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ECU Hosts Eighth Annual Bill Carson Invitational
March 31, 2022 | Track & Field
GREENVILLE, N.C. – After opening its outdoor season last weekend, the East Carolina track and field program is set to play host to a handful of institutions for the eighth annual Bill Carson Invitational. The meet is scheduled to take place April 1-2 at Minges Family Field at the Bate Foundation Track and Field Facility.
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Competing Institutions: East Carolina, UNCW, Virginia Tech, The Citadel, Mount Olive and UNC Pembroke
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The Pirate women are vying for their fifth-straight team championship while the men look to claim the team title for the fifth time in their last six attempts. The meet was canceled in 2020 due to the emerging COVID-19 global pandemic.
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Last season, ECU defeated UNCW on both the men's and women's sides, racking up 27 combined event titles. The Pirates also set six facility records in the process.
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"We are very excited to host the Bill Carson Invitational this weekend," Director of Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country Curt Kraft said. This is always a very exciting time of the year. One of the things that I am most excited about hosting this meet, is the fact that the student athletes get to compete in front of their parents, professors and hometown crowd. It also gives us a chance to honor our seniors on this very important day. Our sport is rather unique in that we only host one home track meet each year. It's very important to me and the rest of the coaching staff that the kids compete very well at home and continue to build momentum into the rest of the outdoor season. Another favorable thing is the weather is supposed to be excellent this weekend. I would ask the people of Greenville to come out and support us."
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The squad split up last weekend, attending the Raleigh Relays and the Trojan Challenge at NC State and Mount Olive respectively. East Carolina won six event titles at the Trojan Challenge and set four program top-10 times and marks.
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Trojan Challenge Event Winners
Alyssa Zack - 5,000m (17:55.35)
Naadiya Faison – Shot Put (14.85m)
Rebekah Bergquist – Discus (44.31m)
Rebekah Bergquist – Javelin (41.46m)
Starrett Vesper – Pole Vault (4.40m)
Logan Carroll – Shot Put (15.87m)
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Program Top-10 Marks Achieved
3. Chase Osborne – 5,000m (14:38.52)
5. Naadiya Faison – Shot Put (14.85m)
6. Molly Stecker – High Jump (1.65m)
9. Madeline Hill – 5,000m (17:14.55)
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Bill Carson Invitational Men's Entries
100m: Royal Burris, Niejel Wilkins
200m: Royal Burris, Zack Ray, Nate Williams
400m: RJ Russell, Zach Wadas, Kayin Fails
800m: Jack Dingman, Coleman Ferrell, Ethan Corrigan
1,500m: Chase Osborne, Ethan Corrigan, Ethan Hageman, Austin Mathews, Matthew Russell
5,000m: Ethan Hageman, Colin McCauley, Mitchell Martin, Ted Sielatycki
110m High Hurdles: Terence Booth, Jr., Asa Simmons
400m Intermediate Hurdles: Blake Mathews, Asa Simmons
4x100 Relay: Terence Booth, Jr., Royal Burris, Zack Ray, Zach Wadas
4x400 Relay: Zack Ray, Zach Wadas, Kayin Fails, RJ Russell
4x1500 Relay: Chase Osborne, Jack Dingman, Austin Mathews, Ethan Corrigan, Matthew Russell, Colin McCauley, Ted Sielatycki, Mitchell Martin
Pole Vault: Starrett Vesper
Long Jump: Niejel Wilkins, Nate Williams
Triple Jump: Niejel Wilkins
Shot Put: Logan Carroll, Starrett Vesper
Discus: Logan Carroll, Starrett Vesper
Javelin: Blake Mathews, Starrett Vesper
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Bill Carson Invitational Women's Entries
100m: Melicia Mouzzon, Makhia Jarrett, Rosalynd Hollingsworth
200m: Makhia Jarrett, Melicia Mouzzon, Mackenzie Whitaker
800m: Lindsay Yentz, Lily Schlossberg, Brooke Lindsay, Makayla Obremski, Emily Baba, Hailey Yentz, Ammah Abdel-Rahman
1500m: Lily Schlossberg, Lindsay Yentz, Jenna Strange, Makayla Obremski, Hailey Yentz, Alyssa Zack
5000m: Madeline Hill, Lindsay Yentz, Jaeden Phelix, Allysa Combs, Hayley Whoolery, Alex Montoya
100m High Hurdles: Brooke Stith, Sydni McMillan
400m Intermediate Hurdles: Shellbi Chapman, Leya Essex, Naturi Robinson, Sydni McMillan, Jordyn Jeffers, L'Nya Carpenter
4x100 Relay: Melicia Mouzzon, Rosalynd Hollingsworth, Naturi Robinson, Makhia Jarrett
4x1500 Relay: Lindsay Yentz, Alyssa Zack, Abby Yourkavitch, Lily Schlossberg, Jenna Strange, Madeline Hill, Makayla Obremski, Hailey Yentz
High Jump: Molly Stecker
Pole Vault: Sommer Knight, Mia Alamo-Worley, Rileigh Cardin, Lena Calkins
Long Jump: Mackenzie Whitaker, Brooke Stith, L'Nya Carpenter, Stephanie Robson
Triple Jump: Brooke Stith, Stephanie Robson, L'Nya Carpenter
Shot Put: Naadiya Faison, Destiny Griffin, Rebekah Bergquist
Discus: Rebekah Bergquist, Sashoy Benbow, Destiny Griffin
Hammer: Naadiya Faison, Nyah Edwards, Destiny Griffin, Rebekah Bergquist, A'riana Crumpler, Sashoy Benbow
Javelin: Ansley Frady, Rebekah Bergquist, Mackenzie Whitaker
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Competing Institutions: East Carolina, UNCW, Virginia Tech, The Citadel, Mount Olive and UNC Pembroke
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The Pirate women are vying for their fifth-straight team championship while the men look to claim the team title for the fifth time in their last six attempts. The meet was canceled in 2020 due to the emerging COVID-19 global pandemic.
