Athletics ends a rich season, Prugh broke the steeplechase record

CHARLOTTE Gardner-Webb Track & Field came through the Charlotte Invitational with many top finishes, highlighted by a record-setting steeplechase.

GWU Women’s most notable results, including many personal bests, were as follows:

100 meters 12:35 p.m Traci Cross (9^th place + personal best)
200 meters 25.48 Traci Cross (Personal Best)
200 meters 26.70 Kendall Reece (Personal Best)
800 m run 2:17.96 Amy Prugh (2^n.d place + personal best)
800 m run 2:23.20 Jessica Perriello (7^th Place)
800 m run 2:26.40 Teryn Bour (8^th Place)
1500 meters run 4:47.26 Jessica Perriello (1^St place + personal best)
5000 meters 19:15.80 Chloe McDaniel (Personal Best)
5000 meters 19:43.48 Jennifer Ladder (Personal Best)
100 hurdles 17.70 Kendall Reece (Personal Best)
100 hurdles 20.83 Skyela Amsberry (Personal Best)
3000 m steeplechase 11.08.16 Amy Prugh (1^St place + personal best + fastest time in GWU history)
Long jump 5.19m Alyah Eugene (9^th Place)
Shot put 13.30m Taliyah Wade (9^th place + personal best)
Discus 30.26m Gabby Borum (personal best)
Hammer 47.61 m Karmen Taylor (12^th Place)

The GWU Men had six top ten finishes and six personal bests.

100 meters 11.13 Ayende Watson (personal best)
100 meters 11.46 DJ Black (Personal Best)
200 meters 22.29 DJ Black (Personal Best)
800 m run 2:00.39 Joe Waller (4^th Place)
800m run 2:02.60 Garry Ankrom (9^th Place)
1500m run 4:10.73 Ethan Bentley (7^th Place)
1500m run 4:29.19 Mark Mellon (Personal Best)
Shot put 15.33 m Quentin Peterson (8^th Place)
Shot put 14.79 m Nathaniel Wonsley (11^th Place)
Javelin throw 48.55 m Will Mattison (9^th Place)
Javelin throw 44.07 m Garry Ankrom (10^th place + personal best)
Javelin throw 39.25 m From Eliel Cue (Personal Best)

Gardner-Webb will next be in action at the Big South Conference Outdoor Championship on 10-12. May^th From Rock Hill, South Carolina.