RESULTS
 
LYNCHBURG, Va.- The Queens University of Charlotte men's and women's track and field teams wrapped competition at the 5^th Annual Brant Tolsma Invitational hosted by Liberty University this afternoon. The Royals will return to the Queen City with three new school records after putting on a show on the event's final day.  
 
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

• Vesna Kljajevic was first to set a new school record this afternoon as the freshman thrower took first place in the shot put with a mark of 14.84 meters.
• Jada Brown also set a new school record on the women's side, taking third place in the triple jump with a mark of 11.85 meters.
• Rowan Shannon moved into 10^th all-time at Queens in the 800-meter run, taking 12^th place with a time of 2:19.63.
• In the high jump, Sara Sandric took seventh place with a jump of 1.64 meters. She now sits sixth all-time at Queens in the event.
• Josiah Ford debuted on the men's side with a seventh-place finish in the triple jump. His mark of 13.97 meters set a new school record in the event.
• In the 400-meter run, Trey Leggins placed 12^th with a time of 49.33. The time knocks his fastest time from last season down to fourth on Queens' all-time list.
• Queens 4x400 relay team consisting of Tate Kwaiser, Chandon Smith, Leggins, and Amari Ned finished sixth with a time of 3:24.78.

 
WORDS FROM DRAGAN PESIC
"Our team has had an incredible start to the season!

On the first day, our multi athletes set the tone. We have two pentathletes ranked first and second in the conference, along with three heptathletes ranking top three. All of them are currently the top five across multiple conference rankings, which makes us very optimistic about their scoring potential at the conference meet.

Day three at the Brant Tolsma Invitational was a standout moment for our freshmen. Three of them broke school records, and many others earned spots among the top 10 marks in school history.

I couldn't ask for a better start to the season!"

UP NEXT
Queens will return to action on Feb. 7-8 at the Camel City Sprints Invitational and Distance Classic.
 
SOCIAL MEDIA
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