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Last season, ECU defeated UNCW on both the men's and women's sides, racking up 27 combined event titles. The Pirates also set six facility records in the process.
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"We are very excited to host the Bill Carson Invitational this weekend," Director of Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country Curt Kraft said. This is always a very exciting time of the year. One of the things that I am most excited about hosting this meet, is the fact that the student athletes get to compete in front of their parents, professors and hometown crowd. It also gives us a chance to honor our seniors on this very important day. Our sport is rather unique in that we only host one home track meet each year. It's very important to me and the rest of the coaching staff that the kids compete very well at home and continue to build momentum into the rest of the outdoor season. Another favorable thing is the weather is supposed to be excellent this weekend. I would ask the people of Greenville to come out and support us."
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The squad split up last weekend, attending the Raleigh Relays and the Trojan Challenge at NC State and Mount Olive respectively. East Carolina won six event titles at the Trojan Challenge and set four program top-10 times and marks.
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Trojan Challenge Event Winners
Alyssa Zack - 5,000m (17:55.35)
Naadiya Faison – Shot Put (14.85m)
Rebekah Bergquist – Discus (44.31m)
Rebekah Bergquist – Javelin (41.46m)
Starrett Vesper – Pole Vault (4.40m)
Logan Carroll – Shot Put (15.87m)
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Program Top-10 Marks Achieved
3. Chase Osborne – 5,000m (14:38.52)
5. Naadiya Faison – Shot Put (14.85m)
6. Molly Stecker – High Jump (1.65m)
9. Madeline Hill – 5,000m (17:14.55)
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Bill Carson Invitational Men's Entries
100m: Royal Burris, Niejel Wilkins
200m: Royal Burris, Zack Ray, Nate Williams
400m: RJ Russell, Zach Wadas, Kayin Fails
800m: Jack Dingman, Coleman Ferrell, Ethan Corrigan
1,500m: Chase Osborne, Ethan Corrigan, Ethan Hageman, Austin Mathews, Matthew Russell
5,000m: Ethan Hageman, Colin McCauley, Mitchell Martin, Ted Sielatycki
110m High Hurdles: Terence Booth, Jr., Asa Simmons
400m Intermediate Hurdles: Blake Mathews, Asa Simmons
4x100 Relay: Terence Booth, Jr., Royal Burris, Zack Ray, Zach Wadas
4x400 Relay: Zack Ray, Zach Wadas, Kayin Fails, RJ Russell
4x1500 Relay: Chase Osborne, Jack Dingman, Austin Mathews, Ethan Corrigan, Matthew Russell, Colin McCauley, Ted Sielatycki, Mitchell Martin
Pole Vault: Starrett Vesper
Long Jump: Niejel Wilkins, Nate Williams
Triple Jump: Niejel Wilkins
Shot Put: Logan Carroll, Starrett Vesper
Discus: Logan Carroll, Starrett Vesper
Javelin: Blake Mathews, Starrett Vesper
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Bill Carson Invitational Women's Entries
100m: Melicia Mouzzon, Makhia Jarrett, Rosalynd Hollingsworth
200m: Makhia Jarrett, Melicia Mouzzon, Mackenzie Whitaker
800m: Lindsay Yentz, Lily Schlossberg, Brooke Lindsay, Makayla Obremski, Emily Baba, Hailey Yentz, Ammah Abdel-Rahman
1500m: Lily Schlossberg, Lindsay Yentz, Jenna Strange, Makayla Obremski, Hailey Yentz, Alyssa Zack
5000m: Madeline Hill, Lindsay Yentz, Jaeden Phelix, Allysa Combs, Hayley Whoolery, Alex Montoya
100m High Hurdles: Brooke Stith, Sydni McMillan
400m Intermediate Hurdles: Shellbi Chapman, Leya Essex, Naturi Robinson, Sydni McMillan, Jordyn Jeffers, L'Nya Carpenter
4x100 Relay: Melicia Mouzzon, Rosalynd Hollingsworth, Naturi Robinson, Makhia Jarrett
4x1500 Relay: Lindsay Yentz, Alyssa Zack, Abby Yourkavitch, Lily Schlossberg, Jenna Strange, Madeline Hill, Makayla Obremski, Hailey Yentz
High Jump: Molly Stecker
Pole Vault: Sommer Knight, Mia Alamo-Worley, Rileigh Cardin, Lena Calkins
Long Jump: Mackenzie Whitaker, Brooke Stith, L'Nya Carpenter, Stephanie Robson
Triple Jump: Brooke Stith, Stephanie Robson, L'Nya Carpenter
Shot Put: Naadiya Faison, Destiny Griffin, Rebekah Bergquist
Discus: Rebekah Bergquist, Sashoy Benbow, Destiny Griffin
Hammer: Naadiya Faison, Nyah Edwards, Destiny Griffin, Rebekah Bergquist, A'riana Crumpler, Sashoy Benbow
Javelin: Ansley Frady, Rebekah Bergquist, Mackenzie Whitaker
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