LYNCHBURG, V.A. – The Queens University of Charlotte men's and women's indoor track and field teams finished their first ASUN Indoor Championships with great competitive efforts. The Royals were led by
Melanie Welsing as she won the first ASUN Individual Championship in Queens history.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Melanie Welsing won the ASUN 60 m Hurdles Championship in a time of 8.32 seconds. This puts her first in the record books for the Royals as she took home the first-ever ASUN Championship in Royals history.
- Emilija Kusic placed 6th in the triple jump with a jump of 11.34m. The mark puts her third in program history for the event.
- Christina Palmer had a personal best of 12.89m in the shot put, which places her seventh in the conference event and third all-time in program history.
- The women's 4x4 relay placed seventh with a time of 3:53.71. The time ranks second in Queens history.
- Beth Cook placed 13th in the 3K clocking a time of 9:50.15. Following her first race as a Royal, she is fourth in the Queens record books for the event.
- Mitchel Cox became the first individual point scorer in the mile with his sixth-place time of 4:05.53.
- Dionysius Rolle earned his first ASUN point as he placed eighth in the triple jump.
- The men's 4x4 relay team earned three points by finishing sixth in the event.
FROM COACH KROLICK
"Been looking forward to this meet for a few reasons," said director of cross country and track & field
Jake Krolick. "One, to get a real feel for what it's like to compete at ASUN Track & Field Championships. Also, understanding the level of competition at the conference helps us know what level we need to be at.
Melanie Welsing is already at that level. An outstanding weekend for her with two school records and 18 team points. I saw some great competitive efforts and we can build off those as we move to the spring. We look to improve on both team finishes as we head to the outdoor season and continue the individual development of all our athletes along the way."
UP NEXT
The Royals will now prepare for the outdoor season as their first meet will be at Charlotte, March 16-18.
LOOK AT THE RESULTS
Total results will be available for the meet
here.
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