CLINTON, Miss. (March 7, 2022) – The Spring Hill College (SHC) women and men's Track & Field programs opened the 2022 outdoor season at the 2022 Mississippi College Season Opener at James E. Parkman Track on Saturday. The Badgers started the year on a promising note by setting 18 personal bests and one school record.

Redshirt junior Mary Elizabeth Shelton of Jacksonville, Ala. broke her own school record in the 5,000-meter run with a mark of 19:32.66 to surpass her old mark of 19:49.95 set in 2021.

"We had a great start to our outdoor season," SHC head coach Craig McVey said after the meet. "It had been a while since we were out there together in a meet. Our last full team meet last year was in early April since our last two full team meets were rained out."

McVey was pleased at his teams' resilience in the face of difficult conditions. "It was windy all day and that affected every team," he said. "To get started like we did is a great foreshadowing for the weeks ahead. The highlight was that Shelton had a great day. The 5,000-meter is 12.5 laps and to set a school record in the wind we had with gusts of 15-18 mph by over 17 seconds is a great, great effort."

Women's Individual Results

100 Meter Dash:
34) De'Shanaya Nelson: 13.81
38) Alexys Carthen: 13.94
42) Savanna Willis: 15.25

200 Meter Dash:
17) Jymece Grimsley: 26.81
36) Nelson: 28.85

400 Meter Dash:
20) Carthen: 1:10.77

800 Meter Run:
23) Marley Bright: 2:47.71
24) Claire Morgan: 2:49.51
28) Shelby Noble: 2:59.59

1500 Meter Run:
21) Morgan: 5:34.36
27) Ava Courtney: 6:01.13
29) Caroline Weisinger: 6:06.29
32) Cassidy Dilks: 6:24.42

5000 Meter Run:
11) Mary Elizabeth Shelton: 19:32.66
17) Madeline Knightly: 20:35.72
22) Cat Dulle: 21:37.15
33) Meredith Tuttle: 24:09.72

Long Jump:
12) Emma Lind: 5.00m

Pole Vault:
7) Abigail Remick: 2.60m

Triple Jump:
--) DiMaya Evans: ND

Shot Put:
21) Iman Walker: 8.61m
22) Lind: 8.53m
32) Willis: 6.06m

Men's Individual Results:

100 Meter Dash:
39) Andrew Jones: 12.55

400 Meter Dash:
29) Zachary Petty: 56.04

800 Meter Run:
14) TJ Gennari: 2:04.83
40) Curtis Laurent: 2:31.18

5000 Meter Run
26) Will Tate: 16:43.73
38) Myles Cook: 17:40.10
46) Harrison Weisinger: 18:39.32
48) Thomas Monier: 19:00.55

Long Jump:
Mallory Struggs

Triple Jump: (of 8)
6) Quincy Curley: 12.70m

Pole Vault:
5) Jacob Kirby: 3.50m

Javelin:
8) Brian Pempel: 44.68m
18) Jakob Hodges: 32.51m

The SHC teams will next compete in the University of South Alabama (USA) Invitational on Friday and Saturday at Jaguar Track in Mobile, Ala.