LYNCHBURG, VA. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's and women's track & field teams continued their indoor schedule with the Eighth Annual Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational held at the Brant Tolsma Indoor Track, hosted by Liberty University.
The Spartans saw 10 career bests at the two-day meet.
Michael Zapherson finished 25
th out of 40 competitors in the 5000-meter run, clocking in a career-best time of 15:01.87.
In the 3000-meter run, both
Dylan Christopher and
Colin Alexander ran personal best times. Christopher placed 35
th out of 75 competitors with a time of 8:27.79, while Alexander finished 45
th with a time 8:35.00.
Freshman
Colin Keck ran a career-best time of 4:27.48 in the mile. Senior
Nicholas Thoma matched his career-best time of 1:57.68 in the 800-meter run.
Both Owen McArthur and Zin Maung each best their times in the 200-meter sprint from last week, running 24.41 seconds and 25.64 seconds, respectively.
On the women's side,
Camille Carlson and
Meredith Roberts each ran personal bests in the mile. Carlson clocked in a time of 5:36.71, while Roberts finished the race in 5:52.24.
Senior
Jessica Cullins recorded a career-best time of 1:10.08 in the 400-meter run.
Up Next
UNCG is scheduled to conclude the regular indoor season with the JDL DMR Invite from Friday, February 19 to Saturday, February 19 at the JDL FastTrack in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Results - Women
400m
56.
Jessica Cullins – 1:10.08
57.
Jasmine Cullins – 1:10.16
800m
56.
Serena Henderson – 2:30.55
Mile
58.
Camille Carlson – 5:36.71
64.
Meredith Roberts – 5:52.24
3000m
48.
Ariana Garcia – 10:42.77
55.
Bella Manfre – 11:18.51
5000m
13.
Chandler McCaslin – 18:29.13
15.
Shay Soukup – 19:09.28
Results - Men
200m
29. Zin Maung – 24.41
30. Owen McArthur – 25.64
400m
38. Emmett Yacouba – 56.43
800m
55.
Nicholas Thoma – 1:57.68
65.
Brandon Hernandez – 2:01.09
67.
Cameron Belk – 2:10.58
Mile
63.
Colin Keck – 4:27.48
67.
Spencer Connick – 4:49.15
3000m
35.
Dylan Christopher – 8:27.79
45.
Colin Alexander – 8:35.00
64.
Ethan Long – 8:52.62
5000m
25.
Michael Zapherson – 15:01.87
30.
Thomas Knepshield – 15:18.22
33. Joseph Thoma – 15:30.15