WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Lees-McRae men's and women's track & field teams were back in action this evening as the Bobcats had their final tune-up prior to next week's Indoor Conference Carolinas Championships at the JDL Fast Track.
Lora Dillon placed second in the Triple Jump with a height of 11.15 meters and
Jayden Green collected second in the High Jump to lead the Bobcats tonight.
THE BASICS
MEET: JDL College Team Challenge
LOCATION: JDL Fast Track – Boone, North Carolina
MEN'S NOTABLES:
- Green cleared a height of 1.99 meters as the sophomore Pensacola, Florida native now holds the fourth-best height among Conference Carolinas student-athletes in the indoor circuit. Green joined fellow Bobcats Ethan Urichko, Corimonte Eatmon, and Josh Gillis to place third in the 4x400 Meter Relay after a time of 3:35.47.
- Christian Bargaineer placed third in the 60 meter Hurdles after finishing in 8.46 seconds and is now tied for second among conference athletes in the 60m hurdles. Bargaineer followed that performance with a fourth-place finish in the Triple Jump after a mark of 13.34 meters.
- Gillis lowered his career-best time in the 800 Meter Run after crossing the line at 1:58.09 and placed fifth overall in the race. Gillis' time is the third-best standard in the indoor circuit at the conference level this season.
- Rien Freeman joined Gillis with a top-five finish in the mile run for the Bobcats after clocking in at 4:36.03 and Silas Arendash placed 10th with a time of 4:39.62.
- Max Geckler led a strong group of Bobcats in the 3000-meter run after finishing in 9:00.39 and Isaac Reyna followed right behind in sixth place at 9:04.16. Colin Henry rounded out Lees-McRae with a tenth-place finish in a time of 9:11.72. Landon Cromer will join his fellow teammates at the Conference Carolinas Championships after meeting the qualifying standard with a time of 9:12.28.
WOMEN'S NOTABLES:
- Betzer collected a Conference Carolinas standard in the 3000-meter run this evening after posting a time of 11:09.69 and placed second individually. Kaylee Kraver earned a fifth-place finish in the 3000m run after a time of 11:56.94.
- Campbell Dille lowered her season-best time in the 800 meter run by a nearly a full second after crossing the line in 2:29.34 and placing fourth. Maddie Quinn followed in ninth place after a time of 2:32.52.
- Dillon had a mark of 11.15 meters in the Triple Jump after finishing second individually in the event. The Clayton, North Carolina native holds the sixth-best jump among conference athletes this season after a jump of 11.16 meters at the App State Split Indoor Meet.
- Dillon, Dille, Quinn, and Rowe rounded out their night in 4x400 Meter Relay after finishing in a time of 4:28.27.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae men's and women's track & field teams return to the JDL Fast Track on Sunday, Feb. 19 as the Bobcats will compete in the Conference Carolinas Championships.
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