The Winthrop Quadrangular Twilight, held on April 9, was a successful Friday afternoon for the Eagles as they captured 16 first–place finishes and set 14 personal records. Although a few of the invited teams were unable to make the meet, Coker, Presbyterian and Morris were able to join Winthrop out on the Irwin Belk Track.
To start off, junior Olivia Esselman took first in the 800–meter with a time of 4:59.54 and the 1,500–meter with a time of 2:29.99.
Freshman Madeline Simmons came in second place in the 1,500–meter, beating her previous personal record by over ten seconds with a time of 5:12.01, followed by another freshman, Morgan Ruff, who also set a personal record with a time of 5:17.84.
For the men’s team, Will Metcalf-Shull took first in the 1,500–meter and third in the 800–meter with a time of 2:11.56.
Freshman Austin Spencer placed third with a personal record of 4:13.28, followed by freshman Darren Frasier in fourth with a personal record of 4:16.40 and sophomore Marvin Brooks in fifth with a PR time of 4:19.22.
In the 400–meter hurdles, freshman Anna Pylar set a personal record of 1:16.08, earning her a second–place finish.
Two seniors, Teyah Floyd and Malik Harper, took first for their team’s 100–meter and 200–meter race. Floyd earned times of 12.89 and 26.95, respectively, while Harper finished with times of 10.86 and 22.43, respectively.
Sophomore Malik Donald set a personal record for the men’s 200–meter, finishing in fourth.
Sophomore Jeremiah Boyd took first in the men’s 5,000–meter with a time of 16:35.30 and second in the men’s javelin with a throw of 35.83 meters. Following Boyd was freshman Max Davis in second with a personal record of 17:03.35.
Finishing third in the women’s 5,000–meter was sophomore Katie Weber, who set a personal record of 21:32.12.
In the men’s 400–meter sophomore Brandon Edmond took first with a personal record of 49.77, merely beating his teammate, freshman Triston Morgan, who had a personal record of 49.78. Another freshman, Antonio Florence, also set a personal record with a time of 57.57.
Out on the field, freshman Elizabeth Barnett matched her personal record for the women’s pole vault with a height of 3.05 meters.
Senior Grant Houmiel also matched his personal record for the men’s pole vault with a height of 3.65 meters, tying for first with a member of Coker’s team.
Junior Taylor Anderson took first in the women’s long jump with a leap of 5.46 meters, only 0.1 meters shy of her personal record, while senior Colby Thorn took the men’s first place with a jump of 7.16 meters.
Sophomore Libby Roush secured first for women’s discus with a throw of 39.61 meters and sophomore Ambar Nunez-Gomez earned a third–place spot with her personal record toss of 32.68 meters.
Nunez-Gomez also finished first in women’s hammer with a throw of 46.06 meters, followed by Roush’s second–place finish and personal record of 43.33 meters, almost three full meters more than her previous best.
Bethany Wise also set a personal record in the hammer with a 42.06-meter throw. Sophomore Jacob Furland took first in the men’s hammer with a hurl of 55.35 meters.
Scoring his fifth first–place finish of the spring season, senior Jalen Hodges finished the men’s high jump with a height of 2.08 meters. Lastly, senior Evan Hailes captured the men’s triple jump with a jump of 14.51 meters.
Next up, the Eagles will travel to Charlottesville, VA for the UVA Invite April 16-17.
