ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Matthew Fitzner scored in the triple jump for Longwood track, and the Lancer men and women had a few more runners qualify for finals after the second day of the Big South Championships.
 
Ayden Stewart and Sophie Farley both earned spots in the finals following strong performances in the men's 400m and the women's 800m, respectively.
 
In addition, a variety of runners added new personal bests despite battling rainy weather that created damp conditions and caused delays.
 
NOTABLE RESULTS:
 
For Fitzner, he soared for a 14.07m (46' 2") jump in the triple jump, a personal best, to finish sixth in the event out of 10 jumpers.
 
Stewart then powered his way to a spot in the men's 400m finals for a second straight season. In the race, he lowered his personal best to 48.36, shaving off more than six-tenths of a second off his previous top time this year. He finished sixth among all runners in the heats.
 
Farley roared to a 2:11.16 in the women's 800m to win her heat and finish with the second-fastest time in the field. Her 2:11.16 was two-hundredths of a second faster than her previous personal best.
 
In the men's 800m, Joshua Martin had the team's top finish with a 1:55.02 that was also a personal best. Elijah McGee (1:59.59) and Daniel Duarte (2:01.67) also set personal bests in the same race.
 
Cullen Carter blazed to a 10.99 in the men's 100m for a personal best, and Mayson Jenkins cut nearly four-tenths of a second off her best 400m time with a 59.47.
 
Jada Fyffe also had a 13.57 in the women's 100m, which lowered her personal best time.
 
WHAT THEY SAID:
 
"The team continued the momentum from yesterday, gaining more personal bests and advancing to more finals," said Longwood Head Coach Brooke Craig.
 
FULL RESULTS:
 
Day Two (Team Standings)
Men
1. High Point: 130
2. USC Upstate: 56
3. Charleston Southern: 50
4. Gardner-Webb: 49
5. UNC Asheville: 46
6. Winthrop: 13
7. Longwood: 4
8. Radford: 0
 
Women
1. High Point: 61
2. Gardner-Webb: 51
2. USC Upstate: 51
4. Charleston Southern: 37
5. UNC Asheville: 36
6. Radford: 29
7. Winthrop: 8
8. Longwood: 0
 
Individual Events
 
Men's Triple Jump
6. Matthew Fitzner: 14.07m (46' 2")
 
Women's 100m Hurdles
12. Nyomi Rhodes: 15.24
 
Men's 400m (q indicates qualified for finals)
6. Ayden Stewart: 48.36
 
Women's 400m
12. Mayson Jenkins: 59.47
15. Liliana Arevalo: 1:00.33
 
Men's 100m
13. Cullen Carter: 10.99
 
Women's 100m
19. Jada Fyffe: 13.57
 
Men's 800m
12. Joshua Martin: 1:55.02
13. Chris Smith: 1:55.94
19. Elijah McGee: 1:59.59
20. Connor Williams: 2:00.33
21. Daniel Duarte: 2:01.67
 
Women's 800m (Q indicates won qualifying heat to advance to finals)
2. Sophie Farley: 2:11.16Q
15. Lanie Grogg: 2:26.64
 
Men's 3,000m Steeplechase
10. Saad Khan: 10:11.84
14. Alec Daniel: 10:22.88
 
Women's 3,000m Steeplechase
10. Olivia Meier: 12:50.80
11. Lauren Vick: 13:01.49
 
UP NEXT:
 
The Lancers compete in the third and final day of the Big South Championships on Wednesday.
 
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