Bulldogs Continue to Break Records in Lexington, Va. on Saturday
1/27/2018 10:12:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
LEXINGTON, Va. – The Citadel men and women's track and field teams competed in the VMI Team Challenge on Saturday, Jan. 27, at the Corps Physical Training Facility in Lexington, Va.
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For the women's team, sophomore Kaeleigh Guth broke The Citadel women's record for the second week in row in the long jump with a personal-best jump of 18 feet, 5.75 inches to earn first place. Freshman Joie Royer broke the freshman record and earned the No. 4 spot on the program's all-time list in the 400 meters with a personal-best time of 59.67 seconds. She also earned the No.4 spot of all-time and set a personal-best in the 200 meters in 26.32.
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Freshman Casey Miller earned seventh in the mile with a personal-best time of 5:34.25 and senior Asyria Daniels finished seventh in the long jump with 17-6.25 to tie her personal best.
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For the men's team, senior Devin Singleton finished second in the 200 meters with a personal-best time of 22.16 to take the No.8 spot on the program's all-time list. Singleton was also fourth in the 400 meters in 49.80. Junior Josiah Johnson finished third in the 200 meters with a time of 22.45 and took third place in the 60-meter dash in 6.96. Senior Derrick Freeland was second in the weight throw with a toss of 59-6.25 and finished seventh in the shot put in 46-2.5.
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The Bulldogs have their next meet on Thursday, Feb. 8, when they travel to the High Point Invitational. Full results for the next meet will be available at CitadelSports.com.Â
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For more information on The Citadel track and field, follow @CitadelOlympic or visit CitadelSports.com.
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For the women's team, sophomore Kaeleigh Guth broke The Citadel women's record for the second week in row in the long jump with a personal-best jump of 18 feet, 5.75 inches to earn first place. Freshman Joie Royer broke the freshman record and earned the No. 4 spot on the program's all-time list in the 400 meters with a personal-best time of 59.67 seconds. She also earned the No.4 spot of all-time and set a personal-best in the 200 meters in 26.32.
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Freshman Casey Miller earned seventh in the mile with a personal-best time of 5:34.25 and senior Asyria Daniels finished seventh in the long jump with 17-6.25 to tie her personal best.
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For the men's team, senior Devin Singleton finished second in the 200 meters with a personal-best time of 22.16 to take the No.8 spot on the program's all-time list. Singleton was also fourth in the 400 meters in 49.80. Junior Josiah Johnson finished third in the 200 meters with a time of 22.45 and took third place in the 60-meter dash in 6.96. Senior Derrick Freeland was second in the weight throw with a toss of 59-6.25 and finished seventh in the shot put in 46-2.5.
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The Bulldogs have their next meet on Thursday, Feb. 8, when they travel to the High Point Invitational. Full results for the next meet will be available at CitadelSports.com.Â
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For more information on The Citadel track and field, follow @CitadelOlympic or visit CitadelSports.com.
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