Top Finishes Highlight GWU's Weekend at 2019 VertKlasse Meeting

Friday, March 22

High Point, NC

Gardner-Webb University

VertKlasse Meeting

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Top Finishes Highlight GWU's Weekend at 2019 VertKlasse Meeting

March 24, 2019 | Track & Field

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HIGH POINT, N.C. – Gardner-Webb had four top-five finishes and set a handful of new personal records at the Runnin' Bulldogs took part in the 2019 VertKlasse Meeting at High Point, N.C.

Natasha Akbarizadeh took home a fourth-place finish in the women's hammer with a mark of 59.88 meters. Petra Jakeljic finished 6^th a toss of 56.15 meters. Cailen Blaie finished 18^th at 44.80 meters, and Taliyah Wade placed 26^th at 41.09 meters.

Kenny VanVorst finished fifth in the men's hammer with a mark of 52.73 meters, setting a new personal record. Nate Wonsley IV finished 18^th at 39.39 meters, and Julian Smallwood finished 19^th at 37.76 meters.

In the men's 400-meter run, Chase Thornhill timed in at 47.69 to take home a fifth-place finish. Carlos Williams finished 11^th overall with a time of 50.06 seconds, and Casey Armour II placed 25^th at 52.47 seconds. Ezekiel Martin finished 35^th with a time of 53.54 seconds.

Louise Schmidtgen placed fifth in the women's pole vault with a mark of 3.46 meters.

In the men's triple jump, Austin Evans earned a fifth-place result with a mark of 13.51 meters.

The men's 4x400-meter relay team of Carlos Williams, Patrick Satre, Casey Armour II, and Chase Thornhill

In the women's shot put, Taliyah Wade finished seventh with a toss of 12.23 meters.

Julian Smallwood placed eighth in the men's shot put with a distance of 15.92 meters, setting a new personal record.. Kenny VanVorst finished 23^rd with a mark of 12.23 meters.

The women's 4x400-meter relay team of Khalilah Conway, Hannah Sparacio, Hannah Jones, and Diviana Forrest finished 11^th with a time of 4:06.90.

In the women's 400-meter hurdles, Khalilah Conway earned a 12^th place finish with a time of 1:05.28. Hannah Sparacio finished 25^th with a time of 1:08.56.

Patrick Sastre finished 13^th in the men's 800-meter run, clocking in at 1:56.05.

Cailen Blaire placed 19^th in the women's discus with a mark of 35.81 meters. Taliyah Wade finished 32^nd at 30.65 meters.

Khalilah Conway finished 19^th in the women's 100-meter hurdles, timing in at 15.27 seconds.

In the women's 400-meter run, Diviana Forrest placed 20^th with a time of 59.05 seconds.

Julian Smallwood placed 20^th in the men's discus with a mark of 37.10 meters.

Austin Buzzard finished 21^st in the men's 400-meter hurdles with a time of 59.91 meters.

Amy Turlington clocked in at 2:25.95 in the women's 800-meter run, finishing 26^th.

In the men's 100-meter dash, Mason Marshall placed 27^th with a time of 11.39 seconds.

In the women's 100-meter dash, Kira Ramsey clocked in at 13.02 seconds to finish 40^th.

In the women's 1,500-meter run, Sandra Bolstad finished 43^rdwith a time of 5:15.37. Hannah Jones finished 53^rd at 5:27.56, Logan McGuirt placed 58^th at a personal-best 5:35.37, Faith Parandhamia finished 61^st at 5:39.39, and Courtney Kanetzke finished 71^st at 5:49.61

Tre Carson placed 43^rd in the men's 200-meter dash, timing in at 23.53 seconds.

In the 1,500-meter run, Mitchell Brown placed 63^rd with a time of 4:34.92. Sam Hermanns finished 69^th at a personal-best 4:50.20, and Bogdan Podgaisky placed 72^nd at 5:02.82.

Maya Mallory finished 71^st in the women's 200-meter dash with a time of 28.51 seconds. Kelsey Houser followed in 75^th at 29.15 seconds.

Gardner-Webb returns to action next weekend at the Winthrop Adidas Invitational in Rock Hill, S.C.