GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – The University of South Carolina Beaufort women's track and field team completed day one of the two-day meet in Gainesville, Florida. The Sand Sharks found success on the first day, with two school records being broken by Victoria Colon.
Colon broke the school record in the weight throw with a best throw of 12.47 meters, placing 11th overall in the event. Patton Casto placed 18th overall, and Sophia Stalford finished 19th.
In the long jump, Chloe Campbell finished 25th overall with a final mark of 4.55 meters.
Next for the Sand Sharks was Sydney Lee, who placed ninth overall in the pole vault with a mark of 2.50 meters.
In the shot put, the second school record was broken by Colon once more, finishing with a mark of 11.05 meters. This placed her sixth overall in the event. She was joined by Patton Casto in the top 10, who recorded a final mark of 10.83 meters.
De'Andra Brown led the way for the Sand Sharks in the triple jump, finishing with a best mark of 10.55 meters, which placed her 13th overall. Priscilla Rodriguez placed 18th overall with a final mark of 9.44 meters.
In the 3,000-meter run, Chandler Riley led the Sand Sharks, finishing 24th overall with a final time of 11:43.42.
In the 400-meter dash, the Sand Sharks were led by Maggie Olsen, who placed 11th overall with a final time of 59.92 seconds, followed by Hannah Burnside with a time of 1:01.73. Alayla Thomas placed 31st overall.
Teresa Shepard led the way for the Sand Sharks with a 17th-place finish in the women's 600-meter run, posting a final time of 1:47.96. In the 1,000-meter run, Avrie Farrington led the charge with a 10th-place finish and a final time of 3:31.04.
In the 200-meter dash, Olsen led the way with a 33rd-place finish after running a time of 26.91. Emma Kwak and Melanie Simmons finished 41st and 42nd, respectively, in the event. Logan Harvin finished with a time of 30.83.
LONG JUMP:
25. Chloe Campbell 4.55M
WEIGHT THROW:
11. Victoria Colon 12.47M
18. Patton Casto 9.81M
19. Sophia Stalford 9.40M
POLE VAULT:
9. Sydney Lee 2.50M
SHOT PUT:
6. Victoria Colon 11.05M
8. Patton Casto 10.83M
TRIPLE JUMP:
13. De'Andra Brown 10.55M
18. Priscilla Rodriguez 9.44M
3000 RUN:
24. Chandler Riley 11:43.42
400 Dash:
12. Maggie Olsen 59.92
21. Hannah Burnside 1:01.73
31. Alayla Thomas 1:04.68
600 Run:
17. Teresa Shepard 1:47.96
1000 run:
10. Avrie Farrington 3:31.04
200 DASH:
33. Maggie Olsen 26.91
41. Emma Kwak 27.84
42. Melanie Simmons 27.88
59. Logan Harvin 30.83
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