MONTEVALLO, Ala. (March 19, 2022) – The Spring Hill College (SHC) women and men's Track & Field programs continued to show improvement by setting 20 personal bests at the Falcon Classic hosted by the University of Montevallo on Friday and Saturday.
"We had a great day Saturday,' said SHC head coach
Craig McVey. "We had personal bests in every event discipline - sprints, middle-distance, distance, jumps, and throws."
John Abate placed 2
nd the men's High Jump and McVey has been pleased with his progress "This was a great indication of where he can go," McVey said. "He's only 3/4" from his personal best."
Brian Pempel set his new personal best in the Javelin with a toss of 50.98 meters (167'3") for a 2
nd place finish.
Jymece Grimsley also reached a new personal best (25.95) grabbing a 4
th place finish in a loaded women's 200 meter dash. "She ran really well," McVey commented with a smile.
Mary Elizabeth Shelton had a great day, running 18:55.09 to place 4
th in the women's 5,000 meter. "It's a new school record and the first time Spring Hill has had a women's distance runner go under 19:00," McVey said.
Claire Morgan ran her first collegiate 3,000-meter Steeplechase in 12:45.02 to place second with McVey adding, "Claire has done well in just getting started in the Steeplechase event. She's only going to improve as she learns the nuances of it."
"To have four people leading their respective events in the conference this early in the year is a tribute to each person's work ethic and competitiveness," said McVey, pointing out that Abate, Pempel, Shelton, and Morgan all currently lead the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) in their disciplines.
Women's Individual Results
100 Meter Dash:
29)
De'Shanaya Nelson: 13.78
200 Meter Dash:
4)
Jymece Grimsley: 25.95
21)
Emma Lind: 27.26
36)
Alexys Carthen: 28.73
400 Meter Dash:
6) Grimsley: 1:01.41
20) Carthen: 1:09.86
800 Meter Run:
9)
Madeline Knightly: 2:36.50
17)
Cat Dulle: 2:47.73
20)
Grace Forbes: 2:50.67
24)
Caroline Weisinger: 2:55.67
1500 Meter Run:
10) Dulle: 5:22.33
12) Knightly: 5:26.79
17) Forbes: 5:46.27
18) Weisinger: 5:46.35
19)
Ava Courtney: 5:48.00
24)
Cassidy Dilks: 6:16.26
5000 Meter Run:
4)
Mary Elizabeth Shelton: 18:55.09
25)
Meredith Tuttle: 22:39.10
3000 Steeplechase:
2)
Claire Morgan: 12:45.02
High Jump:
4) Lind: 1.40m
Long Jump:
12) Lind: 5.18m
Pole Vault:
6)
Abigail Remick: 2.48m
Triple Jump:
3)
DiMaya Evans: 9.26m
Javelin:
6) Lind: 28.19m
Men's Individual Results:
100 Meter Dash:
25)
Zachary Petty: 12.02
28)
Andrew Jones: 12.46
200 Meter Dash:
24) Petty: 24.50
30) Jones: 25.86
800 Meter Dash:
28)
Ridge Chautin: 2:17.72
31)
Curtis Laurent: 2:21.96
1500 Meter Run:
22)
Thomas Monier: 4:37.33
5000 Meter Run
34)
Will Tate: 16:28.34
43)
Myles Cook: 16:52.06
44)
Harrison Weisinger: 17:21.45
110 Meter Hurdles:
5)
John Abate: 16.07
400 Meter Hurdles:
5) Abate: 59.12
High Jump:
2) Abate: 1.93m
Long Jump:
--)
Mallory Struggs: Foul
Triple Jump:
9)
Quincy Curley: 11.77m
Pole Vault:
--)
Jacob Kirby: NH
Javelin:
2)
Brian Pempel: 50.98m
The SHC teams will next compete in the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Invitational on April 1-2 in Hattiesburg, Miss.
