
4/12/2014 11:42:00โฏPM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
Men's Results
Women's Results
CHARLOTTE, N.C. โ The Queens University of Charlotte track and field programs traveled across town to compete in the Johnson C. Smith University Invite setting seven new school records and turning in two NCAA qualifying marks.
The first NCAA qualifying mark came on Friday from Ella Fox in the javelin. Fox threw a distance of 136'4'' (41.56m) for first place in the event finishing ahead of teammates Johanna Schonecker in third place and Robyn Levine in fifth. Schonecker threw a distance of 118'5'' (36.10m) and Levine threw 99'7'' (30.35m).
In the men's javelin, Ross Radcliffe finished 11th with a throw of 123'9'' (37.73m), while Kyle Wolfe finished 12th with a mark of 119'2'' (36.32m). Florian Bergs also competed, finishing 16th with a throw of 110'10'' (33.79m).
The throwers as a group continued to do well on Saturday with Jovan Cardoso claiming first place in the hammer throw with a school record breaking throw of 137'7'' (41.94m). Also snagging a first place finish was Dacia Thompson in the discus throw with a mark of 121'3'' (39.96m). Thompson also finished third in shot put, setting a new school record with a throw of 38'4'' (11.68m).
For the men, Bergs returned to take 21st in the discus with a mark of 103' (31.39m), while Griffin Kelton finished 10th in the hammer throw and 23rd in the shot put.
Highlighting the jumpers today was Jovan Vukicevic who took first place in the high jump with an NCAA DII automatic qualifying mark. Vukicevic cleared 7'1.75'' (2.18m) to claim his victory.
In the men's long jump, Bergs returned to compete setting a school record with a jump of 21'3.25'' (6.48m). Silja Muehlebach finished fourth in the women's long jump with a jump of 17'2.25'' (5.24m). Mystique Ro finished eighth in the event, while Jamilah Watson took 11th place.
Setting a new school record on the track was sprinter Zachary Lewis who took ninth in the 400 meter in 48.58. Lewis also placed 12th in the 100 meter in 11.19.
For the women, Ro set a new school in the 100 meter hurdles prelims with a time of 15.33 to advance to the finals. Ro then raced to a sixth place finish in the finals in 15.30 breaking her record set in the preliminary round. Ro returned to race in the 400 meter hurdles race coming in fourth place in 1:05.31 behind teammate Miranda Wood, who took third place in 1:05.30.
Wood also raced in the 200 meter dash finishing seventh in 25.50 ahead of Sarai Hayes who took ninth in 25.95. Hayes also ran in the 100 meter dash finals taking seventh place in 12.72. Hayes advanced to the finals after posting a time of 12.82 in the prelims.
Also competing today was Lydia Drakeford in the 400 meter run. Drakeford raced to a 10th place finish in 1:00.65 ahead of Milan Golding, who took 12th in 1:03.67.
Summer McFadden raced in the 800 meter run taking fourth in 2:24.18.
The Royals will compete in the 2014 Food Lion SAC Track and Field Championships in Hickory, N.C., April 18-19.
Women's Results
CHARLOTTE, N.C. โ The Queens University of Charlotte track and field programs traveled across town to compete in the Johnson C. Smith University Invite setting seven new school records and turning in two NCAA qualifying marks.
The first NCAA qualifying mark came on Friday from Ella Fox in the javelin. Fox threw a distance of 136'4'' (41.56m) for first place in the event finishing ahead of teammates Johanna Schonecker in third place and Robyn Levine in fifth. Schonecker threw a distance of 118'5'' (36.10m) and Levine threw 99'7'' (30.35m).
In the men's javelin, Ross Radcliffe finished 11th with a throw of 123'9'' (37.73m), while Kyle Wolfe finished 12th with a mark of 119'2'' (36.32m). Florian Bergs also competed, finishing 16th with a throw of 110'10'' (33.79m).
The throwers as a group continued to do well on Saturday with Jovan Cardoso claiming first place in the hammer throw with a school record breaking throw of 137'7'' (41.94m). Also snagging a first place finish was Dacia Thompson in the discus throw with a mark of 121'3'' (39.96m). Thompson also finished third in shot put, setting a new school record with a throw of 38'4'' (11.68m).
For the men, Bergs returned to take 21st in the discus with a mark of 103' (31.39m), while Griffin Kelton finished 10th in the hammer throw and 23rd in the shot put.
Highlighting the jumpers today was Jovan Vukicevic who took first place in the high jump with an NCAA DII automatic qualifying mark. Vukicevic cleared 7'1.75'' (2.18m) to claim his victory.
In the men's long jump, Bergs returned to compete setting a school record with a jump of 21'3.25'' (6.48m). Silja Muehlebach finished fourth in the women's long jump with a jump of 17'2.25'' (5.24m). Mystique Ro finished eighth in the event, while Jamilah Watson took 11th place.
Setting a new school record on the track was sprinter Zachary Lewis who took ninth in the 400 meter in 48.58. Lewis also placed 12th in the 100 meter in 11.19.
For the women, Ro set a new school in the 100 meter hurdles prelims with a time of 15.33 to advance to the finals. Ro then raced to a sixth place finish in the finals in 15.30 breaking her record set in the preliminary round. Ro returned to race in the 400 meter hurdles race coming in fourth place in 1:05.31 behind teammate Miranda Wood, who took third place in 1:05.30.
Wood also raced in the 200 meter dash finishing seventh in 25.50 ahead of Sarai Hayes who took ninth in 25.95. Hayes also ran in the 100 meter dash finals taking seventh place in 12.72. Hayes advanced to the finals after posting a time of 12.82 in the prelims.
Also competing today was Lydia Drakeford in the 400 meter run. Drakeford raced to a 10th place finish in 1:00.65 ahead of Milan Golding, who took 12th in 1:03.67.
Summer McFadden raced in the 800 meter run taking fourth in 2:24.18.
The Royals will compete in the 2014 Food Lion SAC Track and Field Championships in Hickory, N.C., April 18-19.
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