RESULTS
BOONE, N.C. – Freshman
Jean Origene broke the Lees-McRae record in the 55-meter dash and was the only freshman in the event to qualify for the finals, while
Christian Bargaineer finished second in the triple jump and third in the long jump, and
Silas Arendash posted a time in the mile run which is the 14th-fastest time in the NCAA Division II so far this indoor season, to lead the Lees-McRae men's indoor track & field team at the Appalachian Open Indoor Meet, which was comprised on predominately NCAA Division I teams, this weekend.
THE BASICS
RESULTS: No Team Scoring
MEET: Appalachian Open Indoor Meet
LOCATION: Holmes Convention Center – Boone, North Carolina
MEN'S NOTABLES:
- Origene sprinted to a time of 6.46 in the 55-meter dash, which was good enough for sixth overall and broke the previous by .07 seconds that was set in 2014.
- Bargaineer posted a mark of 13.61 meters in the triple jump to clinch a second-place finish, which also ranks 20th in the NCAA Division II so far this season, and a mark of 6.33 meters in the long jump to clinch a third-place finish.
- Arendash crossed fourth in the mile run with a time of 4:41.43, which ranks 14th in the NCAA Division II so far this season.
- Elias Zajicek was also fourth in the 800-meter run (2:01.00), while Garrett Ybarra and Ben Gribbins were seventh (2:04.33) and 10th (2:09.04) respectively.
- Jeff Nickerson crossed fifth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 52.02, with Cori Eatmon and J.D. Green being seventh (53.34) and eighth (53.44) respectively.
- Max Geckler posted a fifth-place finish in the 3,000-meter run (9:22.67), while Rien Freeman crossed sixth (9:32.88).
- Green also finished sixth in the high jump with a mark of 1.83 meters, with Orrin Elmer posting a ninth-place finish in the long jump (5.79 meters)
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will next travel to Johnson City, Tennessee on Friday, Jan. 14 to compete in the ETSU Track & Field Invitational.
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