadiya Faison, Destiny Griffin, Rebekah Bergquist
Weight Throw: Rebekah Bergquist, Naadiya Faison, A'riana Crumpler, Nyah Edwards, Destiny Griffin
Pentathlon: Mackenzie Whitaker
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Women's Entries (Camel City Invitational)
800-meter Run: Lily Schlossberg, Brooke Lindsay, Emily Baba, Hailey Yentz, Makayla Obremski
1,000-meter Run: Hailey Yentz, Brooke Lindsay
Mile: Alyssa Zack, Lindsay Yentz, Lily Schlossberg, Jenna Strange
3,000-meter Run: Lindsay Yentz, Abby Yourkavitch, Jenna Strange, Paxton Chitty
5,000-meter Run: Allysa Combs, Madeline Hill
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