COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Citadel men's and women's track and field teams return to Columbia for the USC Outdoor Open on April 23 at the Shelia and Morris Cregger Track.
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Live Results
The meet will start at 9 a.m. with the women's hammer throw and men's javelin. The track events will begin at 10:05 a.m. with the women's 3000m run.
On the Men's Side
- Sam Sharnas broke the school record in the 5,000m run with a time of 14:55.63. He beat the previous record set by Andrew Cawood in 1998 with a time of 15:00.87.
- Sam Blumer is coming into the weekend as the Southern Conference Male Field Athlete of the Week after his performance at the Gamecock Invitational after clearing 16-06.75.
- JP Caligone finished in the third spot at the Gamecock Invitational in the hammer throw with a toss of 186-05.
On the Women's Side
- Heidi Fortin set a personal record and broke the school's all-time record in the 5,000m run with a time of 18:03.89. She beat the old record of 18:26.00 set by Caillian Colquitt in 2016.
- Emily Hickey broke the school's all-time record in the pole vault by clearing 11-01.75. She beat the previous record set by Sam Engel with 11-0.75.
- Ali Ruffin finished in the second spot at the Gamecock Invitational in the javelin throw with a 123-06. She set a personal best and now sits at ninth all-time.
- Gabby Shea finished in second place in the 800m run with a time of 2:17.85.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will be traveling to Birmingham, Alabama, to compete in the Southern Conference Outdoor Championships from April 30 – to May 1.
