COLUMBIA, SC.– The Queens University of Charlotte men's and women's indoor track and field teams shined and continued their strong start to Division 1 as they raced in the 2023 Carolina Challenge on Friday afternoon. The Royals continued to make great strides as they set more personal bests and top-10 finishes on Day 1.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Niall Caley finished 2^nd in the Men's 3000m Morning Race with a time of 8:48:85
• Jake Baugher finished 8^th in the Men's 3000m Morning Race with a time of 8:53:67
• Chloe Widmann finished 2^nd in the Women's 3000m Morning Race with a time of 10:56:99
• Burch Greene finished 4^th in the Men's 1 Mile Morning Race with a time of 4:36:92
• Tristen Jones finished 6^th in the Men's 1 Mile Afternoon Race with a time of 4:23:01
• Samuel Balboa finished 5^th in the Men's 3000m Afternoon Race with a time of 8:49:67
• Ethan Davis finished 9^th in the Men's 3000m Afternoon Race with a time of 9:04:40
• Sarah Watts finished 2^nd in the Women's 3000m Afternoon Race with a time of 10:24:59
• Madison Webster finished 6^th in the Women's 3000m Afternoon Race with a time of 10:43:04
• Katharina Krosta finished 11^th in the Women's 3000m Afternoon Race with a time of 10:54:59

 
STATS OF THE MEET

• Chloe Widmann recorded a personal best in the Women's 3000m morning race with a time of 10:56:99

• Naim Bell placed a personal best in the Men's 1 Mile afternoon race with a time of 4:36:32

• Sarah Watts raced to a personal best in the Women's 3000m afternoon race with a time of 10:24:59

QUOTE FROM COACH KROLICK
"Today was a good evaluator for us on the track to gauge where we are coming back from winter break. Saw some good things and saw some others that need to be improved. Definitely have to make some bug improvements over the next month. Confident that this group will rise to meet the high expectations of our program. Sarah Watts and Christina Palmer lead the way for the ladies with some big PRs in the 3k & Weight Throw respectively. Both are seeing their hard work pay off. Austin Cline had a top 10 all-time mark in the shot put. Excited about the future of this freshman."

UP NEXT
The Royals will head back to Columbia, S.C. on Saturday to compete in the final events of the Carolina Challenge.  
 
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