Eight Top-Ten Finishes Highlight Men's and Women's Track & Field at Mondo College Invitational

RESULTS
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Lees-McRae men's and women's track teams were back in action today as the Bobcats competed in the Mondo College Invitational in Winston-Salem. Six Lees-McRae student-athletes placed in the top ten in their respective events with Christian Bargaineer placing fourth in the 60 meter Hurdles and seventh in the Triple Jump.

THE BASICS       
MEET: Mondo College Invitational
LOCATION: JDL Fast Track – Winston-Salem, North Carolina


MEN'S NOTABLES:

• Bargaineer, a Wedgewood, Fla. native, started his day in the 60m Hurdles preliminaries and qualified for the finals after posting a time of 8.67 seconds. Bargaineer followed that performance with a time of 8.54 which placed him fourth individually.
• Bargaineer then carried his on-track performance to the Triple Jump where he earned a mark of 12.88m and placed seventh in the field.
• Josh Gillis turned in a solid performance on the track today in the 800 meters after finishing in a time of 2:00.46 and placed second in the event.
• Cori Eatmon joined his fellow teammates with a fourth-place finish in the 400-meter dash after posting a time of 54.00 seconds.
• Joshua Ehresman continued his strong freshman campaign with a throw of 13.38m as he placed seventh and third among Conference Carolinas student-athletes. Khan Cline narrowly missed out on a top-ten finish as he recorded a mark of 12.45 and finished in 11^th on the afternoon.

 WOMEN'S NOTABLES:

• Lora Dillon led the Bobcat women with a solid fourth-place finish in the Triple Jump after a mark of 10.95 meters and was second among conference athletes.
• Campbell Dille, All-Conference Carolinas Third Team in Cross Country, took eighth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:30.22. Maddie Quinn followed in 17^th with a time of 2:42.05 and Kaitlyn Rowe placed 22^nd after a time of 2:45.88.
• Dillon registered a mark of 5.00 meters in the Long Jump which placed the freshman from Clayton, N.C.  in 11^th place individually.
• The women's 4x400 meter relay scored a 12th-place finish in today's final action on the track with freshmen Dille, Dillon, Quinn, and Rowe registering a time of 4:38.29.

UP NEXT:

Lees-McRae track & field return to the indoor circuit on Friday, Jan. 20 with a trip to Boone to compete in the App State Split Open.
 
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