Track/Field

April 14, 2018

Mercer And Swepson Take Event Wins at Phoenix Inv. T&F Meet

ELON, N.C. -- Catawba competed in the Phoenix Invitational Track and Field Meet at Elon’s Robertson’s Track and Field Complex on Saturday. Michal Swepson and Hannah Mercer highlighted the day for Catawba as each claimed a win. Swepson won again in the 3000 meter steeplechase, while Mercer claimed the win in the 3000 meters. Catawba posted nine season best performances at the meet.

Catawba will compete on Thursday and Friday at the South Atlantic Conference Championships being held at the Belk Track on the campus of Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, N.C.

CATAWBA RESULTS - PHONEIX INVITATIONAL
100M
Men: Evan Wimbish, 21st (11.55)

110M HURDLES
Men: AJ Meadows, 17th (19.65) SB

200M
Men: Evan Wimbish, 27th (23.40)

Women: Taylor Marshall, 26th (29.21)

400M
Men: Rontrel Felton, 15th (52.20)

Women: Taylor Marshall, 12th (1:05.31)

800M
Men: tom Joyce, 5th (1:55.74) SB

Women: Abbie Adams, 9th (2:22.57) SB
Lexie Petty, 17th (2:38.94)
Jordan Hunt, 18th (2:38.96)

1500M
Men: Henry Brenner, 19th (4:30.79)

Women: Lea Hartwig, 13th (5:11.46)
Jordan Hunt, 20th (5:33.61)

3000M
Men: Kyle Rhodes, 4th (9:09.22)
Curtis Carmack, 6th (9:16.82)
Austin Snide, 9th (9:21.21)
Drew Lake, 10th (9:35.03)

Women: Hannah Mercer, 1st (10:40.85) SB
Nikki Elminowski, 7th (11:24.21)
Paula Sellers, 10th (11:38.14)
Christina D’Amelio, 11th (12:15.73)

3000M STEEPLECHASE
Men: Michal Swepson, 1st (10:09.47) SB

4x400M RELAY
Men: 8th (3:53.93) SB - Ethan Bemis, Rontrel Felton, Tom Joyce & Evan Wimbish

HIGH JUMP
Men: Jai Morrow, 13th (1.71m) SB

SHOT PUT
Men: Elyjah Thomas, 15th (10.81m)

Women: Jhalisa Bell, 28th (8.87m) SB
Heidi Mueller, 29th (8.51m)

DISCUS
Men: Elyjah Thomas, 16th (36.85)
AJ Meadows, 30th (24.79)

Women: Heidi Mueller, 28th (27.34m) SB
Jhalisa Bell, 31st (20.70m)

HAMMER
Women: Samiyah Rasheed, 27th (28.46m)

JAVELIN
Men: AJ Meadows, 14th (31.30m)

Women: Samiyah Rasheed, 20th (10.50m)