Raleigh Relays Day One Results (PDF) | Winthrop Invitational Thursday/Friday Results

• Senior Leah Anne Wirfel placed 10th in a strong 5000m field in Raleigh while setting a new PR of 17:22.43
• The Panthers placed four student-athletes in the top-10 of the pole vault at the Winthrop Invitational
• At Winthrop, junior Jamie Schnuck set a new personal best in the hammer throw while finishing seventh (44.76m, 146-10)

Raleigh Relays
 
RALEIGH, N.C. – Senior Leah Anne Wirfel set a new PR by more than 30 seconds in the 5000m run to lead the High Point University women's track & field team on day one at the prestigious Raleigh Relays at the Paul Derr Track Complex.
 
Wirfel finished 10^th in a strong 5000m field while setting a new collegiate PR with a time of 17:22.43. Her previous outdoor college PR in the event was 17:55.38.
 
Senior Emily Fischer placed 82nd in the 400m dash (1:00.50) and sophomore Jessica Wise (1:03.72) finished 112^th.
 
Junior Julia Zautcke placed 38^th in the 10000m run in a time of 38:41.04.
 
Winthrop Invitational
 
ROCK HILL, S.C. – The High Point University women's track & field team earned four top-10 finishes in the pole vault on Friday at the Winthrop Invitational.
 
Junior Jill Marois led the way for HPU with a third-place finish and a mark of 3.35m (10-11.75) after clearing the bar on her first try. Fellow junior Alyssa Palenchar finished fifth while also registering a mark of 3.35m while senior Catelyn Griffin also cleared the 3.35m bar to place seventh.
 
Sophomore Madison Depner placed 10^th with a vault of 3.20m (10-6) and senior Ashton Kirby was 17^th with a mark of 2.75m (9-0.25).
 
In throws action, junior Jamie Schnuck set a new PR with a throw of 44.76m (146-10) to finish seventh in the hammer throw.
 
On the jumps circuit, freshman Ashlynn Schiro earned a ninth-place finish in the long jump with a mark of 5.08m (16-8) while sophomore Amanda Gregory was 11^th with a mark of 5.04m (16-6.25). Freshman Kela Seals placed 27^th with a jump of 4.75m (15-7).
 
Junior Sara Katherine Kirkpatrick earned a 14^th-place finish in the hepathlon with 3587 points while sophomore Erika Bridges finished 17^th with 2781 points. Kirkpatrick placed fifth in the 800m portion of the multi-event (2:31.34), while Bridges tied for fourth place in the high jump (1.58m, 5-2.25).
 
Freshman Haley Cianfarini finished 22^nd in the 100m hurdles (16.34 seconds) while fellow Fab Four freshman Mikaela Campbell was 44^th in the 100m dash in 13.49 seconds. Campbell placed 57^th in the 200m dash in a time of 28:06.

The Panthers wrap up competition in Raleigh and Rock Hill on Saturday.
 
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