LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Lancers opened the new year with several strong performances Friday at the Liberty Open, led by Nyomi Rhodes and Andrew Hathaway.
Rhodes delivered a top-tier performance in the women's 400m, while Hathaway cemented his standings in the Big South in the men's mile.
NOTABLES:
Hathaway led a deep group of Lancer distance runners in the men's mile, finishing sixth overall with a time of 4:18.92. This marked a personal best for Hathaway and a school record, shaving nearly seven seconds off the previous program record. With this finish, Hathaway now ranks 5th in the Big South in this event.
Two other Lancers finished in the top 25, as Clinton Clancy placed 21st with a time of 4:25.82 and AJ Koval came in 23rd with a time of 4:28.78.
Kris Mickens set a new school record in the long jump with a mark of 6.53 meters to finish 16th, followed by Matthew Fitzner who finished 36th with a mark of 5.85 meters.
The combination of Joshua Martin, Andrew Rutherford, and Sean Jaqua helped rewrite the men's 800 record book, with all three finishing in under two minutes. Martin finished 11th overall with a time of 1:57.50, Jaqua had a time of 1:58.34 and finished 16th overall, and Rutherford finished with a time of 1:58.90 and 18th overall.
On the women's side, Rhodes posted one of the top performances of the day for Longwood, breaking the 60-second mark in the women's 400 with a time of 59.87 and finishing 31st overall.
Sophie Farley, yet again, broke another school record after her strong showing in the women's 800 invitational, finishing sixth with a time of 2:13.29 against strong competition.
Additionally, the mile on both the men's and women's side saw significant movement within the program's top ten list, with several new names entering the rankings.
WHAT THEY SAID:
"Lots of steps in the right direction today and a few breakthroughs," said Head Coach Brooke Craig. "Nyomi broke 60 for the first time in the 400, and Hathaway broke 4:20. Since the meet's format changed from a 2-day to a 1-day meet, we adjusted our expectations to setting a benchmark after winter break. The team finished well today and is ready to hit another big training block before our next meet at Darius Dixon."
FULL RESULTS:
Men's 60m Hurdles:
10. Zach Seidel: 8.44
16. Quinn Marcinek: 8.58
Women's 60m Hurdles:
16. Nyomi Rhodes: 9.35
48. Alyssa Pillow: 11.17
Men's 60m:
33. Jaidyn Foddrell: 7.07 (7.069)
62. Ayden Stewart: 7.24 (7.238)
68. Kris Mickens: 7.27 (7.268)
Women's 60m:
46. Rachael Zimmer: 8.12 (8.117)
52. Amber Glass: 8.18 (8.173)
63. Liliana Arevalo: 8.33
79. Kaylen Hill: 8.59
82. Jada Fyffe: 8.64
Men's Mile:
6. Andrew Hathaway: 4:18.92
21. Clinton Clancy: 4:25.82
23. AJ Koval: 4:28.78
25. Benjamin Goulet: 4:29.91
27. Christian Reid: 4:30.03
30. Louis Semtner: 4:31.34
44. Daniel Duarte: 4:43.84
45. Sean Arjona: 4:44.26
50. Alec Daniel: 4:48.62
51. Javier Roldan: 4:49.00
58. Nicolas Williams: 4:54.70
Women's Mile:
23. Sydney O'Hara-Wood: 5:23.03
28. Lanie Grogg: 5:25.13
29. Kirsten Morley: 5:26.23
39. Emily Johnston: 5:45.77
40. Priscilla Keller: 5:46.43
47. Kai Wheeler: 5:50.04
54. Ella Johnston: 5:55.82
61. Cassandra Miller: 6:12.55
65. Jensen Auman: 6.20.76
66. Abigail Loe: 6:21.20
Men's 400m:
37. Jacob Childs: 51.28
Women's 400m:
31. Nyomi Rhodes: 59.87
38. Liliana Arevalo: 1:00.96
55. Taylor Samuel: 1:10.33
73. Alyssa Pillow: 1:10.66
Men's 800m:
11. Joshua Martin: 1:57.50
16. Sean Jaqua: 1:58.34
18: Andrew Rutherford: 1:58.90
Women's 800m Invite:
6. Sophie Farley: 2:13.29
Women's 800m:
17. Riley Humphries: 2:24.78
Men's 200m:
29. Jaidyn Foddrell: 22.41
75. Quinn Marcinek: 23.63
Women's 200m:
39. Nyomi Rhodes: 26.11
72. Amber Glass: 27.08
77. Taylor Samuels: 27.34
79. Kaylen Hill: 27.54 (27.533)
81. Rachael Zimmer: 27.55
Men's Long Jump:
16. Kris Mickens: 6.53m
36. Matthew Fitzner: 5.85m
Men's Triple Jump:
21. Matthew Fitzner: 13.09m
UP NEXT:
As more inclement weather is forecasted, Longwood will not attend the Marlins Invite on Jan. 30 and will return to Lynchburg for the 12th Annual Darius Dizon Memorial Invitational on Feb. 13-14.
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