Five Individuals, One Relay Compete on Day One of NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Five Individuals, One Relay Compete on Day One of NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships

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RESULTS | PUEBLO, Colo. – The first day of the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the Neta & Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl in Pueblo, Colorado hosted by CSU-Pueblo saw five individuals and one relay represent Conference Carolinas. 

Mary Brigid Keck of Mount Olive got things started in the women's hammer throw where she recorded a mark of 55.20m (181-1) to finish 14th. Also in the field, Mychereie Onwuzuruike of Southern Wesleyan placed 16th in the women’s long jump with a mark of 5.85m (19-2.5).

On the track in the women’s 4x100m relay, Mount Olive (Jamesha Howell, Channie Jefferson, Jaiden Moody, Vinesha Briggs) finished 13th with a time of 45.69. Jaylin Reeves was next on the track as she finished 23rd in the women’s 100m with a time of 14.51. Jefferson of Mount Olive and Isabelle Flores of Belmont Abbey wrapped up the day in the women’s 400m hurdles with Flores placing 11th with a time of 1:00.95 while Jefferson placed 21st with a time of 1:03.19.

Day two of the championships for Conference Carolinas student-athletes gets started at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, May 26 as Josh Faison of Mount Olive will compete in flight two of the men’s discus throw while Justin Burnette, his teammate, will compete in the men’s 200m at 7:45 p.m.

The meet will be live streamed here. The stream will begin at 7:25 p.m. ET on Friday, May 26 and at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, May 27. Live video of all throwing events is available here. Fans can follow live results here. 

2023 Conference Carolinas NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Thursday Finishes
 
Belmont Abbey
Isabelle Flores, 400m hurdles prelims (11th, 1:00.95)
 
Mount Olive
Women’s 4x100m Relay - Jamesha Howell, Channie Jefferson, Jaiden Moody, Vinesha Briggs (Prelims, 13th, 45.69)
Mary Brigid Keck, Hammer Throw (14th, 55.20m [181-1])
Channie Jefferson, 400m hurdles prelims (21st, 1:03.19)
Jaylin Reeves, 100m prelims (23rd, 14.51)
 
Southern Wesleyan
Mycherie Onwuzuruike, Long Jump (16th, 5.85m [19-2.5])