WINSTON-SALEM, N.C
- The King University women's track & field team competed in Day 1 of the Conference Carolinas Indoor Track & Field Conference Championship hosted at JDL Fast Track.
THE BASICS
DAY 1 SCORE: 8 Points (8th place out of 13)
LOCATION: JDL Fast Track; Winston-Salem, NC
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The distance medley relay team, comprised of Ermay Vazquez Adame, Abigail Brammer, Mandy Lowery, and Morgan Whitley, who ran legs of 1200 meters, 400 meters, 800 meters, and 1600 meters, respectively. Vazquez Adame got the ladies into 3rd place running her 1200 meter leg in a time of 3:57.05, passing off to Brammer who kept King in 3rd place running her 400 meter leg in 1:04.85. Lowery took over for the 800 meter leg and ran a personal best indoor 800 time of 2:30.58 and passed off to Whitley still in 3rd place who followed suit with a massive personal best herself at the 1600 meter distance running her leg in a time of 5:12.15. Whitley got the King Tornado women up to 2nd place crossing the finish line in 12:44.65, which breaks the previous record set in 2023 by .85 seconds. Whitley and Lowery were a part of both record breaking relay teams.
- In the women's long jump, Samaya Armstead jumped a season best of 5.03m (16'6"), which was good enough for a top 15 finish.
- In the women's pole vault, Elizabeth Butler cleared the first two heights and ended up clearing a best of 2.32m (7'7.25"), which ended up being one spot away from scoring, finishing in 9th place.
UP NEXT
Competition continues tomorrow where the King Tornado women will have athletes participating in: the mile, 800, 3k, and 4x400.
