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Women's Track and Field

Track and Field off to Strong Start at SoCon Championships

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The VMI women's track and field team opened Day 1 of the Southern Conference Outdoor Championships with success as the Keydets are in eighth place overall with four points after Saturday's events at Samford's Shauna Yelton Field at Samford Track and Soccer Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama.
 
Freshman Eleyah Armstrong qualified for the finals Sunday by placing ninth overall in the 100 meter dash in 12.32 seconds. Senior Ahliyah Williams qualified for the finals in the 400m dash with her ninth-place time of 59.43 seconds in the preliminary round.
 
Ellie Miller placed seventh overall in the javelin throw with a distance of 35.63 meters, and Alexis Rocker came in eighth place in the hammer with a distance of 41.83 meters.
 
In the 3,000 meter steeplechase, Naomi Hahn led VMI with an eighth-place time of 11:56.97 and freshman Gretal Shank finished right behind in ninth in 12:03.55.
 
 
VMI Director of Track and Field Zack Scott:
"We have another day and seven more events with VMI competitors to move up the team rankings Sunday. I am looking forward to seeing what our coaches and women can do to move up the Southern Conference ranks Sunday."
 
 Men's results – Day 1
1. Samford – 82 points
2. Furman – 32
3. Western Carolina – 31
4. The Citadel – 27
T5. ETSU – 22
T5. VMI – 22
7. UNCG – 15
8. Wofford – 3
 
Women's results – Day 1
1. Samford – 85 points
2. ETSU – 33
3. Wofford – 32
4. Western Carolina – 26
5. Furman – 25
6. The Citadel – 15
7. Chattanooga – 13
8. VMI – 4
T9. Mercer – 0
T9. UNCG – 0
 
Day 1 champions
Men: 10,000-meter run Dylan Christopher, UNCG (30:48.12); hammer throw Seth Wolfe, Samford (59.48 meters); pole vault Jed Sisco, Samford (5.20 meters); javelin Ashton Domingue, Samford (67.01 meters); long jump Ty Kimberlin (7.28 meters); 3,000-meter steeplechase Ben Garner, Samford (8:55.55).
 
Women: 10,000-meter run Emily Little, Furman (36:16.17); hammer throw Hannah Daffin, Samford (53.60 meters); long jump Makaila McIntyre, Western Carolina (5.73 meters); javelin Erin Long, Samford, (51.02 meters*); 3,000-meter steeplechase Nicole Matysik, Furman (10:55.84); pole vault Brittany Bishop, Samford (4.01m*).
 
* meet record
 
Men's All-Freshman – Day 1
Men's 10,000-meter run
Nick Goldstein, Furman
Ethan Vargas, Furman
Nicholas Kiser, Western Carolina
 
Men's hammer throw
None
 
Men's pole vault
None
 
Men's javelin
Ian McCorkle, The Citadel
 
Men's long jump
Charles Male, VMI
Damian Hines, Samford
Owen Barr, Western Carolina
 
Men's 3,000-meter steeplechase
Foster Wilfong, Furman
Casey Burr, Furman
 
Women's All-Freshman – Day 1
10,000-meter run
Carolyne Shealy, Wofford
Sierra Bower, Furman
Alesea Caldwell, Western Carolina
 
Women's hammer throw
None
 
Women's long jump
Kelsey Martin, Samford
Eleyah Armstrong, VMI
Gracie Morse, Chattanooga
 
Women's javelin
Ali Ruffin, The Citadel
Taniyah Thomas, Western Carolina
 
Women's 3,000-meter steeplechase
Mary Claire Ridgeway, Wofford
Gretal Shank, VMI
 
Women's pole vault
Diana Romero-Barba, ETSU
 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Naomi Hahn

Naomi Hahn

Mid-Distance
Sophomore
Ellie Miller

Ellie Miller

Throws
Senior
Alexis Rocker

Alexis Rocker

Throws
Sophomore
Ahliyah Williams

Ahliyah Williams

Sprints-Relays
Senior
Eleyah Armstrong

Eleyah Armstrong

Jumps/Sprints
Freshman
Gretal Shank

Gretal Shank

Mid Distance/Distance
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Naomi Hahn

Naomi Hahn

Sophomore
Mid-Distance
Ellie Miller

Ellie Miller

Senior
Throws
Alexis Rocker

Alexis Rocker

Sophomore
Throws
Ahliyah Williams

Ahliyah Williams

Senior
Sprints-Relays
Eleyah Armstrong

Eleyah Armstrong

Freshman
Jumps/Sprints
Gretal Shank

Gretal Shank

Freshman
Mid Distance/Distance