CONWAY, Ark.--- The Queens University of Charlotte track and field team finished the 2024 ASUN Outdoor Championships Saturday as fierce competitors as the Royals finished in the top five in both the men's and women's division.
Notable Finishes
- Emilija Kusic finished fourth in the javelin throw with a best throw of 36.58m.
- In the men's 4x400m, the Royals finished fifth with a time of 3:15.03. The relay team also placed fifth in the 4x100m with a time of 41.52m.
- Victor Tvistholm Jorgenson finished fifth in the 5000m with a time of 14:32.28.
- Halle Perry finished fourth in the women's 400m hurdles with a time of 1:02.34.
- In the men's triple jump, Michael Robinson and Michael Quigley finished sixth and seventh in the standings to score five points for the Royals.
- Lucy Walliker won bronze in the high jump with a best jump of 12.02m.
From Coach Pesic
"Our team finished fifth on both men's and women's sides. We have achieved our goal of placing higher than last year. Last year men's were eighth, women's were sixth. We also achieved a goal of scoring more points on both sides; we scored 62 on the women's and 64 on the men's, compared to last year when on the men's side, we scored 23 and on the women's side, 51.5. Lastly, we achieved our third and final goal of winning more medals compared to last year. Last year, we won three medals, while this year, we won seven medals.
Our top finisher today was
Lucy Walliker, who placed third in the triple jump with a new school record. Our team also broke the school record in men's 4x100 and 4x400m relays.
I am very proud of how our team competed across all event groups, and I am very optimistic that the team we are building next year will score twice as many points and bring home twice as many medals. We have work to do, but we will make it happen."
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