Black Knights Place Fifth at Ted Nelson Invitational

Saturday, January 13

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Ted Nelson Invitational

Black Knights Place Fifth at Ted Nelson Invitational

January 13, 2018 | Women's Track and Field

WEST POINT, NY – The Army West Point women's track and field team took fifth place at Texas A&M on Saturday.

After a tough two-day battle, the Black Knights scored 52.5 points at the Ted Nelson Invitational, which was good for fifth place. The team performed against tough competitors such as Texas A&M, Abilene Christian, Texas State, UT-Arlington, Stephen F. Austin,Clemson, and University of Texas San Antonio.

COACH'S QUOTES:
"I expected this be a very competitive meet and indeed it was," said head coach Mike Smith. "The speed and power events were particularly competitive and our young team did not back down from that challenge."

"In the team scoring we finished in the middle of the pack, but we were not out of our league. Sometimes you have concerns about how young athletes will handle the competitive level of a meet like this, but by and large our women rose to the challenge and did a nice job of competing. I don't think we are where I would like us to be but I think we are headed in that direction."

"There were definitely bright spots for us today. Briyah Brown won the shot and broke her own school record in the process. She is really on a roll in both the shot and the weight. Abby Halbrook did a nice job in the 3k, Sam Coletti raced well in the mile, and Jennifer Reis was a nice surprise in the pole vault."

"We had hoped to get some improvements in our marks and we accomplished that today. We have a lot of work to do, but I like what I saw today and am pleased with our direction."

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND MEET NOTES

TED NELSON INVITATIONAL
Track Events

In the one mile, Sam Coletti had a strong performance placing third overall with a time of 5:01.41. She was followed closely by Kate Sanborn who placed sixth with a time of 5:06.98, as well as Morgan Chewning-Kiluck who placed 17^th with a time of 5:16.29.
Calli McMullen placed 13^th in the 400-meter dash, clocking in at 58.15 seconds.
Haley Watson placed ninth in the 800-meter clocking a time of 2:17.80.
Abby Halbrook had an impressive performance in the 3000m, placing fourth with a time of 9:51.18.
The Black Knights took 11^th in the 4x400m with a time of 4:01.14.

Field Events

Jade Robinson took 19^th in the long jump, jumping for a distance of 5.12m.
Briyah Brown had an incredible showing in the shot put, taking first place with a distance of 15.33m. Fellow senior Carrie Wasdyke took eighth in the event, throwing for 12.48m.
Army took two of the top 10 spots in the pole vault. Jennifer Reis placed eighth with a height of 3.57m, and Maddie Schneider placed 10^th clearing a height of 3.42m.
Kamryn Brinson took fifth place overall in the weight throw, throwing for a distance of 16.28m.

GREAT DANE HIGHLIGHTS
Track Events

Andrea Karlen placed 13^th in the one mile run with a time of 5:14.45.
Hannah Deines placed 13^th overall in the 1000-meter run, clocking in at 3:00.74.

Field Events

In the long jump, Deb Majkowicz placed ninth with a distance of 4.54m.
In the shot put, Lauren Schultz claimed 14^th, throwing for 10.96m.

UP NEXT
The team returns to action on Jan.20 at the Penn 8-Team Select in Staten Island, N.Y., hosted by UPenn.

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