KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Lees-McRae men's and women's track & field teams were back in the "Volunteer State" on Friday and Saturday as the Bobcats competed in the Tennessee Invitational in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Joshua Ehresman set a new personal and school record in the Men's Shot Put.
THE BASICS
MEET: Tennessee Invitational
LOCATION: Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium – Knoxville, Tennessee
NOTABLES:
- Ehresman broke his own school record in the Men's Shot Put with a throw of 14.78 meters and placed 13th in the event. Khan Cline collected 18th with a mark of 12.79 meters.
- Keagan Osika turned in a personal record in the Javelin Throw with a mark of 31.11 meters.
- Lora Dillon had a mark of 11.22 meters in the Women's Triple Jump.
- Landri Martinka set a season-best time in the Women's 400 Meters with a time of 1:01.64. Keagan Osika followed with a time of 1:02.58 and Ellie Cobb had a time of 1:03.18.
- Lodrick Scott took 17th in the 400 Meter Hurdles with a time of 58.27 and Alejandro Peredia followed with a time of 1:03.21.
- Josh Gillis placed 13th in the Men's 800 Meters with a time of 1:55.36. Gillis set a personal record in the 1,500 Meters with a time of 4:01.39.
- Rien Freeman collected eighth place in the 3,000 Meter Steeplechase with a time of 10:07.72 and Jackson Olsen had a time of 11:45.81.
- Max Geckler set a season-best time in the Men's 5,000 Meters at 15:16.56.
- Campbell Dille turned in a time of 18:46.33 and Kaylee Kraver set a season-best time of 20:44.74.
- Andrew Belcher threw a season-best throw of 44.53 meters.
- Morgan Gray had a mark of 32.40 meters in the Women's Discus and Devon Davis tallied a throw of 30.35 meters.
- The Bobcats ended the two-day event in the relays. Sandryne Camire, Osika, Symone Taylor, and Martinka finished the 4x100 Meter Relay with a time of 49.37.
- Gillis, JD Green, Jayden Broom, and Scott registered a time of 3:25.79 in the 4x400M Relay.
- Camire, Ellie Cobb, Martinka, Osika recorded a time of 4:25.28 in the Women's 4x400 Meter Relay.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae continues the outdoor season next Friday at the Asheville Bulldog Invitational at UNC Asheville.
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