MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - Over spring break, the Piedmont track and field teams traveled to Myrtle Beach, S.C. for the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge facing competition at the highest level. Piedmont saw several top-10 finishes with
Garrett Stadler posting the highest finish coming in sixth overall in the men's 400m hurdles with a 55.91.
Silas Goolsby earned a seventh place finish in the men's 400m with a time of 48.75 to set the Piedmont school record.
Matthew Blocksom set the lone school record on the field events side as he recorded a 42.36m mark in the discus.
On the women's side in the field events,
KK Thomas took seventh in the hammer throw with a 43.37m throw, improving on her own personal best. Her 43.37m mark moves her to #2 all time in the Piedmont record books.
Allie Feltus also moved up the Piedmont record books coming in sixth all time now in the javelin after her 27.60m throw.
Jayden Smith finished 10th in the men's shot put with a 13.94m mark.
On the track,
Walker Capelle ran a personal best in the 5k with a 15:37.17 to finish in 8th place.
Layton Bradford took seventh in the men's 10k with a 33:17.42.
For the women,
Skyler Seeber placed ninth in the 5k with a 18:47.94. In the relays, the Piedmont men claimed a top-10 finish coming in ninth in the men's 4x400m.
Up next, the Lions will compete at Emory on March 21-22.
Field Events - Bold denotes school record
Track Events - Bold denotes school record
| W 100m Hurdles |
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| M 100m Hurdles |
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| W 400m Hurdles |
Michelle Cates (1:08.71)
Brhea Covington (1:31.54) |
| M 400m Hurdles |
Garrett Stadler (55.91) - 6th
Jimmy Channell (1:03.04) |
| W 100m |
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| M 100m |
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| W 200m |
Allison Cantrell (27.42)
Keyuna Peebles (28.04)
Sara Bjerke (29.94)
Anna Freeman (32.14) |
| M 200m |
Drey Hudgins (22.95)
Bryant Murray (23.27)
Xander Wiley (23.88)
Miles Havis (24.53)
Jay Newell (28.87) |
| W 400m |
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| M 400m |
Silas Goolsby (48.75) - 7th
Hayden Smith (52.80)
Xander Wiley (55.22) |
| W 800m |
Bella Caccamo (2:28.28) |
| M 800m |
Parker Snelson (2:05.00)
Keshawn Maxwell (2:09.61)
Xander Wiley (2:19.47) |
| W 1500m |
Skyler Seeber (5:14.12)
Tanea Davis (5:38.34)
Brhea Covington (5:49.96) |
| M 1500m |
Lance Morley (5:05.43) |
| W 3000m |
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| M 3000m |
Brody Geckler (10:04.56)
Lance Morley (11:34.77) |
| W 3000m SC |
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| M 3000m SC |
Tucker Cox (10:18.02)
Keegan Ivey (11:15.14) |
| W 5000m |
Skyler Seeber (18:47.94) - 9th |
| M 5000m |
Walker Capelle (15:37.17) - 8th |
| W 10,000m |
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| M 10,000m |
Layton Bradford (33:17.42) - 7th |
| W 4x400m Relay |
Cates, Caccamo, Davis, Cantrell (4:22.65) |
| M 4x400m Relay |
Channell, Stadler, Hudgins, Goolsby (3:33.50) - 9th |
| W 4x800m Relay |
Cox, Maxwell, Snelson, Sligh (8:49.75) |
| M 4x800m Relay |
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