HIGH POINT, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's and women's track & field competed in the two-day VertKlasse Meeting, hosted by High Point University.  
 
At the annual event, eight men posted personal best times, while six women clocked in personal bests. There were also 10 debuts in a specific event.
 
Freshman Reagan O'Quinn earned one of the Spartan women's four top-25 finishes of the day. She placed 17th in the 800-meter run out of 21 competitors finishing with a time of 2:19.33. Graduate student Chandler McCaslin placed 20th in the event with her time of 2:21.69.
 
Sophomore Laila Burk was one of the six personal bests from the women in the meet. She finished 25th out of 83 competitors in the 800-meter participate event.
 
The final top-25 finish for the women was from McCaslin, who also competed in the 1500-meter run. The graduate student finished 17th out of 132 competitors with a personal best mark of 4:42.08. Jenna Reiter (35th), Victoria Sosa (47th), Serena Henderson (73rd), and Camille Carlson (78th) also finished the 1500-meter event with personal best times.
 
On the men's side, there were four top-20 finishes, including a first-place finish from Andrew Hamilton in the 800-meter participate event.
 
Graduate student Joe Thoma had two top-10 finishes, including a sixth-place mark out of 120 competitors in the 1500-meter run. He ran a time of 3:49.57. Thoma also competed in the 800-meter run, taking home an eighth-place finish with a personal best time of 1:53.64.
 
Freshman Evan Pena was the final Spartan from the men's side to earn a top-20 mark. Pena placed 20th with a time of 3:58.91 for a personal best. Zachary Taylor (50th), Ethan Long (62nd), and Spencer Connick (85th) also ran personal best times in the event.  
  
Up Next
UNCG will compete at the two-day Aggie Invitational next Friday, April 7 and Saturday, April 8, hosted by NC A&T at the Marcus T. Johnson Track Complex.
 
Women
100m – participate – 87 competitors
36. Leah Baizar – 12.77
72. Kaliyah Hargrove – 13.53
76. Monique Clement – 13.80
84. Naomi Pridgen – 14.29
 
200m – participate – 115 competitors
113. Madison McMasters – 31.25
 
400m – participate – 57 competitors
49. Chelsea Valdivia-Rizo – 1:06.74 debut
 
800m – participate – 83 competitors
25. Laila Burk – 2:27.56 PR
37. Bella Manfre – 2:31.49
41. Camille Carlson – 2:32.22
 
800m – 21 competitors
17. Reagan O'Quinn – 2:19.33 debut
20. Chandler McCaslin – 2:21.69
 
1500m – 132 competitors
17. Chandler McCaslin – 4:42.08 PR
35. Jenna Reiter – 4:52.04 PR
47. Victoria Sosa – 4:54.96 PR
52. Shay Soukup – 4:58.14
73. Serena Henderson – 5:05.59 PR
78. Camille Carlson – 5:08.78 PR
80. Bella Manfre – 5:09.03
102. Kaitlyn Harrison – 5:24.15 debut
106. Emma Berrier – 5:26.70 debut
 
Results - Men
100m – participate – 82 competitors
45. Elijah Jones – 11.29 PR
71. Zin Maung – 11.90
 
200m – participate – 86 competitors
44. Elijah Jones – 23.11 PR
65. Zin Maung – 23.90 PR
 
800m – 16 competitors
8. Joe Thoma – 1:53.64 PR
15. Charles Bennett – 1:57.32 debut
 
800m – participate – 61 competitors
1. Andrew Hamilton – 1:56.79 debut
31. Jack Burgener – 2:03.83 debut
 
1500m – 120 competitors
6. Joe Thoma – 3:49.57
20. Evan Pena – 3:58.91 PR
42. Lane Prochaska – 4:03.34 debut
45. Colin Keck – 4:04.21
48. Grant Barbour – 4:05.83 debut
50. Zachary Taylor – 4:06.51 PR
56. Luke Ward – 4:07.02 debut
62. Ethan Long – 408.28 PR
85. Spencer Connick – 4:18.46 PR