RESULTS

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Citadel men's and women's track & field teams closed out the regular season Saturday with a return trip to South Carolina for the USC Outdoor Open. Similar to last Saturday's outing at USC, the Bulldogs took a swipe at school records and personal bests, including Emily Hickey taking down her week-old pole vault record.

Women's Results

• Emily Hickey, who entered the pole vault at 3.10m, cleared the first three heights on her opening attempts before passing the 3.55m (11-7.75) bar on her second try for 11^th place to break her own school mark. The sophomore cleared 11-1.75 last week, besting Sam Engel's school record of 11-0.75 set in 2021.
• Ali Ruffin was one inch shy of her top mark in the javelin, finishing fifth with a throw of 37.62m (123-05). Mya Doddard was three spots behind her in eighth at 31.32m (102-09).
• Mecca Jackson led The Citadel in two sprint events, earning 25^th in the 100 meters at 12.02 and nearing a PR in the 200 meters with a 27^th-place time of 24.46.
• Leah Murray and Cyla Byrd each had personal bests in the 200 meters, with Murray posting 25.37 and Byrd clocking in at 26.00 even.

Men's Results

• Mac Strunk set new PR's in both the 100 and 200 meters at 10.93 and 22.01, respectively. Treonte Newton echoed that with a new personal best 22.08 in the 200.
• Caleb McDonald and Ian McCorkle each set new PR's in the javelin. McDonald measured in at 48.13m (157-11) for 13^th place, while McCorkle finished one spot behind him in 14^th at 46.21m (151-07).
• Bryce Baglia shaved .03 seconds off his career best in the 800 meters with a pace of 1:54.86 for ninth place.
• Robert Perrecone hit a new career pace in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:17.64 for 16^th place.
• Jeremy Walker ran a new best of 51.42 in the 400 meters.
• The 4x100 team of Mac Strunk, Treonte Newton, Luke Segee, and Jeremy Walker finished eighth at 44.66.

Up Next…
The Bulldogs are now off to the SoCon Outdoor Championships, hosted by Samford University, from Saturday, April 30 to Sunday, May 1 at Shauna Yelton Field in Birmingham, Ala.