Several Top Finishes Highlight Gardner-Webb's Performance at Keydet Invitational

Friday, January 17

Lexington, Va.

9:00 am / 9:00 am

Gardner-Webb University

Keydet Invitational

Several Top Finishes Highlight Gardner-Webb's Performance at Keydet Invitational

January 18, 2020 | Track & Field

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LEXINGTON, Va. – The Runnin' Bulldogs posted six top-ten finished and set three new personal records as the Gardner-Webb men's and women's indoor track and field teams took part in the Keydet Invitational, hosted by VMI in Lexington, Va.

Patrick Sastre brought home a third-place finish in the men's 800-meter run, timing in at 1:56.14. Joe Waller finished 21^st overall with a time of 2:04.41.

In the women's pole vault, Louise Schmidtgen finished fifth overall with a mark of 3.45 meters. Randy Campbell finished 17^th at 3.15 meters.

Josh Fischer finished seventh overall in the men's weight throw with a personal-best distance of 17.05 meters, a distance that ranks seventh all-time in the GWU record books. Kenny VanVorst finished 10^th overall with a personal-best distance of 16.19 meters that put him tenth in the GWU top-ten list. Clay Hamilton placed 13^th with a distance of 15.29 meters

Austin Evans placed seventh in the men's triple jump with a mark of 13.80 meters, setting a new personal record that ranks sixth in the GWU record books.

Taliyah Wade finished tenth in the women's weight throw with a distance of 14.37 meters. Karmen Taylor placed 13^th with a toss of 13.44 meters.

In the men's 4x400-meter relay, the team of Austin Buzzard, Ryan McGuffin, Patrick Sastre, and Joe Waller led GWU with a time of 3:30.06 to place 11th. The team of Tre Carson, Levi Zimmer, Matthew Cloninger, and Carlos Williams finished 19^th with a time of 3:40.85

In the men's long jump, Ryan McGuffin placed 13^th overall with a mark of 6.56 meters.

Taliyah Wade finished 16^th overall in the women's shot put with a distance of 11.36 meters

Josh Fischer placed 18^th in the men's shot put with a distance of 13.75 meters. Kenny VanVorst finished 23^rd overall with a toss of 12.41 meters.

In the women's 200-meter dash, Shylee Stocks finished 19^th with a time of 26.18 seconds. Sarianna Miranda-Rosado finished 40^th at 27.52 seconds.

Faith Parandhamia finished 19^th in the women's 1,000-meter run with a time of 3:20.67, the ninth-fastest time in the event in program history.

Shylee Stocks placed 23^rd in the women's 60-meter dash, clocking in at 8.01 seconds, which ranks eighth on the GWU top-ten list for the event. Maya Mallory placed 49^th with a time of 8.67 seconds

Mitchell Brown finished 28^th in the men's 3,000-meter run with a time of 11:01.42

Callie Rhea placed 36^th overall in the women's long jump with a mark of 4.59 meters.

In the men's mile run, Matthew Cloninger placed 37^th with a time of 4:55.69. Bogdan Podgaisky followed with a personal-best time of 5:23.73

Tre Carson placed 37^th in the men's 200-meter dash, timing in at 23.31 seconds.

Alexis Fonville placed 34^th in the women's 60-meter hurdles, clocking in at 9.98 seconds.

In the men's 400-meter dash, Austin Buzzard finished 34^th with a time of 52.77 seconds. Levi Zimmer finished 44^th with a time of 54.76 seconds.

James Hinton placed 41^st in the men's 60-meter dash, crossing the line at 7.24 seconds. Mason Marshall placed 48^th with a time of 7.36 seconds.

Gardner-Webb returns to action on Friday, January 31^st as the Runnin' Bulldogs take part in the two-day Buccaneer Track & Field Invitational, hosted by ETSU in Johnson City, Tenn.