Track and Field closes action at DI Pre-Nationals

Virginia Beach, Va. —- The Catawba College indoor track and field team completed action at the Division I Pre-Nationals meet at Virginia Beach on Saturday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

200 Meter Dash

- Efe Egberi was the top Catawba finisher in the 200-meter dash, finishing 26th with a time of 26.01

- Darius Turner was the lone top-20 finisher in the 200-meter dash for the men, finishing 17th with a mark of 22.01

3000 Meter Run

- Natalie Almond was victorious in the 3K, setting a new personal best with a time of 9:57.15, good for the third best time in school history

- Sydney Cockerham placed sixth with a mark of 10:32.07

- Will Lyons finished third in the men's 3K, setting the second-fastest time in program history with an 8:24.30; Oussama Ajala was right behind him with a fourth-place 8:29.15 and Anthony Lecorche added a top-10 finish with a mark of 8:46.86

High Jump

- Haleigh Washington and Lilly Wolf reached 1.42 meters in the high jump, finishing in a tie for eighth

- Namaurion Koontz finished in a tie for third in the men's high jump, reaching 1.95 meters

Triple Jump

- Chris Brown placed 12th in the triple jump with a mark of 12.57 meters

Shot Put

- Jacob Scannell earned a top-20 place in the men's shot put, reaching 11.69 meters

- Wolf finished 14th in the shot put on the women's side, throwing 10.87 meters

UP NEXT

- Catawba takes next week off in preparation for the South Atlantic Conference Indoor Championships at the JDL Fast Track March 1-2