Record-Setting Performance Highlights Gardner-Webb’s Weekend at Duke Invitational

Friday, April 19

Durham, NC

Gardner-Webb University

Duke Invitational

Final Results (PDF)

Photo by: © Tim Cowie | GWUPhotos.com

Record-Setting Performance Highlights Gardner-Webb’s Weekend at Duke Invitational

April 20, 2019 | Track & Field

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DURHAM, N.C. – One school record was set, along with four personal records and ten top-ten finishes as the Gardner-Webb men's and women's outdoor track and field teams took part in the two-day Duke Invitational, hosted by Duke University at Morris Williams Track & Field Stadium in Durham, N.C.

Natasha Akbarizadeh placed fourth in the women's hammer throw, setting a new GWU record with a distance of 62.68 meters. She bested her previous record of 62.16 meters, set earlier this season at the Terrier Relays. Petra Jakeljic finished sixth with a mark of 56.58 meters. Cailen Blaire finished 22^nd at 46.88 meters.

The men's 4x400-meter relay team of Carlos Williams, Patrick Sastre, Austin Buzzard, and Chase Thornhill finished fourth overall, timing in at 3:19.55. The team of Tre Carson, Ezekiel Martin, Sam Hermanns, and Mitchell Brown finished 13^th with a time of 3:33.36.

In the men's 400-meter run, Chase Thornhill finished tenth overall, clocking in at 48.24 seconds. Carlos Williams placed 36^th with a personal-best time of 49.51 seconds, moving into the top-ten list in program history.

Kenny VanVorst took home a 13^th place finish in the men's hammer throw with a mark of 52.36 meters.

In the men's shot put, Julian Smallwood placed 14^th with a toss of 15.59 meters. Nate Wonsley IV finished 23^rd at 13.37 meters.

In the women's 4x400 meter relay, the grouping of Khalilah Conway, Diviana Forrest, Hannah Sparacio, and Hannah Jones placed 16^th, clocking in at 4:07.32.

The women's 4x100-meter relay team of Kira Ramsey, Hannah Sparacio, Maya Mallory, and Diviana Forrest finished 21^st, timing in at 49.11 seconds.

Taliyah Wade finished 24^th in the women's shot put with a mark of 11.84 meters.

In the women's 400-meter hurdles, Hannah Sparacio finished 33^rd, timing in at 1:06.35

In the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase, Ezekiel Martin clocked in at 10:56.23 to finish 36^th.

Austin Buzzard placed 45^th in the men's 400-meter hurdles, timing in at 58.70 seconds. Ezekiel Martin finished 55^th with a time of 1:01.61.

Diviana Forrest placed 46^th in the women's 400-meter run, timing in at 58.55 seconds.

Hannah Jones finished 62^nd in the women's 800-meter run, crossing the line at 2:21.34. Amy Turlington placed 80^th, clocking in at 2:25.74.

In the women's 5,000-meter run, Logan McGuirt placed 63^rd with a time of 21:22.99 and Courtney Kanetzke finished 67^th at 22:21.14, setting a new personal record.

Khalilah Conway finished 64^th in the women's 200-meter dash, crossing the line with a time of 26.11 seconds in her first time in the event.

Sandra Bolstad finished 88^th in the women's 1,500-meter run, timing in at 5:15.14. Faith Parandhamaia finished 98^th with a time of 5:30.76, a new personal record.

Patrick Sastre timed in at 2:14.77 in the men's 800-meter run, finishing 92^nd.

In the men's 1,500-meter run, Bogdan Podgaisky finished 94^th with a time of 4:56.43.

Gardner-Webb returns to action next weekend at the Don McGarey Invitational, hosted by Kennesaw State. The two-day meet begins Friday, April 26 in Kennesaw, Ga.