WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's and women's track & field teams competed at the JDL DMR Invitational at the JDL FastTrack on Saturday in Winston-Salem, N.C.
 
Both the women and men saw nine personal bests for each squad.  
 
Men
Joe Thoma earned his first individual title of the indoor season, competing in the 3000-meter run. He clocked in a personal bet time of 8:34.58 out of 25 competitors. 

Andrew Hamilton and Andrew Wallace finished in the top 10 of the 800-meter run, finishing second and seventh, respectively. Both also clocked in personal best times with Hamilton running the event in 1:56.34 and Wallace clocking in a time of 1:59.49. 

Three of the four Spartans that ran in the mile, ran personal best times, including Grant Barbour (12th), Zachary Taylor (16th), and Spencer Connick (25th). Jack Burgener ran in the mile for the first time of his collegiate career, finishing 21st out of 40 competitors. 

Women
Leah Baizar, who competed in the 60-meter dash qualified for finals with a time of 8.13-seconds, good for sixth place. Her time of 8.07-seconds in the finals was good for fifth place and a personal best.
 
Baizar also earned a top-10 mark in the 200-meter run, finishing third out of 19 competitors with a personal best time of 27.30-seconds.  
 
Out of 27 competitors in the 800-meter run, Serena Henderson ran a personal best time of 2:26.03, good for ninth place.
 
Jenna Reiter and Victoria Sosa ran personal bests in the 3000-meter run. Reiter crossed the finish line un 10:28.93, good for seventh, while Sosa finished 12th out of 16 competitors, clocking in a time of 10:46.76.
 
Up Next
UNCG will prepare for the Southern Conference (SoCon) Indoor Championship which will take place this Saturday, February 25 and Sunday, February 26 in Lexington, Virginia.


Men
60m
18. Elijah Jones – 7.38 PR
26. Zin Maung – 7.55 PR

200m
15. Elijah Jones – 23.98
25. Owen McArthur – 24.65 PR
30. Zin Maung – 25.01
 
800m
2. Andrew Hamilton – 1:56.34 PR
7. Andrew Wallace – 1:59.49 – first in heat PR
11. Charles Bennett – 2:01.63
14. Jonathan Kennedy – 2:02.85
 
Mile
12. Grant Barbour – 4:27.39 PR
16. Zachary Taylor – 4:30.64 PR
21. Jack Burgener – 4:37.31 - debut
25. Spencer Connick – 4:41.72 – 1st in heat - PR
 
3000m
1. Joseph Thoma – 8:34.58 PR
 
Women
60m – Finals
5. Leah Baizar – 8.07 PR
 
60m - Preliminaries
6. Leah Baizar – 8.13
13. Monique Clement – 8.64
15. Kaliyah Hargrove – 8.68
17. Chelsea Valdivia-Rizo – 8.92 PR
18. Naomi Pridgen – 9.13 PR
 
200m
3. Leah Baizar – 27.30 PR
13. Chelsea Valdivia-Rizo – 29.40
 
400m
19. Madison McMasters – 1:16.08 PR

800m
9. Serena Henderson – 2:26.03 PR
 
Mile
11. Shay Soukup – 5:19.43
15. Camille Carlson – 5:26.81
20. Bella Manfre – 5:36.23
22. Kaitlyn Harrison – 5:42.45 PR
 
3000M
7. Jenna Reiter – 10:28.93 PR
12. Victoria Sosa – 10:46.76 PR