Gardner-Webb Wraps Up Competition At The VMI Indoor Classic

LEXINGTON, Va. – Gardner-Webb wrapped up competition at the VMI Indoor Classic on Saturday afternoon in Lexington, Virginia.

In the men's 200-meter dash, Chase Thornhill placed fifth with a time of 21.92 seconds at the finish. Sean Amour (22.71) and James Hinton (23.18) both threw down personal bests in the event.
As for the women's 200-meter dash, Amira Austin ran a personal best time of 26.89 seconds.
Chase Thornhill placed first in the men's 400-meter dash with a time of 48.11 seconds at the finish.

Brianna Payne (59.39) and Kendal Reece (1:06.06) both locked in personal bests in the women's 400-meter dash.

In the men's 500-meter dash, Joe Waller placed tenth with a time of 1:09.20, which is a new top seven program record.

Teryn Bour locked in a new top ten program record in the women's 500-meter with a time of 1:24.11.

As for the men's 1,000-meter run, Ryan Morita placed second overall with a time of 2:32.18. Morita's time qualified for a new top-two program record in the event. Ethan Bently's time of 2:40.28 is also a new top six program record.

Amy Prugh placed fifth in the women's one-mile run. Prugh's time of 5:13.52 qualifies as a new top three program record.

Ryan McGuffin placed first in the men's long jump by hitting a mark of 7.31 meters, which is good for a new all-time program record.

In the men's shot put, Julian Smallwood finished third for GWU by hitting a mark of 16.53 meters.

As for the women's shot put, Jaden Finch placed first by hitting a mark of 13.78 and Karmen Taylor placed fifth by hitting a mark of 12.56 meters.

In the women's weight throw, Jaden Finch placed third by hitting a mark of 16.38 meters, Karmen Taylor placed fifth by hitting a mark of 15.48 meters, and Taliyah Wade placed eighth by hitting a mark of 14.59 meters.

Gardner-Webb will be back in action on Thursday, February 24 for the Big South Indoor Track and Field Championship at the JDL Track in Winston Salem, North Carolina.

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Players Mentioned

Amira Austin

Teryn Bour

Jaden Finch

James Hinton

Ryan McGuffin

Ryan Morita

Brianna Payne

Amy Prugh

Julian Smallwood

Karmen Taylor

Chase Thornhill

Taliyah Wade

Joe Waller

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