ECU Wraps Up Regular Season At Two Meets

GREENVILLE, N.C. – The East Carolina track and field program will tune up one last time before the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships, attending the USC Open (Columbia, S.C.) and Virginia Challenge (Charlottesville, Va.) this weekend.
 
"This is a really important weekend," Director of Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country Curt Kraft said. "Both teams have been progressing nicely over the last few weeks as far as improvement. We must continue to try and move up on the conference list in all events. This will be another great weekend of competition from SEC schools. Both teams have been competing with a lot of enthusiasm and excitement this entire outdoor season. Hopefully that momentum will continue right through this weekend."
 
The Pirates attended the Gamecock Invitational and Trojan relays last weekend, winning six events and setting four program top-10 times and marks.
 
Event Winners
Lindsay Yentz: Steeplechase – 11:01.54
Naadiya Faison: Shot Put – 15.06m
Rebekah Bergquist: Discus – 51.59m
Ansley Frady: Javelin – 41.69m
Logan Carroll: Discus – 51.66m
Blake Mathews: Javelin – 52.91m
 
Program Top-10 Times and Marks Achieved
3. Lindsay Yentz – Steeplechase (11:01.54)
4. Naadiya Faison – Shot Put (15.06m)
5. Rebekah Bergquist – Discus (51.59m)
9. Jenna Strange – Steeplechase (11:17.13)
 
USC Open Men's Entries
100m: Royal Burris, Terence Booth, Jr.
200m: Royal Burris, Terence Booth, Jr., Kayin Fails, Asa Simmons
400m: RJ Russell, Zach Wadas, Kayin Fails, Zack Ray
800m: Jack Dingman, Coleman Ferrell, Ethan Corrigan
1500m: Jack Dingman, Ethan Corrigan
3000m: Matthew Russell, Ted Sielatycki, Colin McCauley, Ethan Hageman, Chase Osborne
110m Hurdles: Terence Booth, Jr., Asa Simmons
400m Hurdles: Asa Simmons
Steeplechase: Matthew Russell
Pole Vault: Starrett Vesper
Long Jump: Niejel Wilkins
Triple Jump: Niejel Wilkins, Nate Williams
Shot Put: Logan Carroll
Discus: Logan Carroll
Javelin: Blake Mathews
 
USC Open Women's Entries
100m: Melicia Mouzzon, Rosalynd Hollingsworth, Makhia Jarrett, Sydni McMillan, Naturi Robinson
200m: Makhia Jarrett, Melicia Mouzzon, Rosalynd Hollingsworth, Sydni McMillan, Naturi Robinson, Leya Essex
400m: Nyah Gore
800m: Lindsay Yentz, Brooke Lindsay, Hailey Yentz
1500m: Lindsay Yentz, Hailey Yentz, Brooke Lindsay
3000m: Lindsay Yentz, Madeline Hill, Abby Yourkavitch
100m Hurdles: Sydni McMillan
400m Hurdles: Shellbi Chapman, Leya Essex, Jordyn Jeffers
High Jump: Molly Stecker, Mackenzie Whitaker
Pole Vault: Sommer Knight, Mia Alama-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
Discus: Rebekah Bergquist, Sashoy Benbow
Hammer: Nyah Edwards, A'riana Crumpler
Javelin: Ansley Frady
 
Virginia Challenge Men's Entries
800m: Jack Dingman
1500m: Jack Dingman
10000m: Chase Osborne
Steeplechase: Matthew Russell
 
Virginia Challenge Women's Entries
800m: Lindsay Yentz
1500m: Lindsay Yentz
5000m: Madeline Hill, Lindsay Yentz
10000m: Madeline Hill, Abby Yourkavitch, Alyssa Zack
Pole Vault: Sommer Knight
Long Jump: Mackenzie Whitaker