Alderson Broaddus University announces Snow in March, No Problem For Battlers
From March 20, 2023 post.
Morgantown, W.Va- This weekend the track & field teams competed at the Stan Romanoski Open in Morgantown, WV, hosted by West Virginia University, and put up a great showing in the cold.
The meet got started on Friday with the men's hammer throw, where Micah Harrison placed seventh, followed by Jacob Sharp and Cedric Carter. Micah just missed breaking the school record by 1 foot.
On Saturday, the meet got off to a good start in the field events with Greysen Gerth placing sixth, with a new lifetime best vault of 3.85m. Cameron Tropeck placed placed eleventh, just barely missing the bar at 1.80m. On the women's side for high jump, Kaylie Laskody placed eighth barely missing the the bar at 1.50m. In long jump, Justice Washington hit a new PR of 4.80m. In shot put, Carter placed eighth, followed by Micah Swann, Harrison, and Sharp. In the discus, Harrison placed tenth, followed by Sharp and Carter. In the last event of the day, the men's javelin throw, Carter finished in fourteenth, followed by Sharp and Harrison with new PRs.
On the track, the wind played a huge factor in everything. In the men's 100, Shelton Bass won the event, followed by Devon Napier in fourth, Jomel Monpas in seventh, and Calvin Blunt in eighth. For the women, Washington had the top finish for the Battlers, followed by Shaam Al-Natour, Braley Murphy, and Olivia Kqira. In the 200, again Bass won the event followed by Napier in second, Nathan Jacobs in eleventh, Monpas, Soneye, and Vernon Smith followed. For the women, Layla James was the top runner finishing in ninth followed by Murphy, and Al-Natour. For the 400, Jacobs won the event followed by Soneye in ninth. For the women, James finished in tenth. In the 5000m run, Adra Schell ran 20:51.85 once again hitting a new PR ! In the 1500 steeplechase, Alexander Cockerham placed fifth running 5:15.65.
"This meet was definitely a mentally tough one for everyone for many different reasons. I was excited to see the strenghth shown by everyone. Running in a meet where it is SUPER cold, windy, and snowing on and off definitely isn't ideal at all, but they fought" said Head Coach Paris Vaughan. "We are still in what I have called our 'training part' of the season, and we will slowly hit our stride here in the next few weeks and we will see times drop, along with marks excelling in the field events !"
The Battlers will be at the Bethany College Invitational this weekend March 24-25th, with hammer throw being held at West Liberty University on Friday.
Original source can be found here.