CONWAY, S.C. - The Piedmont University track and field program opened the 2023 outdoor season in Conway, S.C. at the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge this past weekend. Senior
JAYCIE PONCE wasted no time breaking another school record while the program also saw multiple top 10 finishes, a wealth of personal bests and a win in the men's 4x800 relay.
After multiple record breaking performances in the indoor season, Ponce got straight back to work putting her name in the Piedmont record books once again. Running a 4:48.07, Ponce shattered the women's 1500m record previously held by
VAL ANGEL by nearly 10 seconds and finished fourth in the event. She continued her brilliant weekend with a second place finish in the 5000m (18:42.80) and participated in the 4x800 relay where the team placed second. Joined by
BELLA CACCAMO,
ANNA GIBSON and
LEEANN LAWRENCE, the four ladies ran a 13:28.58 and crossed in second place.
On an individual level, Lawrence finished in third in the women's 800m with a time of 2:38.42.
SKYLER SEEBER also tailed Ponce in the 5000m, finishing in sixth place with 19.31.33.
For the men's 4x800 relay,
CONNOR CREEDON,
JACOB BALOT,
DARIUS SMITH and
GARY HALVERSON won the event, turning in a time of 7:52.05. The four runners are the same group of men who set the indoor DMR record just weeks ago.
Halverson and Creedon both had individual success on the weekend as well. Halverson finished second (1:56.00) in the seeded 800m while Creedon finished third (4:01.21) in the 1500m.
CHRIS DONSEREAUX carried over the momentum he built in the indoor season to the outdoor season as he posted a third place finish in the men's long jump (6.45m). He also showed off the speed in the 400m dash, finishing in 9th place with a time of 52.23.
In the women's Hammer and women's Discus,
ALLIE FELTUS had a great weekend, posting two top 5 finishes. She tossed a 35.83m in the Discus for 5th place and 39.24m in the Hammer for 3rd place.
Junior
KAI DOYLE placed top 10 in the women's triple jump, recording a 10.44m distance in the event.
In the men's 4x400m relay
GARRETT STADLER, Creedon,
JACOB BALOT and
SILAS GOOLSBY finished in 5th place with a 3:28.55. Stadler also had individual success on the weekend in the 400m hurdles, finishing in 5th place (56.33) as well.
WALKER CAPELLE turned in a personal best performance in the 10,000m, finishing in second place with a time 33:58.93.
Field Events - Bold denotes school record
| W High Jump |
-- |
| M High Jump |
GARRETT STADLER (1.73m) |
| M Long Jump |
CHRIS DONSEREAUX (6.45m) - 3rd |
| W Long Jump |
COURTNEY BROWN (4.32m)
SAMANTHA SEYMOUR (4.24m)
ILEYNA BROOKS (3.29m) |
| W Triple Jump |
KAI DOYLE (10.44m) - 10th
SAMANTHA SEYMOUR (10.12m) |
| M Triple Jump |
JAZIAH UPSHAW (11.82m) |
| W Pole Vault |
-- |
| M Pole Vault |
WESLEY ROGERS (--) |
| W Shot Put |
ABBY MAULDIN (9.70m)
WREN GREUBUL (8.83m) |
| M Shot Put |
KERRIGAN MCCLAIN (--) |
| W Discus |
ALLIE FELTUS (35.83m) - 5th
WHITNEY DARSEY (26.25m) |
| M Discus |
ETHAN JACKSON (38.24m) |
| W Hammer |
ALLIE FELTUS (39.24m) - 3rd
REAGHAN ANDERSON (31.23m)
ABBY MAULDIN (24.79m) |
| M Hammer |
ETHAN JACKSON (30.38m)
DAVID ANDERSON (26.11m)
KERRIGAN MCCLAIN (25.61) |
| W Javelin |
CORTNEY BROWN (29.94m)
WREN GREUBEL (27.36m) |
| M Javelin |
TUCKER COX (36.15m)
DAVID ANDERSON (26.30m) |
Track Events - Bold denotes school record
| M 110m Hurdles |
SILAS GOOLSBY (15.94)
GARRETT STADLER (16.02) |
| W 100m Hurdles |
MICHELLE CATES (17.89)
CORTNEY BROWN (18.28)
BELLA CACCAMO (18.52) |
| M 400m Hurdles |
GARRETT STADLER (56.33) - 5th |
| W 400m Hurdles |
MICHELLE CATES (1:14.13)
BELLA CACCAMO (1:14.47) |
| W 100m |
SEMIFINALS & FINALS
KAI DOYLE (13.43)
ILEYNA BROOKS (13.80)
OPEN
SAMANTHA SEYMOUR (14.32)
NATALIE-EDITH GONZALEZ (15.76) |
| M 100m |
EDWIN ELLIS (11.52)
JAZIAH UPSHAW (11.65)
KAYLN HALL (11.77)
NICHOLAS GRIFFIN (12.04) |
| W 200m |
COURTNEY BROWN (29.06)
SAMANTHA SEYMOUR (30.41)
NATALIE-EDITH GONZALEZ (35.45) |
| M 200m |
SILAS GOOLSBY (22.72)
EDWIN ELLIS (23.92)
KALYN HALL (24.21)
JAZIAH UPSHAW (24.79) |
| W 400m |
MADALYN WILLIAMS (1:06.49)
KAI DOYLE (1:04.76)
ILEYNA BROOKS (1:07.11)
NATALIE-EDITH GONZALEZ (1:26.45) |
| M 400m |
CHRIS DONSEREAUX (52.23) - 9th
EDWIN ELLIS (54.04)
NICHOLAS GRIFFIN (56.30)
KALYN HALL (56.56) |
| W 800m |
LEEANN LAWRENCE (2:38.42) - 3rd |
| M 800m |
SEEDED
GARY HALVERSON (1:56.00) - 2nd |
| M 1500m |
SEEDED
CONNOR CREEDON (4:01.21) - 3rd
JACOB BALOT (4:09.19)
DARIUS SMITH (4:17.19)
COLE ELROD (4:19.94)
OPEN
NOAH IRWIN (4:36.29) |
| W 1500m |
JAYCIE PONCE (4:48.07) - 4th
SKYLER SEEBER (5:19.46) |
| M 3000m |
-- |
| W 3000m |
HANNAH MARLOWE (12:11.64) |
| M 5000 |
LAYTON BRADFORD (16:29.82)
TUCKER COX (16:55.39)
PETER SLIGH (17:13.97) |
| W 5000m |
JAYCIE PONCE (18:42.80) - 2nd
SKYLER SEEBER (19.31.33) - 6th
LEEANN LAWRENCE (20.17.72)
HANNAH MARLOWE (21:35.73) |
| M 10,000m |
WALKER CAPELLE (33:58.93) - 2nd |
| W 10,000m |
-- |
| M 3000m SC |
-- |
| W 3000m SC |
-- |
| M 4x400m Relay |
Stadler, Creedon, Balot, Goolsby (3:28.55) - 5th
Halverson, Elrod, Cox, Irwin (3:47.49) |
| W 4x400m Relay |
Williams, Ponce, Caccamo, Cates (4:22.22) - 10th |
| M 4x800m Relay |
Creedon, Balot, Smith, Halverson (7:52.05) - 1st |
| W 4x800m Relay |
Gibson, Caccamo, Lawrence, Ponce (13:28.58) - 2nd |
