BOONE, N.C. – In its first meet of the indoor
season, the Gardner-Webb men's and women's track and field teams
had a solid showing Saturday at the Appalachian State
Invitational.
Two GWU
student-athletes won an event on the day. On the men's side,
Elliott Haynie took home the pole vault title after clearing 4.71m
(15'5.50"). Teammate Jeremy Longshore finished third in the event
with an effort of 4.41m (14'5.50").
Josh Hudson
recorded a top-three finish in the 3,000m. Hudson was third after
finishing in 8:58.02.
Erin Goodrum took
home a fourth-place finish in the mile after finishing in 4:41.36.
Fellow Bulldog Charley Steinke was 10th in 4:51.06.
In the 55m
hurdles, Paul Steinke was 10th after crossing the line
in 8.65.
A quartet of
Bulldogs was in the top 10 of the shot put. Matt Knippen took high
honors for GWU with a fifth-place finish. Knippen had a toss of
14.39m (47'2.50"). Corey Scott was right behind him in sixth.
Scott's best effort was 14.15m (46'5.25"). Michael Buckshaw was
ninth while Cody MacArthur came in 10th. Buckshaw's toss
was 13.82m (45'4.25") while MacArthur's best effort was 13.60m
(44'7.50").
MacArthur had a
top-ten performance in the weight throw as well. He finished eight
with a throw of 14.71m (48'3.25").
On the women's
side, pole vaulter Kelly Bridges tied for first with an effort of
3.50m (11'5.75"). Fellow Bulldog Merissa Hawkins tied for sixth
after clearing 3.05m (10').
Carlene McLean
posted a time of 2:26.12 in the 800m. The time was good enough for
second place.
In the 3,000m,
Abby Callahan also brought home a second-place finish. Callahan
finished the race in 11:09.60. Teammate Bree Tharp was seventh with
a time of 11:57.92 while Carrie Minard's time of 12:03.30 was good
enough for eighth place.
Caryn Doane
finished eighth in the shot put with a toss of 11.58m (38'). Sarah
Wyszynski, the starting goalkeeper on the women's soccer team, was
14th with an effort of 10.69m (35'1").
The 4x400m relay
team garnered a fourth-place finish after crossing the line in
4:13.88.
The Bulldogs
return to action in January when they travel to the Niswonger ETSU
Invitational on the 26th and 27th.
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