CULLOWHEE, N.C. – The Wofford College men's and women's track and field teams closed out the regular season on Friday and Saturday at the Catamount Classic hosted by Western Carolina University.
Wofford had first place finishes by
JaKayla Campbell in the 100-meter hurdles (13.68),
Taylor Jennings-Ward in the 400 meters (55.63), and the women's 4x400 relay, along with over 30 top ten finishes.
Ten teams competed in the meet, including East Tennessee State, Gardner-Webb, Kennesaw State, Tennessee Tech, UNC Asheville, VMI, Western Carolina, and Wofford.
In addition,
Sherika Christie is competing at the Jim Freeman/Clark Wood Invitational hosted by Louisville. Christie is currently in third place overall with 3,425 points, with the final three events scheduled for Sunday.
The Terriers will compete next at the Southern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship in Birmingham on May 12 and 13.
Top Ten Finishes
Joey Swick, pole vault (3
rd, 4.30m)
Dani Emmen, hammer throw (4
th, 47.09m)
Olivia Burroughs, pole vault (5
th, 3.40m)
Jacob Ritchie, javelin (2
nd, 54.11m)
Taylor Stingel, javelin (5
th, 32.21m)
Taylor Jennings-Ward, 200m (4
th, 24.62) personal best
Zion Bennett, 200m (7
th, 21.73)
Liam Jones, 1500m (6
th, 4:00.07) personal best
Mary Claire Ridgeway, 5000m (18:07.62) personal best
Will Berger, 5000m (6
th, 15:57.45)
Ne'Rya Russell, high jump (9
th, 1.56m) personal best
Patrick Green, triple jump (6
th, 13.42m)
Preston Kut, triple jump (10
th, 12.43m)
Ellie Sawicki, shot put (4
th, 12.46m)
Jake Ross, high jump (7
th, 1.82m)
Andrea Landrum, triple jump (9
th, 10.82m)
Women's 4x100 (3
rd, 46.81)
Men's 4x100 (3
rd, 41.34)
JaKayla Campbell, 100m hurdles (1
st, 13.68) personal best
Marga Van Der Linde, 100m hurdles (6
th, 14.69) personal best
Isabelle DuChemin, 100m hurdles (8
th, 15.15)
Grant Witherspoon, 100m hurdles (6
th, 15.84)
Taylor Jennings-Ward, 400m (1
st, 55.63) personal best
Tangela Green, 400m (6
th, 57.44)
Zion Bennett, 400m (5
th, 49.04)
Nigel Ransby, 100m (5
th, 10.65)
Danielle King, 800m (2
nd, 2:13.84)
JaKayla Campbell, 400m hurdles (2
nd, 1:02.22) personal best
Marga Van Der Linde, 400m hurdles (4
th, 1:03.95)
Grant Witherspoon, 400m hurdles (3
rd, 56.10)
Mary Claire Ridgeway, 3,000m steeplechase (2
nd, 11:31.17)
Andrew York, 3,000m steeplechase (7
th, 9:59.48) personal best
Women's 4x400 (1
st, 3:46.60) school record
Men's 4x400 (4
th, 3:19.43)