Columbia, S.C. – Winthrop Track & Field completed its competition at the Carolina Challenge on Saturday at the University of South Carolina. The weekend featured record breaking performances by the men's and women's team.
MEET INFORMATION
EVENT: Carolina Challenge
WHERE: Columbia, S.C. (Indoor track & field complex)
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020
A LOOK AT THE EAGLES
- Senior's Evan Hailes and Colby Thorn completed the weekend at the top of their events
- Hailes finished the triple jump with a leap of 14.58, breaking the indoor track and field record of a 14.54 set by Keary Simms in 2011
- Hailes landed in fourth overall at the meet, and was the men's top performer
- Colby Thorn competed in the long jump, placing in ninth (5th among collegiate competitors attached to an institution)
- Junior Alexis Jeffery finished the triple jump in fifth place, with a mark of 11.72m
FROM HEAD COACH BEN PAXTON
"The athletes stepped up in what was the deepest meet of the year. A mix of good performances in the open events and some stellar ones in the invitational. We look forward to a couple of weeks of training before hitting the rad at VMI"
UP NEXT
The Eagles will head to Lexington, Va. to participate in the VMI Indoor Classic Feb. 14-15.
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