COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Bears’ Salamon discus champ at Tri-City Classic

HobbsDailyReport.com JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Senior Haylea Salamon won the discus on Saturday for Lenoir-Rhyne University at East Tennessee State’s Tri-Star Classic. Salamon’s discus throw was 148 feet, 9 inches and was one of several NCAA Division II provisional-qualifying events for the Bears. She advanced to the NCAA Division II championships in 2015. LRU next competes at the University of …

SAC TRACK AND FIELD: Bears’ Lotharp Track Athlete of Year after they finish third

HobbsDailyReport.com CHARLOTTE – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s P.J. Lotharp was named the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Track Athlete of the Year after leading the Bears to a third place finish on Friday at the league championships. Lotharp, a sophomore from Indian Trail, won the 200-meter dash in 21.18 seconds and ran a leg on the Bears’ 400-meter relay team that won in …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Bears Hardwick wins conference award

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – A victory in the 400-meter dash last week at the Catamount Classic netted freshman Saidah Hardwick of Lenoir-Rhyne University an award in outdoor track and field. Hardwick, who is from Rolesville, on Tuesday was selected as the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) South Atlantic Conference Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week. She won the women’s …