JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The Gardner-Webb men's and women's indoor track and field teams set 12 new personal records as the Runnin' Bulldogs took part in the 2019 Buccaneer Track & Field Invitational, hosted by ETSU, over the weekend.
 
Diviana Forrest took home the women's 200-meter dash title, clocking in at a career-best 25.27 seconds.  Kira Ramsey timed in at 27.52 seconds to place 48^th.
 
Julian Smallwood placed third in the men's shot put with a mark of 15.38 meters.  Nate Wonsley IV finished in 12^th with a toss of 14.51 meters, setting a new PR.
 
Petra Jakeljic finished third in the women's weight throw with a mark of 16.33 meters.  Cailen Blaire finished 11^th with a toss of 14.62 meters, Taliyah Wade finished 22^nd at 13.08 meters, and Arleasia McGee finished 26^th at 11.94 meters.
 
Louise Schmidtgen and Karin Sastre tied for fourth place in the women's pole vault, each with a mark of 3.25 meters.  It was a career-best mark for Schmidtgen.
 
Chase Thornhill took home a fourth-place finish in the men's 200-meter dash, clocking in at 22.25 seconds.  In the prelims, he timed in at 21.83 seconds, setting a new PR and matching the school record set by Kevin Prime in 2005.  Carlos Williams finished 17^th with a time of 22.64 seconds.
 
The team of Carlos Williams, Patrick Sastre, Austin Buzzard, and Chase Thornhill placed fourth in the men's 4x400 meter relay, timing in at 3:25.17.
 
In the women's 4x400 meter relay, the team of Khalilah Conway,, Hannah Jones, Maya Mallory, and Kelsey Houser finished fourth with a time of 4:03.59.
 
Kenny VanVorst placed eighth in the men's weight throw with a career-best mark of 15.95 meters.  Julian Smallwood placed 18^th with a toss of 14.22 meters, setting a new PR.
 
Amy Turlington recorded a ninth place finish in the women's 800-meter run, finishing with a time of 2:26.46.
 
Khalilah Conway finished tenth in the women's 60-meter hurdles, timing in at a career-best 9.40 seconds.
 
Conway also placed tenth in the women's high jump with a mark of 1.50 meters.
 
Taliyah Wade finished 11^th in the women's shot put with a mark of 12.08 meters.  Arleasia McGee placed 15^th with a distance of 11.53 meters, a new PR.
 
In the men's 800-meter run, Patrick Sastre took home a 12^th place finish with a time of 1:59.66.  Samuel Hermanns placed 45^th with a time of 2:08.16, setting a new PR.
 
Hannah Jones finished in 17^th place in the women's one-mile run, clocking in at a personal-best time of 5:41.10.
 
Austin Evans placed 18^th in the men's 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.98 seconds.
 
Hannah Sparacio finished 23^rd in the women's 400-meter run, timing in at 1:02.55.  Kelsey Houser finished 36^th with a time of 1:05.27, a new PR.
 
Austin Evans took home a 23^rd place finish in the men's long jump with a mark of 5.77 meters.
 
Ezekiel Martin finished 24^th in the men's one-mile run, crossing the line with a time of 4:43.45.  Bogdan Podgaisky finished 51^st with a time of 5:36.93.
 
Logan McGuirt placed 25^th in the women's 3,000-meter run, timing in at 12:06.44.  Courtney Kanetzke finished 29^th with a time of 12:46.72 to set a new personal record.
 
Ezekiel Martin placed 29^th in the men's 400-meter run, clocking in at 52.70 seconds.  Austin Buzzard placed 33^rd with a time of 52.97 seconds.
 
In the men's 3,000-meter run, Mitchell Brown placed 30^th overall with a time of 10:03.48.
 
Kira Ramsey finished 33^rd in the women's 60-meter dash, timing in at 8.27 seconds.  Maya Mallory placed 44^th at 8.44 seconds.
 
In the women's long jump, Taylor Hotchkiss placed 36^th with a mark of 4.08 meters.
 
Mason Marshall timed in at 7.49 seconds in the men's 60-meter dash, placing 54^th.  Chris Tobin finished 67^th at 7.71 seconds.
 
Gardner-Webb will now prepare for the 2019 Big South Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships, taking place Friday, February 15-16 in Lynchburg, Va.