LEXINGTON, Va. – Thirteen new personal records were set by the Gardner-Webb men's and women's indoor track and field team as the Runnin' Bulldogs took part in the two-day Keydet Invitational, hosted by VMI.
 
Patrick Sastre placed third overall in the men's 800-meter run, clocking in with a personal best time of 1:54.18.  Sam Hermanns timed in at 2:10.25 to place 40^th, setting a new PR.
 
Chase Thornhill took home a sixth-place result in the men's 400-meter dash, timing in at a career-best 48.99 seconds.  Austin Buzzard placed 32^nd with a time of 52.51 seconds, setting a new PR.
 
In the women's weight throw, Petra Jakeljic finished seventh overall with a toss of 16.55 meters.  Cailen Blaire placed 12^th overall with a mark of 14.53 meters, and Arleasia McGee finished 18^th at 13.77 meters, a new personal best.
 
Khalilah Conway earned an eighth-place finish in the women's high jump with a personal-best mark of 1.55 meters.
 
Julian Smallwood finished tenth in the men's shot put with a toss of 15.26 meters, setting a new personal record.  Nate Wonsley IV placed 16^th at a personal best 14.28 meters, followed by Kenny VanVorst in 17^th at 13.59 meters, a new PR.
 
The men's 4x400-meter relay team of Carlos Williams, Patrick Sastre, Austin Buzzard, and Chase Thornhill finished tenth, clocking in at 3:24.00.  The team of Ezekiel Martin, Samuel Hermanns, Bogdan Podgaisky, and Mitchell Brown placed 26^th at 3:45.69.
 
Tailyah Wade took home an 11^th place result in the women's shot put with a mark of 12.67 meters, setting a new PR.  Arleasia McGee finished 24^th with a toss of 11.17 meters, a personal best mark.
 
Kenny VanVorst placed 12^th overall in the men's weight throw with a mark of 15.06 meters, setting a new personal record.  Julian Smallwood placed 22^nd at 12.99 meters and Nate Wonsley IV finished in 25^th at 11.36 meters.
 
Karin Sastre placed 14^th in the women's pole vault with a mark of 3.30 meters.  Louise Schmidtgen finished 21^st overall at 3.00 meters, setting a new PR.
 
In the men's 60-meter dash, Carlos Williams clocked in at 7.08 seconds to place 14^th.  Mason Marshall finished 41^st at 7.42 seconds, and Chris Tobin placed 43^rd at 7.73 seconds.
 
The women's 4x400-meter relay team of Khalilah Conway, Diviana Forrest, Kelsey Houser, and Hannah Jones timed in at 4:07.72 to place 14^th overall.
 
Austin Evans finished in 14^th in the men's triple jump with a distance of 12.58 meters.
 
In the women's 400-meter dash, Diviana Forrest timed in at 59.59 seconds to record a 16^th place result.
 
Hannah Jones timed in at 2:29.44 to place 27^th overall in the women's 800-meter run.  Sandra Bolstad finished 35^th at 2:39.12.
 
Austin Evans placed 28^th overall in the men's long jump with a mark of 5.91 meters.
 
In the men's one-mile run, Ezekiel Martin clocked in at 4:45.57 to place 32^nd.
 
Sandra Bolstad finished 37^th in the women's one-mile run, timing in at 5:55.83.
 
Logan McGuirt timed in at 12:28.49 in the women's 3,000-meter run, placing 37^th overall.
 
In the men's 3,000-meter run, Mitchell Brown timed in at 9:57.60 to finish in 38^th place.
 
Callie Rhea placed 42^nd in the women's long jump with a distance of 4.17 meters.
 
In the women's 60-meter dash, Kira Ramsey timed in at 8.35 seconds to place 48^th overall.  Maya Mallory clocked in at 8.55 seconds, finishing 53^rd.
 
The Runnin' Bulldogs return to action on Friday, January 25, taking part in the Liberty Kickoff, hosted by Liberty University at the Liberty Indoor Track Complex.  The two-day event begins at 12:30 pm.