WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Lenoir-Rhyne Men's and Women's Track & Field teams opened their indoor season at the Winston-Salem College Kickoff on Saturday,
In total three athletes hit NCAA DII provisional marks, two on the men's side and one on the women's. Sophomore
Havyn Spain, fresh off an outdoor nationals appearance in the 400, ran a blistering 21.33 in the 200m to take fourth overall and first out of all DII finishers. His time is the third fasted time in DII this year and doubles as the third fastest indoor 200m time in program history. Fellow sophomore
Antonyio Davis set a new personal best in the 60m with a time of 8.13, which ranks 17th in DII and third all-time in program history.
Competing for the first time in a Bear uniform, junior transfer
Mackenzie Pringle has already stamped her name in the Bear record books. Her triple jump mark of 11.89m (39-0.25) not only hit the NCAA DII provo mark, but also ranks second all time in Lenoir-Rhyne history.
"I thought our kids competed really well. We had a ton of lifetime bests, and over a dozen LR Top-10 all time performances," said Director of Track & Field Bob Braman. "Our stars really competed well. Both
Sharonda Priester and
Mackenzie Pringle had double Top-3 LR all-time performances, and
Antonyio Davis and
Havyn Spain dropped LR Top 3 all-time races. Those four led the way with performances just shy of likely national qualifying marks. Overall I'm pleased and surprised at how ready most of our athletes were for such an early meet."
Men - Top Finishers
- 200m Dash
- 60m Hurdles
- Pole Vault
- Triple Jump
Women - Top Finishers
- 200m Dash
- 60m Hurdles
- Triple Jump
Lenoir-Rhyne will be off for Christmas before returning in January to take part in the Mondo College Invitational at the JDL Fast Track on Saturday, January 17th.
