WINSTON SALEM, N.C.— The Queens University of Charlotte track and field teams made their 2023-2024 debut at the Visit Winston Salem College Kickoff at the JDL Fast Track on Saturday. Queens rewrote the record books as multiple athletes got personal bests and new program records.
Notable Finishes
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Ines Safont finished fourth in the women's shot put throwing a personal best 14.23m. This throw is also the second farthest in school history.
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Enrico Busato had a personal best today throwing 14.44m which makes it the fourth best mark in school history.
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Jakob Nutzel placed 13th in the shot put throwing a personal best 13.89m, which is ninth in school history.
• In the women 60m,
Kaitlin Denton finished ninth with a time of 8.01 which was sixth best in school history.
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Braden Dunn finished 10th in the men 60m qualifying with a time of 7.14, fifth fastest in school history.
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Kalil Dennison finished the ninth fastest in school history in the 60m as he finished with a time of 7.18
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Michael Quigley finished with the ninth best long jump in school history as he placed 11th with a best jump of 6.56m.
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Evie Wild finished with the 10th fastest mile in school history as she finished sixth with a time of 5.07.31.
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Jalena Curbeam finished with the fifth best triple jump in school history placing in the top 30 at 4.83m.
• To finish out the day,
Lance Sotelo got a personal best 15:10.04 as he finished second in the men's 5K.
Preston Gantt also finished eighth in the race at 15:38.38.
From Coach Krolick
"Overall, I'm really excited about our improvements in the throws and sprints. Having a lot of personal bests in December and some top 10 names are more than we can ask for. This was a great experience for many of our freshmen and for us as coaches to learn what we can work on between now and January. Really excited to get the full squad going in seven weeks."
What's Next
The Royals will not have another meet until January when they travel to Lynchburg, Virginia for the Brant Tolsma Invitational hosted by Liberty University on January 18-20.
Social Media
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