COLLEGE STATION, Texas / DURHAM, N.C. – The High Point University women's track and field team had a split weekend, sending athletes to the 44 Farms Invitational at Texas A&M and the Duke Invitational at Duke University on Thursday through Saturday.

44 Farms Invitational 
Starting off the weekend in the combined events, Mya Hines competed in her first heptathlon of the season on Thursday. In Hines' four events on day one, she registered three new personal bests. In the first event of the heptathlon, she recorded a personal best 14.45 time in the 100m hurdles. She then jumped a personal best 1.78m clear in the high jump, threw a 10.81m throw in the shot put and finished the day with a personal best 24.97 time in the 200m.

Hines followed up day one with a strong finish, completing a new personal best heptathlon behind 5,141 points for a top-10 finish. She jumped 5.37m in the long jump, threw the javelin 26.35m, and ran the 800m in 2:27.26 to cap an impressive start to Friday.

"We are excited to come down to College Station and Texas A&M," HPU Pole Vault Coach Scott Houston said. "We had a great meet at VertKlasse last week and had a lot of great performances there. So we came out here to follow those up, and we had a lot of athletes do really well, but ultimately, there's some things that we can build on and work towards as we move closer to the championship season for Big South and NCAA First Rounds. Not everyone competed at the highest level, but it was a great experience with a lot of pressure and a different environment. The multis were 3-for-4 on PRs. Ashlyn had very solid throws in the shot put and discus. We had really solid performances in the triple jump, hurdles, pole vault, and on the track. and I think everybody can really build from a trip like this, and we are looking forward to the next meet coming up."

Throughout Friday and Saturday, Ashlyn Giles won the women's shot put with a throw of 15.95m as she also placed sixth in the women's discus with a distance of 49.46m. 

In the jumping events, High Point dominated the women's pole vault finishing first and second. Lily Houston finished first place with a height of 3.92m, while Grady Moyer finished second with a height of 3.82m. 

Zamesha Myle placed third in the women's triple jump registering a leap of 12.91m; meanwhile, Gianna Paul represented the Panthers in the women's long jump, placing third with a jump of 6.01m. 

On the track, Paul placed seventh in the women's 100m hurdles with a time of 13.58. Myle and Kaia Putman participated in the 100m race earning times of 11.65 and 11.81, respectively. In the 200m race, Myle finished with a time of 23.96m and Putman finished with a time of 24.55.

Duke Invitational 
In the field events, Vanessa Kobialka placed sixth in the women's discus throwing a distance of 46.86m. Moriah Evans threw 46.23m in the javelin, earning sixth place.

On the track, Jhanelle Thomas, Layla Jones and Kaitlyn Greene represented the Panthers in the women's 100m hurdles and women's 200m. Thomas had a time of 14.76 in the hurdles and a new personal best 25.94 in the 200m race. Greene earned a time of 16.66 in the hurdles and 27.54 in the 200m. Layla Jones scored a time of 15.15 in the 100m hurdles. 

For the distance races, Charli Montalvo placed 13th with a time of 16:44.84 in the women's 5000m as Danielle Jensen clocked her 5000m race at 16:58.43 for 22nd. In the women's 3000m steeple, Olivia Purdy finished with a time of 11:19.86 and Charlotte Heaton finished with a time of 11:53.84.

"Some good, some not so good," HPU Director of Track & Field Mike Esposito said. "Not what we hoped for at this time of the season. Our goal is to establish consistency, which is the biggest predictor for breakthroughs. We have a lot of work to do in these next several weeks of training will be crucial as we approach conference and beyond. The good news is we have a great group of talented young people along with a great staff."

UP NEXT: High Point stays in state and competes at the Wake Forest Invitational (Apr. 16-17) and the Aggie Invitational (Apr. 17-18).