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Women's Track and Field

Armstrong wins long jump on first day of SoCon Championships

LEXINGTON, Va. – Highlighted by junior Eleyah Armstrong winning the long jump, the VMI women's track and field team is off to a great start to the 2024 Southern Conference Track and Field Championships hosted by VMI at the Corps Physical Training Facility.
 
Armstrong won the event with a distance of 6.05 meters.
 
After the first day, the Keydets are in fourth place at 29.5 points, just 1.5 behind third-place Furman. Samford leads the field at 59.5 points, and Wofford is presently in second with 46 points.
 
VMI Director of Track and Field Zack Scott
"The only words that describe Day 1 is that the women's track and field team lined up and they competed.  Eleyah Armstrong - between jump - qualified for the 60m with a prelim leading time 7.49 and then stepped on the track back on to the runway to win the long jump with a 6.05m personal best.
 
"Jenna Kirkland took second in the shot put with +3 foot lifetime personal best throw and was followed by Diamond Baker's also +3 foot new personal best finishing fourth. Morgan Fraser had  a 7th -place finish with a four-person tie and a new personal best of 1.61m. Shea Hart, after a long season of injuries, finished the Pentathlon in eighth place and our women's DMR team finished with a fourth-place personal best relay time."
 
"We are not done with our team. We are a half point from fourth place. We have women in the finals and still some time to compete. With the Corps, family and our track and field alums in the stands cheering us on, anything is possible."      
 
Sunday Events
Eleyah Armstrong - 60m and 200m
Heavan Hall 400m
Women Mile
Weight Throw
5,000m
4 x 400m

The SoCon Championships resume Sunday with the heptathlon at 9 a.m. Live results, daily recaps and photos can be found at SoConSports.com. Day two will air on ESPN+ starting at 12 p.m. ET.
 
Men's results – Day 1
1. Samford – 60 points
2. Furman - 43
3. VMI - 40
4. Western Carolina - 27
5. Wofford - 14
6. The Citadel – 6
7. UNCG – 2
 
Women's results – Day 1
1. Samford – 59.5 points
2. Wofford – 46
3. Furman – 31
4. VMI – 29.5
5. ETSU – 20
6. Western Carolina – 19
7. The Citadel – 18
8. Chattanooga – 8
9. UNCG – 3
 
Day 1 champions
Men: Shot put Carl Henry, Samford (15.38 meters); pole vault Brenden Vanderpool, Samford (5.20 meters); long jump Keyandre Midgett, VMI (7.49 meters); 3,000-meter run Carson Williams, Furman (8:12.77); distance medley relay Cameron Ponder, Christian Newman, Christopher Knight, Dylan Schubert, Furman (9:55.18).
 
Women: Pentathlon Sharika Christie, Wofford (3,641 points); long jump Eleyah Armstrong, VMI (6.05 meters); shot put Ellie Sawicki, Wofford (13.66 meters); 3,000-meter run Abigail Robertson, Furman (9:31.02); high jump Imani Boyd, Western Carolina (1.71 meters); distance medley relay Camryn Wennersten, Callie Harper, Megan Marvin, Sierra Bower Furman, (11:31.07).
 
Women's All-Freshman – Day 1
Pentathlon
Sherika Christie, Wofford
Kiersten Bell, Samford
Brianna Baker, ETSU
 
Women's long jump
Ellison Chadwick, Samford
Sherika Christie, Wofford
Eliza Ruch, ETSU
 
Women's shot put
Sherika Christie, Wofford
Landrey Pike, Western Carolina
 
Women's high jump
Ava Cooper, Wofford
Morgan Fraser, VMI
Ava McGue, Chattanooga
 
Women's 3,000-meter run
Michaela Dabney, Chattanooga
 
 



 
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Shea Hart

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