Men's Track and Field | 3/15/2021 1:07:00 PM
GLENVILLE, W.Va. – The West Liberty University men's and women's track teams opened their spring season with several impressive performances over the weekend at the Brandi Bowen Invitational hosted by Glenville State College.
Coach
Justin Simpson's Hilltoppers won multiple events - including a record-setting performance by
Adam O'Donnell in the decathlon – and the WLU women's team earned runner-up honors in a 14-team field.
"It was just a fantastic two days," Simpson said. "A great season opener for both teams with several wins and Adam setting a school record in the decathlon. I'd say our season's off to a pretty good start."
O'Donnell dominated the decathlon, winning nearly every event on Saturday and Sunday to rack up a school record 6,062 points. That broke the previous mark of 5,923, set by
George Maddox at the 2016 MEC Championships.
Tavian Richardson also came up with a win for the men in the 800 meters while
Danah Phillips was second at 1500 meters.
There were no records set on the women's side but there were plenty of outstanding performances.
Kelsi Hulit had a big day in the field events, winning the discus, placing second in the shot and javelin and sixth in the hammer.
Kennedy Martin won the javelin as WLU had four of the top eight placers in that event.
Aubree Story was second in the high jump and
Emily Louk took runner-up honors at 800 meters while
Hailey Carreon placed in three events: the 100 hurdles (3rd), the 100 meter dash (5th) and the long jump (6th).
The Hilltopper men and women will be back in action on Saturday when they head to Morgantown for a meet at West Virginia University.
TRACK AND FIELD
WOMEN
Team Scoring
1. Wheeling 190.33;
2. WEST LIBERTY 105; 3. W.Va. Wesleyan 69; 4. Charleston 51.5; 5. Point Park 46.5; 6. Glenville State 46; 7. Frostburg State 39; 8. Alderson Broaddus 29.3; 9. Rio Grande 29; 10. Davis & Elkins 18.33; 11. WVU Tech 6; 12. Kentucky Christian 2
West Liberty Placers
100: 5.
Hailey Carreon 13.06; 7.
Abbe Stackpole 13.20
800: 2.
Emily Louk 2:30.22; 5.
Nichole Groseclose 2:40.76; 6.
Shania Keene 2:45.42; 8.
Ryan Wilson 2:54.80
100H: 3.
Hailey Carreon 16.43
HJ: 2.
Aubree Story 1.52m
LJ: 6. (tie)
Makayla Rolince,
Hailey Carreon 4.61m
PV: 7.
Mackenzie Rine 2.30m
Javelin: 1.
Kennedy Martin 33.92m; 2.
Kelsi Hulit 30.69m; 5.
Lura Simons 27.57m; 8.
Kaylee Savage 21.38m
Disc: 1.
Kelsi Hulit 42.03m; 6.
Lura Simons 34.14m
Shot: 2.
Kelsi Hulit 11.54m; 6.
Kennedy Martin 10.39m
Hammer: 6.
Kelsi Hulit 39.81m; 7.
Sydney Jefferys 36.95m
Heptathlon: 7.
Meghan Hawthorne 2,413
Men
Team Scoring
1. Charleston 145; 2. Wheeling 103; 3. Frostburg State 91; 4. W.Va. Wesleyan 61.5; 5. Rio Grande 60.5;
6. WEST LIBERTY 59; 7. Glenville State 53; 8. Point Park 50; 9. Davis & Elkins 34; 10. Hagerstown CC 25; 11. Salem 18; 12. Alderson Broaddus 16; 13. WVU Tech 3
West Liberty Placers
100: 5.
Ethan Secrist 11.16
200: 5.
Elian Lamar 22.93
800: 1.
Tavian Richardson 1:57.95
1500: 2.
Danah Phillips 3:57.95
110H 8.
Ethan Secrist 16.16
4x400 Relay: 7. West Liberty 3:36.68
HJ: 7. Corey Wyttenbach 1.82m; 8.
Jeremiah Blackmore 1.72m
Jav: 3.
Grant Sproull 43.17m; 4.
Gary Braithwaite 40.23m
Decathlon: 1.
Adam O'Donnell *6,062; 4.
Jhett Slusser 4,271
*-school record
