Trojans Compete At The Phoenix Invitational

MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. – The University of Mount Olive No. 15 Men's and No. 22 Women's track & field teams had a good showing at the Phoenix Invitational hosted by the Elon University on Saturday in Elon, N.C. UMO saw Candise Locket improve for the third week in a row on her NCAA Provisional Qualifying mark in the Hammer.

Results
Location: Irwin Belk & Dr. Alan & Norma White Field Complex, Elon, N.C.

INSIDE THE RESULTS

Women's
Name	Event	Time/Distance	Event Finish	UMO Top-10
Candise Lockett
	Hammer	53.77m	3rd	1st
	Discuss	35.62m	12th	7th
	Shot Put	11.44m	9th	8th
Malak Kafi
	Long Jump	5.61m	3rd	2nd
Shona Blades
	Steeplechase	11:50.54	1st	5th
Tameia Morrison
	Hammer	41.76m	11th	6th
	Shot Put	11.26m	13th	9th
Julia Bridges
	800m	2:23.33	-	6th
Mictasha Mickle
	100mh	16.59	-	6th
Samantha Tobin
	Discus	35.50m	13th	8th
	Hammer	38.86m	14th	8th
Lena Kaster
	Steeplechase	13:26.11	3rd	9th
Men's
Tom Kalliske
	Discus	44.77m	3rd	2nd
Ethan Swenson
	Pole Vault	3.22m	-	5th
Alexandre Durand
	800m	1:56.31	8th	8th

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 WOMEN'S NOTABLES

• Candy Locket had another great performance in the hammer throw improving her position on the NCAA Provisional Qualifier list for the third week in the row as Lockett rebroke her school record with her throw of 53.77.
• Tameia Morrison saw herself move into two spots in the top-10 in the hammer and shot put.
• Samantha Tobin also made two moves in the top-10 in the discus and the hammer
• UMO made several moves in the Top-10 over the weekend including eight Trojans moving into the rankings in 12 different events.

MEN'S NOTABLES

• On the men's side, Tom Kalliske made a jump into 2nd overall in the discus in the UMO record book.

UP NEXT

• The Trojans' men's and women's track and field teams will compete again in dual meets next weekend at the MtSac Relays in Walnut, Calif. as well as the Duke Invitational in Durham, N.C. on April 19-21.