Virginia Beach, VA – A School Record fell and more Personal Records were set as the Regent University Men's and Women's Track & Field team competed in the Marlins Invitational on Friday.  The Sports Center has been kind to the Royals and today would be no different as they turned in one of their strongest performances of the year.  Below are today's results. 

Women's Track Events   

60m Dash:   

• Freshman Elizabeth Olojo (Hanover, MD) set a Personal Record finishing with a time of 8.63 seconds.  

• Junior Shylah Wells (Youngsville, NC) finished with a Personal Record time of 9.01 seconds.  

60m Hurdles 

• Junior Kristi Moser (Indian Trail, NC) ran a time of 9.90 seconds. 

200m Dash:   

• Freshman Elizabeth Olojo (Hanover, MD) finished with a time of 28.73 seconds. 

• Sophomore Jordana Foose (Chesterfield, VA) ran a Personal Record time of 30.40 seconds. 

• Junior Shylah Wells (Youngsville, NC) set a Personal Record at 30.61 seconds. 

800m Run:   

• Freshman Louise Monga-Rochard (Toano, VA) finished with a time of 2:36.79 seconds.  

1 Mile Run:   

• Freshman Louise Monga-Rochard (Toano, VA) broke the School Record finishing with a time of 5:51.53  

Women's Field Events   

Long Jump:   

• Junior Kristi Moser (Indian Trail, NC) finished with a jump of 4.46M 

• Junior Shylah Wells (Youngsville, NC) set a Personal Record jumping a distance of 4.26M 

• Freshman Elizabeth Olojo (Hanover, MD) recorded a jump 3.64m 

• Freshman Emersyn Vandervoort (Paragould, AR) finished with a jump of 3.03m 

Shot Put:   

• Freshman Daesha Hill (Williamsburg, VA) led the way with a throw of 8.54m. 

• Freshman Chloe Basnett (Columbus, OH) set a Personal Record with a throw of 7.82   

• Freshman LaTanya Hopkins (Virginia Beach, VA) 

Weight Throw:   

• Freshman LaTanya Hopkins (Virginia Beach, VA) finished with a Personal Record 8.02m. 
  Freshman Daesha Hill (Williamsburg, VA) led the way with a throw of 7.91m. 

• Freshman Chloe Basnett (Columbus, OH) set a Personal Record with a throw of 7.69m.

Men's Track Events   

60m Dash:   

• Senior Asher Ellis (Morganton, NC) finished his preliminary heat in 8.04 seconds.  

60m Hurdles:   

• Sophomore Jacob Winck (Breezewood, PA) finished with a time of 9.65.   

200m Dash:   

• Sophomore Jacob Winck (Breezewood, PA) finished with a time of 24.77 seconds. 

• Senior Asher Ellis (Morganton, NC) came in at 26.01 seconds. 

800m Run:   

• Sophomore Thomas Slingluff (Suffolk, VA) set a Personal Record time of 2:08.64  

• Sophomore Thomas Isaac (Burke, VA) set a Personal Record time of 2:10.34 

• Freshman Bryce Nearman (Stafford, VA) set a Personal Record time of 2:11.79 

1 Mile Run:   

• Sophomore Thomas Slingluff (Suffolk, VA) ran a time of 4:50.49 

• Freshman Creighton Hartsell (Newport News, VA) finished at 5:52.89 

Men's Field Events   

High Jump 

• Senior Kevin Cropper (Oak Hall, VA) finished 4th overall with a jump of 1.89m.   

Triple Jump  

• Senior Kevin Cropper (Oak Hall, VA) finished 2nd in his Heat with a jump of 13.47m  

Shot Put:   

• Junior Aidan Kingsborough (Clarkston, VA) led the way with a throw of 11.09m 

• Junior Nigel Rodriguez (Virginia Beach, VA) finished with a Personal Record of 9.23m  

• Senior Ernest Park III (Bentonville, AR) had a Personal Record throw of 9.78m 

• Senior Evan Pond (Powhatan, VA) finished with a throw of 8.33m 

• Sophomore Jaxon Sawyer (Virginia Beach, VA) set a Personal Record with a throw of 8.27m. 

Weight Throw:   

• Junior Nigel Rodriguez (Virginia Beach, VA) led the way with a Personal Record Throw of 11.60m 

• Junior Aidan Kingsborough (Clarkston, VA) finished with a throw of 11.59m 

• Senior Ernest Park III (Bentonville, AR) threw a distance of 8.63m 

• Senior Evan Pond (Powhatan, VA) threw a distance of 8.16m 

• Sophomore Jaxon Sawyer (Virginia Beach, VA) set an Personal Record with a throw of 7.39m.    

Regent will be back in action on Sunday, February 8th when they travel to Newport News to compete in the Vince Brown Invitational.