Pirates Continue Success at Virginia Tech, South Carolina

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Pirates Continue Success at Virginia Tech, South Carolina

February 03, 2024 | Track & Field

Virginia Tech Results South Carolina Results

BLACKSBURG, Va. / COLUMBIA, S.C. – The East Carolina track & field program continued their successful season at the Doc Hale VT Meet and the South Carolina Invitational on Friday and Saturday. Five Pirates posted marks which rank in the top 10 in program history with several others earning personal bests.

In Columbia, Melicia Mouzzon showed her fitness once again as she ran the No.-2 200m time in ECU history with her 23.65 second finish, good for second in the meet. Mouzzon also finished second in the 60m with her 7.30-second finish, just off of her own program record. She was joined at the meet by Carlmelo Martin, who had another excellent day in the 60m where he finished fifth, just missing his PR; Teliyah James who posted a top-10 finish in the 200m along with Calandra Henry; and Terence Booth, Jr. and Sydni McMillan who both made the finals in the 60m hurdles, finishing fourth and sixth, respectively.

At Virginia Tech, Starrett Vesper was the star of the show, putting together a phenomenal heptathlon performance with 4,797 points, good for second in program history. Vesper's best event came in the pole vault where he led the competition with a clearance of 4.85m (15-11).

Vesper was not the only Pirate who posted a top-10 result in program history at VT as Nate Williams and Jared Harrell finished fourth and fifth in the triple jump with leaps of 15.42m (50-7.25) and 15.30m (50-2.50) which place them fourth and sixth in program history, respectively. Williams also competed in the long jump where he set a personal best and finished in the top 10 with a leap of 7.13m (23-4.75).

Representing the distance squad, Lily Schlossberg continued her tremendous stretch of running, setting the No.-7 time in program history in the 800m with her time of 2:14.86, finishing 11^th in the meet.

Quotable
"Not a bad overall weekend with the split squad," said Director of Track & Field Curt Kraft. "I think after three weekends straight, the team is starting to get a little bit exhausted. The good news is that we are still getting some results even with some fatigue starting to set in. We have one more weekend before we get to rest up and get ready for the AAC Indoor Championships. We have to continue to stay focused and stay healthy. Both teams are still competing with a lot of energy and confidence."

ECU Results
South Carolina
Men
60m: Carlmelo Martin, 6.76 (6^th)
200m: Martin, 22.06 (15^th)
60mH: Terence Booth, Jr., 8.05 (4^th)

Women
60m: Melicia Mouzzon, 7.30 (2^nd) | Teliyah James, 7.63 (8^th) | Calandra Henry, 7.75 (20^th)
200m: Mouzzon, 23.65 (2^nd) | James, 24.67 (9^th) | Henry, 24.79 (11^th)
60mH: Sydni McMillan, 8.46 (6^th)

Virginia Tech
Men
60m: Everton Muir, 6.91 (6^th) | Cameron Moore, 6.98 (10^th) | Jared Harrell, 7.02 (13^th)
200m: Jaelyn Green, 21.80 (4^th) | Blake Moody, 21.89 (6^th) | Muir, 22.37 (17^th) | Moore, 23.07 (24^th)
1 Mile: Nick Willer, 4:17.84 (29^th) | Alex Sawyer, 4:18.84 (32^nd) | Zach Willer, 4:28.34 (43^rd)
3,000m: Ted Sielatycki, 8:42.95 (14^th)
Long Jump: Nate Williams, 7.13m (23-4.75) (7^th) | Javariante Core, 6.45m (21-2) (16^th)
Triple Jump: Williams, 15.42m (50-7.25) (4^th) | Harrell, 15.30m (50-2.50) (5^th) | Javariante Core, 13.63m (44-8.75) (12^th)
Shot Put: Shakiel Dacres, 15.52m (50-11) (8^th)
DMR: 10:30.52 (2^nd)
Heptathlon: Starrett Vesper, 4,797 (9^th)

Women
60m: Rosalynd Hollingsworth, 7.62 (10^th) | Makhia Jarrett, 7.81 (19^th) | Andralyn Livingston, 7.86 (23^rd) | Naturi Robinson, 7.94 (24^th)
200m: Jarrett, 25.04 (18^th) | Alaya Gillespie, 25.10 (19^th) | Natalie Mial, 25.55 (25^th)
400m: Nyah Gore, 56.60 (9^th) | Sarah Ann Miller, 59.97 (24^th) | Jordyn Jeffers, 1:02.72 (27^th)
800m: Lily Schlossberg, 2:14.86 (11^th) | Miller, 2:19.18 (23^rd) | Katrina Ford, 2:31.18 (30^th)
1 Mile: Navaya Zales, 5:14.85 (40^th) | Abrielle Schweitzer, 5:26.68 (51^st)
3,000m: Alyssa Zack, 9:54.98 (8^th)
60mH: Naturi Robinson, 9.32 (17^th)
4x400m: 4:02.98 (11^th)
High Jump: Molly Stecker, 1.57m (5-1.75) (15^th)
Long Jump: Stephanie Robson, 5.47m (17-11.50) (24^th) | Skyler Harrelson, 5.46m (17-11.00) (25^th) | L'Nya Carpenter, 5.38m (17-8.00) (27^th)
Triple Jump: Carpenter, 12.54m (41-1.75) (6^th) | Elizabeth Taylor, 12.00m (39-4.50) (11^th) | Robson, 11.67m (38-3.50) (15^th)
Shot Put: Naadiya Faison, 15.36m (50-4.75) (4^th) | Jocelyn Pringle, 11.15m (36-7.00) (24^th)
Weight Throw: Nyah Edwards, 18.47m (60-7.25) (9^th) | A'riana Crumpler, 16.08m (52-9.25) (16^th) | Rebekah Bergquist, 15.56m (51-0.75) (18^th) | Faison, 15.55m (51-0.25) (19^th) | Pringle, 14.75m (48-4.75) (23^rd)
Pole Vault: Rileigh Cardin, 3.40m (11-1.75) (14^th)