Monday, May 10
High Point, NC
Gardner-Webb University
at
2021 Big South Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships
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Track & Field Preview: 2021 Big South Conference Outdoor Championship
May 10, 2021 | Track & Field
Track & Field Preview: Big South Conference Outdoor Championship
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BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Gardner-Webb Track & Field will travel up to High Point today to compete in the 2021 Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championship from May 10-12. The Runnin' Bulldogs will be competing in 14 total events in the championship meet with eight of those being track events, and six fielding events.
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During Petra Jakeljic's career at Gardner-Webb she has been named to the Big South Outdoor Track & Field All-Conference Team three years in a row (2017, 2018, 2019) and ranks ninth overall in the Hammer Throw on the Big South All-Time Top 10 Performance list (59.02m / 193-08 Petra Jakeljic, Gardner-Webb (at Terrier Relays, 3-30-19). Petra holds a top three program record in the hammer with a mark of 59.02 meters. During this season, Jakelijic's best performance in the hammer came at the Virginia Grand Prix where she took sixth in the event by hitting a mark of 56.43 meters. At the 2021 Big South Conference Championship meet Petra looks to compete in the javelin and hammer throw.
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During Kenny VanVorst's 2021 outdoor season, he had a personal best in the hammer throw by hitting a mark of 58.31 meters at the Winthrop Tri Meet on March 13th. VanVortst's performance at the Winthrop Tri Meet landed him a fifth-place spot on the Top 10 program history list in the hammer throw. VanVorst will be competing in the hammer at the 2021 Big South Conference Championship.
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This season Taylor Hotchkiss landed herself a spot on the Top 10 women's long jump program list. Hotchkiss earned the 10th overall spot in program history by hitting a mark of 5.26 meters at the Winthrop Invitational, where she took fourth-place in the event. Hotchkiss will represent Gardner-Webb in the Heptathlon this year at the championship meet.
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The 2021 Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championship will stream live on ESPN+ and the live results can be found here.
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ESPN+ Links
May 10 - Day 1 (6:30pm - 9:00pm) -Â WATCH
May 11 - Day 2 (3:00pm - 8:00pm) -Â WATCH
May 12 - Day 3 (4:15pm - 9:00pm) -Â WATCH
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Championship Central Pages
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Men's
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BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Gardner-Webb Track & Field will travel up to High Point today to compete in the 2021 Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championship from May 10-12. The Runnin' Bulldogs will be competing in 14 total events in the championship meet with eight of those being track events, and six fielding events.
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During Petra Jakeljic's career at Gardner-Webb she has been named to the Big South Outdoor Track & Field All-Conference Team three years in a row (2017, 2018, 2019) and ranks ninth overall in the Hammer Throw on the Big South All-Time Top 10 Performance list (59.02m / 193-08 Petra Jakeljic, Gardner-Webb (at Terrier Relays, 3-30-19). Petra holds a top three program record in the hammer with a mark of 59.02 meters. During this season, Jakelijic's best performance in the hammer came at the Virginia Grand Prix where she took sixth in the event by hitting a mark of 56.43 meters. At the 2021 Big South Conference Championship meet Petra looks to compete in the javelin and hammer throw.
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During Kenny VanVorst's 2021 outdoor season, he had a personal best in the hammer throw by hitting a mark of 58.31 meters at the Winthrop Tri Meet on March 13th. VanVortst's performance at the Winthrop Tri Meet landed him a fifth-place spot on the Top 10 program history list in the hammer throw. VanVorst will be competing in the hammer at the 2021 Big South Conference Championship.
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This season Taylor Hotchkiss landed herself a spot on the Top 10 women's long jump program list. Hotchkiss earned the 10th overall spot in program history by hitting a mark of 5.26 meters at the Winthrop Invitational, where she took fourth-place in the event. Hotchkiss will represent Gardner-Webb in the Heptathlon this year at the championship meet.
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The 2021 Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championship will stream live on ESPN+ and the live results can be found here.
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ESPN+ Links
May 10 - Day 1 (6:30pm - 9:00pm) -Â WATCH
May 11 - Day 2 (3:00pm - 8:00pm) -Â WATCH
May 12 - Day 3 (4:15pm - 9:00pm) -Â WATCH
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Championship Central Pages
Women'sÂ
Men's
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