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BOONE – It was a big day for Lenoir-Rhyne University in indoor track and field on Saturday.
LRU’s men finished second and the Bears’ women were third as the Appalachian Open ended at the Holmes Convocation Center.
The LRU men had 72 points to finish behind Appalachian State (119) while the LRU women scored 65 points, finishing behind Appalachian State (119) and College of Charleston.
In the women’s meet, LRU junior Paiton Fair broke her own school record in the 800-meter dash with a time of two minutes, 23.85 seconds to finish second. Fair was also part of the Bears’ 1,200-meter relay team that won with a school-record 2:49.61. Fair ran with freshman Saidah Hardwick, junior Dakota Alston and senior Keyua McElveen.
McElveen established a new program record in the 55-meter dash (7.34) and finished third in 7.38.
Two more program records were established by the LRU women — junior Savannah Drummonds in the pole vault (11-0) and freshman Montana McElroy in the high jump (5-2).
In the men’s event, LRU sophomore P.J. Lotharp won the 55-meter dash in a school-record 6.35 seconds. Lotharp – along with juniors C.J. Williams, Bradley Jones and Jacob Hall – won the 1,200-meter relay in a program-best 2:25.27.
The Bears also had two second-place finishes, sophomore Kaynmon Maddox in the 55-meter dash (6.54 seconds) and freshman Petar Ivackovic in the one-mile run (4:34.39).
LRU next competes on Feb. 2-3 at the Buccaneer Indoor Invitational at Johnson City, Tenn.
APPALACHIAN INDOOR OPEN
(Saturday at Appalachian State)
WOMEN
1. Appalachian State 176.5
2. College of Charleston 72
3. LENOIR-RHYNE 65
4. Gardner-Webb 58
5. Johnson C. Smith 42
6. Winthrop 36.5
7. Mars Hill 22
8. King 21
9. Belmont Abbey 12
10. Zap Fitness 10
11t. Lees-McRae 9
11t. Louisburg 9
13. Queens 7
14. USC Upstate 5
MEN
1. Appalachian State 119
2. Lenoir-Rhyne 72
3. Gardner Webb 67
4. King 55
5. Johnson C. Smith 49
6. Winthrop 39.5
7. Louisburg 35
8. Belmont Abbey 24
9. Lees-McRae 20
10. Barton 17
11. Queens 15
12. Mars Hill 12
13. USC Upstate 4
- Reported by LRU Sports Information