SAN ANGELO, TX – The Queens University of Charlotte women's heptathlon outdoor track and field teams made history at the David Noble Relays as numerous records and personal best were broken.
HOW IT HAPPENED
On day one, Melanie Welsing had four personal bests including a 13.28 finish in the 100H, 1.77m jump in the High Jump, over 11m in the shotput, and a 24.16 200m.
- Welsing is now the number one ranked hurdler in the ASUN and #25 in NCAA D1.
On day two, the heptathlon team made school history in scoring.
- Emilija Kusic is now 17th in NCAA D1 with 5,141 pts. This also puts her third all-time in Queens history.
- Cerys Lee is now fifth in school history, with 4,686 pts.
- Melanie Welsing broke the school record with 5,634 pts. This currently puts her seventh in NCAA D1.
The three were a combined 10 all-time Queens Top 10 performance markers and nine personal bests out of 12 events.
FROM COACH KROLICK
"Proud of our multi-event athletes. Coach Pesic's athletes have rewritten the record in bold. Last year on the men's side and this year on the women's side. Great to see them take advantage of the opportunity.
Melanie Welsing is showing us that Queens will be successful at the NCAA D1 level. She is leading the way with marks that rank amongst the top in D1 just like she did in D2. Setting the bar high for those who follow!"
FROM COACH PESIC
"Thankful for the opportunity to compete at this meet. Their performance speaks about how hard we work every day with them."
UP NEXT
The Royals will finish the David Noble Relays on Friday, April 7
th will head to Cleveland, Tennessee at Lee University for their next meet on April 7
th through April 8
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