JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The Wofford College men's and women's track and field teams competed at the ETSU Buccaneer Invitational on Friday and Saturday at the MSHA Athletic Center. Over sixty teams competed in the highly competitive event, with one school record set and one record tied.
 
On Friday, the women's distance medley team of Jamie Barnett, Alexandra Burgess, Rebeka Parent and Anya Bunao finished eighth overall in 13:03.62.  In the 60 meters, Amber Lust tied her school record at 8.00 seconds. Alexandra Burgess, McLeod Dean and Olivia Head also ran the 60 meters for the women, while Sam Robinson, Conrad Heinrich and Jack McDonald competed in the event for the men. In the 60 meter hurdles, Amber Lust was the top finisher for the Terriers, with Sara Wilson also running. McLeod Dean lowered her school record in the 200 meters to 26.14, with Amber Lust, Olivia Head, Sara Jane Hayes and Faith Jewkes also competing in the 200 meters. Conrad Heinrich, Matt Ransom and Jack McDonald ran the 200 meters for the men. LeAndrea Combo, Olivia Head and Faith Jewkes ran the 400 meters on the women's side, with Matt Ransom competing in the event for the men. In the 5,000 meters, Dane Szalwinski and Jonathan Rice ran for the men. Kasey Widmyer and Omar Mingo competed in the triple jump, with Kaitlyn Widmyer, Taylor Hall, Alexandra King, and Gaston Hayworth in the weight throw.
 
During Saturday's competition, Chandler Washburn, Rebeka Parent, LeAndrea Combo ran the women's 800 meters. In the men's 800 meters, Alex Michaels was 16^th overall with a 1:58.62, with Ben Hensley and David Grant also running the event. Anya Bunao was 10^th overall in the mile with a time of 5:17.56, with Jamie Barnett and Mollie Golicher competing as well. In the men's mile, Joe Harbacevich was eighth overall at 4:22.91. Alex Michaels, Cisco Ferre and Will Stutts also ran the mile. Emily Williams and Taylor Hall threw the women's shot put, while Longinus Nnodim threw the men's shot put and Tevin Johnson competed in the long jump. In the 3,000 meters, Wofford was represented by Shannon McAndrew, Alexandra Christopoulos, Breck Peterson, Halee Rogers, Ben Boatwright, Kenneth Atwood, and Jurdan Mossburg. The Terriers also had teams compete in the men's and women's 4x400 relays.
 
The Wofford men's and women's track and field teams are back in action next Friday and Saturday, February 12-13, at the Samford Invitational in Birmingham, Alabama.