DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – The University of South Carolina Beaufort women's track & field team opened the two-day Peach Belt Conference Championship meet on Friday at the ERAU Track & Field Complex in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Sand Sharks sit in eighth place overall after a handful of events on the opening day.
In the 100m preliminary results, Melanie Simmons led the way for the Sand Sharks with a time of 12.51, finishing 11th overall.
In the 100m hurdles preliminaries, the Sand Sharks have two athletes advancing to the final round after qualifying. Selah Moore finished fourth in the prelims, followed by Priscilla Rodriguez in sixth.
In the 200m, Simmons again led the team, finishing 13th overall with a time of 25.74.
Maggie Olsen qualified for the 400m final with a preliminary time of 57.49. She also qualified in the 400m hurdles, one of three Sand Sharks to advance. Hannah Burnside finished sixth, followed by Rodriguez in eighth, as all three secured spots in Saturday's final.
Victoria Colon paced the Sand Sharks in the field events with a second-place finish in the hammer throw, recording a mark of 47.69m.
Chloe Campbell cleared 1.40m in the high jump to finish 11th overall.
In the long jump, Victoria Ingram posted a mark of 5.17m, placing 12th overall.
Sydney Lee scored for the Sand Sharks with an eighth-place finish in the pole vault, recording a mark of 2.85m.
Grace Wolfe leads the heptathlon after day one, with the event set to conclude on day two. Teammate De'Andra Brown currently sits in second place.
100m prelims:
11. Melanie Simmons 12.51
16. Dionna Rivers 12.65
17. Emma Kwak 12.83
100m Hurdles prelims:
4. Selah Moore 14.86q
6. Priscilla Rodriguez 15.16q
200m prelims:
13. Melanie Simmons 25.74
14. Victoria Ingram 25.94
400m Prelims:
6. Maggie Olsen 57.49q
9. Milani Edwards 57.97
14. Alayla Thomas 1:01.20
400m hurdles-prelims
3. Maggie Olsen 1:03.82q
6. Hannah Burnside 1:07.59q
8. Priscilla Rodriguez 1:08.91q
Hammer Throw:
2. Victoria Colon 47.69m
11. Patton Casto 28.01m
High Jump:
Chloe Campbell 1.40m
Long Jump:
12. Victoria Ingram 5.17m
13. Chloe Campbell 5.10m
Pole Vault:
8. Sydney Lee 2.85m
11. Kasey Thompson 2.85m
Heptathlon (DAY1)
1. Grace Wolfe 2410
2. De'Andra Brown 2384
