NEED TO KNOW:
School Records: Matthew Blocksom; Discus (44.32)
PRs: Michelle Cates; 400m Hurdle (1:06.65), long jump (4.39m)
 

CLEVELAND, Tenn. - The Piedmont University Track and Field team participated in the Lee Last Chance over the weekend.

The event saw multiple PRs set and records broken by the Lions.

On the men's side, Franklin Brown Jr. set a PR in the long jump with an 11.25 mark while Silas Goolsby continued a strong season with a 21.35 200m. Tyler Brown ran a time of 51.67 in the 400m. In the 4x100 relay, the team of Goolsby, Brown, Brown Jr., and Al Martin ended with a time of 41.81.

Performing well in the field, Blocksom had a strong day, finishing 10 in the hammer throw with a 44.32 mark while breaking his own school record in the discus throw with a 42.92 mark. Also in the field, George Ketch placed well in the hammer throw, with his longest being 48.88m. Jayden Smith performed well in the shot put, landing at 14.28m. At the sand pit, Martin and Bryant Murray put together strong outings, finishing with 6.33m and 5.33m marks, respectively. The triple jump event saw Brown Jr. finish with a 13.64m jump, rounding out the results for the men's squad.

 
The women saw Michelle Cates and other perform strong on the track as well as field events.

Cates broke multiple PRs at the meet, one being in the 400m hurdle with a time of 1:06.65 and the other being in the long jump with a 4.39m leap.

Other highlights for the women included Bella Caccamo's finish in the 800m with a final time of 2:22.39 and Allison Cantrell's finish in the long jump with a 4.73m finish.

The Lions will look for another opportunity at a national spot with one more qualifier in the men's 4x100 and 200m at the University of Mount Union.

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