MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - The Piedmont men's and women's track and field team took a vacation to Myrtle Beach for the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge this spring break.

Piedmont saw several top-10 finishes and personal records.

Bella Caccamo earned herself another school record this weekend in the outdoor 800m. She finished sixth overall with a time of 2:20.36, just beating the past school record by Jaycie Ponce by half a second. 

 


On the women's field side, several women took home new personal bests. In women's hammer throw, Shealee Gallegos (35.19m), Kayla Ward (33.74m) and Anna Belle King (28.64m) all set new PR's.

For men's field, Bryant Murray placed eighth in the long and high jump while Franklin Brown Jr. placed 10th in the triple jump. Matthew Blocksom's new outdoor personal best of 42.21m puts him No. 3 all time in the Piedmont record books for men's hammer throw.

On the track, Allison Cantrell ran a personal best in the 100m with a 13.05. Naomi Oti-Wapala set a new personal best by nine seconds in the open 800m taking ninth with a time of 2:41.90. Oti-Wapala also ran a new best in the 400m with a 1:03.77. Michelle Cates made her season debut in the 400m hurdles this weekend, placing 10th overall, running a 1:08.82.


For the men, Daeon Neal and Miles Havis set new personal bests in the open 400m. Neal ran a time of 56.98 while Havis ran 57.45. Silas Goolsby made an appearance in the 100m hurdles this weekend placing seventh overall in prelims, qualifying for finals with a time of 15.40. Goolsby also ran the collegiate 400m placing fourth overall, running a 48.54, which is just a few milliseconds shy of his personal best. Also competing in the 200m, Goolsby finished second overall running a 21.64, also a few milliseconds shy of his personal best.


Both men's and women's 4x400m relays finished in the top 10. On the women's side, Cates, Caccamo, Payne, & Oti-Wapala posted a fifth-place finish with a time of 4:18.18. For the men, Goolsby, Wiley, Brown and Riggins placed sixth overall with a time of 3:32.43.

Next up, the Lions will head to Emory for their Spring Break Classic meet on March 20-21^st.
 
 
Field Events Day 1 – bold denotes school record

Men's Hammer Throw	George Ketch – 43.51m  Matthew Blocksom – 42.21m  Kerrigan McClain – 30.85m Walter Burks – 27.31m
Women's Javelin Throw	Shealee Gallegos – 21.53m Anna Belle King – 21.05m Ja'Nia Gray – 16.21m
Women's Long Jump	Allison Cantrell – 4.86m Sara Bjerke – 4.24m
Men's Long Jump	Bryant Murray – 6.38m 8th Al Martin – 6.25m  Nehemiah Franklin – 5.49m  Jimmy Channell – 5.34m
Men's Pole Vault	--
Women's Hammer Throw	Shealee Gallegos – 35.19m  Kayla Ward – 33.74m  Endiya Burton – 31.84m  Anna Belle King – 28.64m
Men's Javelin Throw	Walter Burks – 38.36m Al Martin – 37.19m  Kerrigan McClain – 27.36m

 
Track Events Day 1 – bold denotes school record

Women's Open 1500m	--
Men's Open 1500m	--
Women's 100m Prelims	Allison Cantrell – 13.05  Ja'Nia Gray – 14.34
Men's 100m Prelims	Franklin Brown Jr. - 11.03 Tyler Brown – 11.29 Daeon Neal – 11.86 Bryant Murray – 12.09
Men's Open 400m	Daeon Neal – 56.98  Miles Havis – 57.45
Women's Open 800m	Naomi Oti-Wapala – 2:41.90 9th Katie Payne – 2:51.87 Hayden Linn – 3:14.32
Men's Open 800m	Xander Wiley – 2:22.59
Women's 100m Hurdles Prelims	Michelle Cates – 16.42 Brooke Benna – 17.77 Brianna Tucci – 17.78 Sara Bjerke – 18.66 Anna Freeman – 21.10
Men's 110m Hurdles Prelims	Silas Goolsby – 15.40 7th
Women's 4x800m relay	--
Men's 4x800m relay	--
Women's 4x200m relay	--
Men's 4x200m relay	--
Women's 5000m	--
Men's 5000m	--
Women's 10000m	--
Men's 10000m	Brody Geckler – 34:53.42

 
 
Field Events Day 2 – bold denotes school record

Men's Discus	Matthew Blocksom – 36.68m Jacob Baker – 35.37m
Women's Shot Put	Kayla Ward – 10.36m Endiya Burton – 8.42m
Men's Open High Jump	Bryant Murray - 1.70m 8th
Women's Open High Jump	--
Women's Pole Vault	--
Women's Collegiate High Jump	--
Men's Collegiate High Jump	--
Women's Discus	Shealee Gallegos – 34.77m  Kayla Ward – 31.97m Endiya Burton – 27.79m
Men's Shot Put	Walter Burks – 11.09m Jacob Baker – 11.04m  Kerrigan McClain – 10.76m
Men's Triple Jump	Franklin Brown Jr. - 13.07m 10th Nehemiah Franklin – 11.83m
Women's Open Triple Jump	--
Women's Collegiate Triple	--

 
Track Events Day 2 – bold denotes school record

Women's 3000m	Emily Hillesheim – 13:07.36
Men's 3000m	--
Women's 4x100m relay	--
Men's 4x100m relay	--
Women's Collegiate 1500m	--
Men's Collegiate 1500m	--
Women's 100m Hurdles Finals	--
Men's 110m Hurdles Finals	--
Women's 400m	Naomi Oti-Wapala – 1:03.77  Ja'Nia Gray – 1:16.80
Men's Collegiate 400m	Silas Goolsby – 48.54 4th Shaqir Riggins – 53.66 Jimmy Channell – 55.94
Women's 100m Finals	--
Men's 100m Finals	--
Women's Collegiate 800m	Bella Caccamo – 2:20.36 6th
Men's Collegiate 800m	--
Women's 400m Hurdles	Michelle Cates – 1:08.82 10th Bella Caccamo – 1:13.07 Brianna Tucci – 1:14.98
Men's 400m Hurdles	--
Women's 200m	Allison Cantrell – 27.49 Sara Bjerke – 30.79 Brooke Benna – 31.50 Anna Freeman – 32.09
Men's 200m	Silas Goolsby – 21.64 2nd Tyler Brown – 23.38 Shaqir Riggins – 23.94 Miles Havis – 24.54 Jimmy Channell – 24.92
Women's 3000m Steeplechase	--
Men's 3000m Steeplechase	--
Women's 4x400m relay	Cates, Caccamo, Payne, Oti-Wapala – 4:18.18 5th
Men's 4x400m relay	Goolsby, Wiley, Brown, Riggins – 3:32.43 6th