Final Results (PDF)• Seniors
Alyssa Palenchar and
Jill Marois notched strong marks of 3.82m (12-6.25) in the pole vault
• Junior
Cozette Collin placed sixth in the 800m run (2:18.81)
• Freshmen
Courtney Kerr (mile, 5:29.85) and
Janelle Rothacker (800m, 2:23.60) put together indoor personal best times in their respective events
BLACKSBURG, Va. – The High Point University women's track & field team generated a number of personal best times and marks during this weekend's Virginia Tech Challenge in Blacksburg.
The meet serves as a conference warm up of sorts for the Panthers, as HPU will compete at VT's Rector Field House during next weekend's Big South Indoor Championships.
"We have some nice sharpening heading into conference next weekend," head coach
Mike Esposito said. "Things are coming together well and we look forward to seeing our hard work pay off."
HPU's pole vault duo put together a pair of excellent performances in one of the strongest pole vault fields in the nation so far this season. Senior
Alyssa Palenchar posted a PR of 3.82m (12-6.25) to finish 13
th while senior
Jill Marois matched her at 3.82m but cleared the bar on her second attempt to place 14
th.
"Both Jill and Alyssa took great attempts at the 3.97m bar, which would have been a new school record," vault coach
Scott Houston said. "They have continued the streak of attempting or setting the school record every week. I'm excited for Alyssa on reaching her lifetime best. I'm looking forward to competing all our vaulters at Big South next week, as we have been looking strong in practice despite some injuries."
In mid-distance action, junior
Cozette Collin led the Panthers with a sixth-place finish (2:18.81) while freshman
Janelle Rothacker was 15
th with an indoor personal best time of 2:23.60.
Freshman
Emmy Geis finished 12
th in the 600m in a time of 1:38.98.
On the distance circuit, freshman
Courtney Kerr finished 16
th in the mile run with a new personal best indoor time of 5:29.85.
In the high jump, junior
Amanda Gregory placed 15
th with a mark of 5.27m (17-3.5) and fellow junior
Alyn Carr finished 22
nd in 4.92m (16-2.25). Freshman
Arianna Coleman was 25
th in 4.71m (15-5.5).
Carr placed 21st in the preliminaries of the 60m dash with a collegiate PR of 8.01 seconds and Coleman placed 22
nd in a personal best 8.02 seconds.
On the throws circuit, redshirt-sophomore
Makenzi Holmes-DiGiovine finished 18
th with a mark of 14.04m (46-0.75).
The Panthers return to action next weekend (Feb. 26-27) at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships in Blacksburg.
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