Furman Paladins announces PALADINS WIN TWO EVENTS AT WEEMS BASKIN RELAYS & TALLY MULTIPLE PERSONAL RECORDS AT RALEIGH RELAYS
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Furman's Mac Roberts and Emily Little won the men's and women's 3,000m, respectively, and the Paladins had nine top-10 finishers at the Weems Baskin Relays in Columbia, S.C., on Saturday, while multiple Paladins posted personal records Thursday and Friday at the Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, N.C.
Roberts, a senior from Munich, Germany, posted a personal-best time of 8:28.28 to win the men's 3,000m and lead a group of four Paladins who finished among the top six. Freshman Luke Taylor turned in a second-place finish at 8:33.20, while sophomore Ethan Vargas was fifth with a PR of 8:50.50 Sophomore Casey Burr, who finished sixth, crossed the line in 8:51.73.
On the women's side, Little, a junior from Atlanta, Ga., took gold in the 3,000m with a time of 9:56.67, while freshman Emma Jones was tenth in the event at 10:40.02. In the women's 1,500m, the Paladins went 8-9-10, with freshman Clair Garrett placing eighth at 4:47.74, followed by junior Beth Donnelly in ninth at 4:50.99. Sophomore Callie Harper finished tenth with a time of 4:52.70.
At Raleigh, senior Adam Beucler posted a personal-best time of 29:05.27 to finish 25th in the men's 10,000m, while sophomore Kaylie Armitage led the Paladins in the women's 1,500m with a PR of 4:23.40 to take 27th place. Senior Abigail Robertson led the team in the women's 5,000m with a time of 16:23.71 to finish 28th, while sophomore Sierra Bower posted a time of 36:01.51 to finish 38th in the women's 10,000m.
Furman will compete at the Duke Invitational in Durham, N.C., and the Joe Walker Invitational in Oxford, Miss, April 7-8.
Raleigh Relays
Complete Furman Results
Men
10,000m
25th Adam Beucler 29:05.27
76th David Ahlmeyer 30:15.47
3,000m Steeplechase
62nd Josh Powers 9:30.60
64th Foster Wilfong 9:42.01
Women
1,500m
27th Kaylie Armitage 4:23.40
32nd Camryn Wennersten 4:24.72
37th Megan Marvin 4:25.24
70th Madelynne Cadeau 4:30.74
80th Meghan Ford 4:31.92
110th Nicole Matysik 4:34.92
5,000m
28th Abigail Robertson 16:23.71
75th Carly Wilkes 16:53.37
10,000m
38th Sierra Bower 36:01.51
Weems Baskin Invitational
Complete Furman Results
Men
100m
26th Adrian Gonzalez 11.80
200m
78th Adrian Gonzalez 23.80
3,000m
1st Mac Roberts 8:28.28
2nd Luke Taylor 8:33.20
5th Ethan Vargas 8:50.50
6th Casey Burr 8:51.73
110m High Hurdles
15th Jonah Dill 15.48
Women
400m
29th Erin MacDevette 1:00.50
1,500m
8th Clair Garrett 4:47.74
9th Beth Donnelly 4:50.99
10th Callie Harper 4:52.70
3,000m
1st Emily Little 9:56.67
10th Emma Jones 10:40.02
400m Intermediate Hurdles
30th Caroline Nguyen 1:11.52
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