COLUMBIA, SC.– The Queens University of Charlotte men's and women's indoor track and field teams wrapped up the South Carolina Invitational in convincing fashion on Saturday afternoon. The Royals continued to make progress as they achieved more personal bests and top-10 finishes against elite competition.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Mitch Cox finished 4^th in the Men 3000m Run Invite with a time of 8:16:43
• Cara MacDonald finished 8^th in the Women 3000m Run Invite with a time of 10:20:54
• Tom Heal finished 2^nd in the Men 5000m Run Invite with a time of 15:03:04
• 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
• Kira Ribbink finished 3^rd in the Women's 5000m Run Invite with a time of 17:42:21
• Natalia Hidalgo finished 4^th in the Women's 5000m Run Invite with a time of 17:44:79
• Weronika Ptaszynska finished 5^th in the Women's 5000m Run Invite with a time of 17:48:11

 
STATS OF THE MEET

• Kira Ribbink had a personal best of 17:42:21 in the Women's 5000m Run Invite

QUOTE FROM COACH KROLICK
"Solid day for our distance crew going 6/6 on PRs. Kira Ribbink ran a whole minute and ten seconds faster than last indoor season and there's more to come. Mitch Cox hit a top 10 mark in a gutsy 3k that saw him go 4:17 for the first mile. He's primed for a strong next few weeks."

UP NEXT
The Royals will be back in North Carolina as they will race in the Camel City Invite in two weeks at the JDL Fast Track in Winston Salem, NC.
 
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