RESULTS

HIGH POINT, N.C. — The High Point University men's and women's track and field teams kicked off the outdoor season with its annual Bill Webb Combined Events/Bob Davidson Memorial Invitational at Vert Stadium Friday.
 
The Panthers saw multiple student-athletes finish atop their events, while a handful posted personal bests and another claimed a new program record.
 

First home outdoor meet ??#GoHPU x #DefendTheTeam pic.twitter.com/unIVtmbVqL

— HPU T&F/XC (@HPUTrack) March 17, 2023

 
In the women's hammer, Amanda Scattergood tossed it 42.81m while Letizia Jessica Marsico threw a new personal best 41.38m. The women's pole vault group B saw Kaitlin Richards (unattached) leading the way with a 3.20m clearance for third place, while Kylie Skie jumped to 3.05m and Emma Grace cleared at 2.90m.
 
HPU had three women competing in the 5000m. Anna Ritter clocked 17:40.60 for a second-place finish; meanwhile Alyssa Deeds crossed sixth at 17:52.05 and Charli Montalvo finished at 18:33.43.
 
After four events of the women's heptathlon — combined with the 100m hurdles, high jump, shot put, and 200m — Lilly Wolf sits in third place with 2,418 points. Freshmen Marietta Valente and Amelia Moreland combined 1,863 points and 1,659 points, respectively.
 
HPU was well-represented in the men's 5000m with three Panthers in the top four. Hunter Steinau crossed first at 14:40.02 as teammate Ian Miller was on his heels at 14:43.55. Spencer Smucker clocked in at 15:00.97, good for fourth place. Jake Fiorillo finished in eighth at 15:20.42 as Klaus Mangeot finished at 15:37.42 and Ben Dertinger clocked at 16:05.40.
 

??SCHOOL RECORD??

In the outdoor opener today, Alex Hoffman set a new program best in the hammer throw with his 53.04 toss! ?? #DefendTheTeam x #GoHPU pic.twitter.com/uU47Wdr2I6

— HPU T&F/XC (@HPUTrack) March 18, 2023

 
In the men's hammer, Alex Hoffman threw a new school record 53.04m toss for sixth place. Jake Morgan took first place in the men's pole vault group B with a 4.52m clearance. The 3000m steeplechase saw four Panthers compete as Jake Tarosky claimed first with a time of 9:23.25 while teammate Aiden Morrison followed at 9:42.80. In fifth place, Kyler Koning crossed at 9:52.18 and Evan Millis was next at the 10:00.69 minute-mark.
 

First place in the men's pole vault group ???

Jake Morgan ?? 4.52m#DefendTheTeam x #GoHPU pic.twitter.com/t1ijypwjIT

— HPU T&F/XC (@HPUTrack) March 17, 2023

 
The men's javelin had two Panthers in the top 10. Ryan Tenor Jr. was eighth with a 53.95m toss and Evan Mills was 10th with a 52.44m throw. Kolt Byers registered 49.26m delivery, Felix Leblanc's throw measured at 46.38m and David Caivano's landed at 45.02m.
 
Up Next: The Panthers will wrap up the Bill Webb Combined Events/Bob Davidson Memorial Invitational Saturday, beginning at 9:30 a.m.