Army Wraps Up First Day at Virginia Tech Invite

Friday, January 13

Blacksburg, VA

12 PM

Army West Point

Virginia Tech Invitational

Army Wraps Up First Day at Virginia Tech Invite

January 13, 2017 | Women's Track and Field

Results

BLACKSBURG, Va. – After the first day of competition at the Virginia Tech Invitational the Black Knights are looking strong with three athletes placing in the top five.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES
Track Events

Sophomore captain Abby Halbrook kicked off the night placing third in the mile. Her time of 4:55.68 was only 5.3 seconds off of the school record.
Cassie Mundekis places fourth in the 1000 meter run with a time of 2:53.59
Black Knight Haley Watson placed 7th in the 500 meter dash with a time of 1:17.70

Field Events

Briyah Brown continued to be strong with a throw of 17.30 meters placing her fourth overall. She was joined by Kamryn Brinson who placed sixth at 17.10m
Madeleine Schneider and Skyler Goss competed in the pole vault reaching heights of 3.50m and 3.15m, respectively.

Coaches Comments

Mike Smith - Director of Track and Field/Cross Country "I think it is important that we put our people into competitive environments so that they learn how to manage the challenges of those environments. The competition tonight was pretty strong and we had some kids respond really well. Our two women in the weight throw did a nice job. Kamryn is showing some consistency and figuring some things out. Once she gets things figured out relative to her body positions I think we will see some big throws. Along those lines Briyah Brown is showing the kind of improvement that will score big at the championship meets that are coming in February."

"I thought that Abby Halbrook was very good today. She is a great competitor and we saw that in both of her races today. She thrives in competition. Cassie Mundekis had a nice run in the 1000m and showed some good instincts. We have a lot more to look forward to tomorrow."

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