ELON, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's and women's track and field teams competed at the Phoenix Invitational on Friday at the Jerry and Jeanne Robertson Track Complex to open the Spartans' outdoor season.  
 
The Spartans saw four personal bests in the invitational and nine top-10 finishes.
 
Men
Three of the six Spartans that competed in the 1500-meter run ran personal best times on Friday. All Six Blue & Gold finished in the top 10 out of 58 competitors.
 
Andrew Hamilton led the way with a second-place finish with a personal best time of 4:00.95, while Luke Ward placed third with a personal best time of 4:02.15. Colin Keck was fourth overall, while Lane Prochaska, Khalid Abdullahi, and Ethan Long rounded out the Spartans in sixth, seventh, and eighth place, respectively.
 
Freshman Glodi Mvovi in his first collegiate event outdoors, placed sixth overall out of 36 competitors in the 800-meter run. He clocked in a time of 1:59.16.
 
Women
Shay Soukup and Kaitlyn Harrison competed in the 800-meter run and finished eighth and 14^th out of 39 competitors, respectively. Soukup clocked in a time of 2:22.82, while Harrison ran a personal best time of 2:33.88.
 
Sophomore Vicky Sosa ran a time of 4:46.36 in the 1500-meter run taking home third out of 33 competitors.
 
Up next
UNCG will head to High Point, North Carolina to compete in the Bob Davidson Team Challenge on Saturday, March 23 at Vert Stadium.
 
Men's
1500m – out of 58
2. Andrew Hamilton – 4:00.95 PR
3. Luke Ward – 4:02.15 PR
4. Colin Keck – 4:02.15
6. Lane Prochaska – 4:03.73
7. Khalid Abdullahi – 4:04.25
8. Ethan Long – 4:04.70 PR
 
100m – out of 45
38. Jordan Davis – 12.13
 
800m – out of 36
6. Glodi Mvovi – 1:59.16
 
3000m – out of 26
13. Logan Thanos – 9:16.07
14. Judah Weesner – 9:23.71
23. JT Brownlee – 9:45.10
 
Long jump – out of 18
18. Zin Maung – 5.19m (17' 0.5")
 
Women's
1500m – out of 33
3. Vicky Sosa – 4:46.36
 
400m – out of 32
23. Peyton Wilson – 1:03.97
 
100m – out of 38
24. Kiarrah Williams – 13.79
 
800m – out of 39
8. Shay Soukup – 2:22.82
14. Kaitlyn Harrison – 2:33.88 PR
 
200m – out of 69
51. Chelsea Valdivia-Rizo – 28.08
55. Milania Millard – 28.40
66. Madison McMasters – 30.80
67. Naomi Pridgen – 31.01
 
3000m – out of 27
11. Tenley Douglass – 10:55.28
15. Camille Carlson – 11:17.33
16. Jenna Reiter – 11:25.28
17. Emma Berrier – 11:33.81