CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The High Point University men's track and field team posted six personal bests at day two of the UVA Challenge. Nick Lourenco and Reid Holloway both improved their East Region standings in the pole vault as well.
 
Terris Burton II led three Panthers in the 400m dash, finishing 21^st in 48.83 seconds while Aidan Britt was 25^th in 49.01 seconds. Isaiah Muse also finished in 51.56 seconds.
 
Jake Tarosky was fourth in the men's 3,000m steeplechase, finishing in 9:15.40 while Othmane El Gharissi and Graham Ferguson both ran under 3:50.00 for personal bests in the 1,500m run. El Gharissi finished in 3:46.27 for 22^nd while Ferguson was 29^th in 3:47.18. Ian Miller also finished 16^th in the 10,000m with a personal best time of 30:21.66.
 
Hunter Steinau and Spencer Smucker finished the night in the 5,000m as Steinau ran a personal best time. His time of 14:24.24 was good for second place in the event while Smucker was 18^th in 14:50.72.
 
In field events, Nick Lourenco and Reid Holloway both went over five meters and posted personal bests in the pole vault to finish fourth and fifth, respectively. Lourenco was third at 5.10m while Holloway entered the East Region top-50 after clearing 5.00m. Jackson Tuomey finished ninth in the invite section of the event, clearing 4.85m.
 
In the shot put, Chris Van Niekerk was the runner-up with a toss of 55.40m while Alex Hoffman threw for 42.53m. At the triple jump, Larry Coaxum was 14^th with a mark of 14.50m while Michael Henson was 18^th at 14.30m.
 
Up Next: HPU athletes are set to compete tomorrow in Charlottesville to round out the UVA Challenge. Field and track events are set to begin at noon on Saturday.