LYNCHBURG, Va. – Longwood outdoor track continued its strong start to the spring with a good showing at the Dr. Jack M. Tom's Alumni Invitational, hosted by the University of Lynchburg.
 
The Lancers set 31 personal bests on the day, and many other runners had strong times in the team's second outdoor meet of the season.
 
Sophie Farley won the women's 1,500 meter invitational as well as the women's 800 meters race.
 
Ayden Stewart, meanwhile, finished in the top three in the men's 400 meter race, and Andrew Hathaway was second in the men's 1,500 meter open race with a personal best time. In addition, Christian Reid won the men's 5,000 meter open race.
 
NOTABLE RESULTS:
 
Farley won the 1,500m invitational race on Friday night, and she was only two seconds off the program record, which she holds. She won the race by five seconds.
 
She also ripped off a 2:14.16, one second off her personal best, to win the women's 800 meter race by five seconds. Sam Bolen, with a 2:21.26, set a personal best in the same race.
 
On the men's side, Stewart's 48.97 broke his personal best that was also the program record by half a second, and it allowed him to finish third in the 28-runner field. He won his heat.
 
In the women's 400m, both Liliana Arevalo and Mayson Jenkins cracked the one-minute mark, with Arevalo's 59.34 setting the program record and Jenkins' time of 59.84 the second-fastest. They finished eighth and ninth, respectively, in the event.
 
Tristan Duplissey's time of 57.92 in the men's 400 meter hurdles cut nearly three seconds off of his previous mark as a Lancer. He finished seventh in the race.
 
Christ smith was only .27 from breaking the program record, which he holds, in the men's 800 meter race, and he finished 13^th out of 65 runners.
 
Hathaway was second in the men's 1,500 meter open race with a 4:03.23, and Clinton Clancy finished fifth with a 4:05.63. Both times were personal bests.
 
WHAT THEY SAID:
 
"Another great weekend at the track," said Longwood Head Coach Brooke Craig. "We're hitting faster times than we were last year across the board, and it is only the second meet. There is still work to do, but we're where we should be at this point."
 
"This was a huge day for the entire team and they should be feeling confident," said Longwood Assistant Coach Rob Gritzer. "The results of all the hard work they've put in since last summer are paying off and it's a fun time to be a Lancer! Next week should be another good outing where we establish and break multiple relay records across the board at the Colonial Relays."

FULL RESULTS:
 
Men's 100m
20. Justin Goode: 11.15
34. Charlie Adams: 11.61
 
Women's 100m
14. Taylor Samuels: 12.94
17. Mayson Jenkins: 13.04
20. Liliana Arevalo: 13.13
35. Jada Fyffe: 13.84
 
Women's 100m Hurdles
9. Nyomi Rhodes: 15.91
 
Men's 200m
24. Justin Goode: 22.65
40. Elijah McGee: 23.96
41. Matthew Fitzner: 24.08
44. Logan Macklin: 24.48
 
Women's 200m
30. Alyssa Pillow: 28.94
35. Kimmy Farrey: 29.54
 
Men's 400m
3. Ayden Stewart: 48.97
22. Logan Macklin: 54.62
25. Jacob Childs: 55.50
 
Women's 400m
8. Liliana Arevalo: 59.34
9. Mayson Jenkins: 59.84
14. Jocelyn Zanca: 1:03.24
 
Men's 400m Hurdles
7. Tristan Duplissey: 57.92
 
Women's 400m Hurdles
9. Nyomi Rhodes: 1:11.71
10. Alyssa Pillow: 1:14.95
12. Jocelyn Zanca: 1:16.49
 
Men's 800m
13. Chris Smith: 1:56.53
22. Joshua Martin: 1:58.67
27. Connor Williams: 2:01.80
29. Andrew Hathaway: 2:02.47
36. Daniel Duarte: 2:04.75
43. Clinton Clancy: 2:06.64
45. Benjamin Goulet: 2:07.01
 
Women's 800m
1. Sophie Farley: 2:14.16
6. Sam Bolen: 2:21.26
9. Lanie Grogg: 2:23.05
15. Priscilla Keller: 2:27.39
19. Nicole Pinder: 2:30.03
25. Kirsten Morley: 2:35.21
28. Madison Davis: 2:36.20
29. Emily Johnston: 2:36.95
33. Rachel Simmons: 2:41.84
36. Jensen Auman: 2:46.01
38. Cassandra Miller: 2:49.39
39. Kai Wheeler: 2:49.87
40. Bella Beasley: 2:50.26
 
Men's 1,500m Open
2. Andrew Hathaway: 4:03.23
5. Clinton Clancy: 4:05.63
9. Saad Khan: 4:10.33
10. Benjamin Goulet: 4:11.04
32. Elijah McGee: 4:28.51
45. Javier Roldan: 4:50.71
47. Andrew Bernhardt: 5:04.70
 
Women's 1,500m Invite
1. Sophie Farley: 4:35.67
12. Sam Bolen: 4:49.86
21. Lanie Grogg: 4:54.27
22. Priscilla Keller: 4:54.32
24. Nicole Pinder: 5:02.27
 
Women's 1,500m Open
6. Kirsten Morley: 5:02.15
10. Madison Davis: 5:10.36
16. Olivia Meier: 5:20.49
19. Emily Johnston: 5:28.91
22. Jensen Auman: 5:41.60
24. Kai Wheeler: 5:44.18
28. Cassandra Miller: 5:45.70
 
Men's 3,000m Steeplechase
4. Alec Daniel: 10:28.45
7. Kadin Nitsch: 10:59.54
9. Nicola Williams: 11:12.24
 
Women's 3,000m Steeplechase
7. Olivia Meier: 12:41.25
10. Lauren Vick: 13:23.36
 
Men's 5,000m Open
1. Christian Reid: 16:11.03
7. Bryce Christian: 16:58.92
 
Women's 5,000m Invite
7. Haley Slattery: 18:58.10
 
Men's Long Jump
3. Matthew Fitzner: 6.73m
 
Women's Long Jump
15. Mayson Jenkins: 4.69m
 
Men's Triple Jump
6. Matthew Fitzner: 13.63m
 
Men's 4x100m Relay
5. Longwood: 42.73
 
Women's 4x100m Relay
3. Longwood: 52.29
 
Men's 4x400m Relay
2. Longwood: 3:23.77
 
Women's 4x400m Relay
4. Longwood: 4:06.03
 
UP NEXT:
 
Longwood returns to the track when the teams head to the Colonial Relays on Friday and Saturday, April 4-5, hosted by William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
 
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