GREENVILLE, NC
– East Carolina begins its outdoor season this weekend with all the athletes competing at Weems Baskin, on the University of South Carolina campus. The meeting is scheduled for March 26-27 at the Sheila and Morris Creggar track.There will be no general fan admission to Weems Baskin on Friday or Saturday. The match starts on Friday at 10am with the field races and the track races start at 4pm. On Saturday the action starts at 10am on the field and 11am on the track.
The Pirates will face a large field of teams in Columbia, including Appalachian State, Benedict, Campbell, Charleston Southern, Claflin, Coastal Carolina, Coppin State, Emmanuel College, Furman, Georgia State, Kennesaw State, Lenoir-Rhyne University, Limestone College, North Carolina A&T, North Greenville University, Presbyterian College, Savannah State, South Carolina State, Southern Wesleyan, The Citadel, Kentucky, Charlotte, Northern Colorado, Virginia Tech and Voorhees College.
“We haven’t been able to compete for a long time”, Athletics and Cross Country Director Male and Female Curt Kraft said. “The student-athletes are extremely excited to get there. To be honest with you, we really don’t know what to expect because we’ve been standing around for a long time. I can tell you this – the whole team has been working extremely hard to get to this point.”
ECU returns four NCAA East Preliminary 2019 qualifiers in Alyssa Sandy (100m with barriers), Sommer Knight (pole vault), Brooke Stith (triple jump) and Mackenzie Whitaker (long jump). The Pirates are also looking to improve their position at the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships, where women finished eighth and men finished ninth.
“We are approaching this weekend with good attitudes and, hopefully, that shows in the results,” added Kraft. “I am a coach who cares about the effort. As long as I see the effort there, the results will take care of themselves.”
Participants of the pirate Weems Baskin (women)
100m – Melicia Mouzzon, Rosalynd Hollingsworth, Tajah Walston, Taylor Johnson
400m – Avonti Holt
800m – L’Nya Carpenter, Brooke Lindsay, Shellbi Chapman
1500m – Christina Skinner, Brooke Lindsay
3000m – Ammah Abdel-Rahman, Allysa Combs
5000m – Lindsay Yentz, Abby Yourkavitch, Anna Bristle, Jenna Strange, Jaeden Phelix, Allysa Combs, Ammah Abdel-Rahman
100m HH – Alyssa Sandy, Naomi Whitaker, Sydni McMillian, Jordyn Jeffers, Skylar Parks
400m IH – Leya Essex
Relay 4x100m (A) – Tajah Walston, Rosalynd Hollingsworth, Melicia Mouzzon, Mariah Atwater
Relay 4x100m (B) – Nyah Gore, D’Nia Freeman, Taylor Johnson, Leya Essex
Relay 4x300m – Nyah Gore, D’Nia Freeman, Leya Essex, Mariah Atwater
Relay 4x400m (A) – Nyah Gore, D’Nia Freeman, Brooke Stith, Mariah Atwater
4x400m relay (B) – Naomi Whitaker, Melicia Mouzzon, Sydni McMillian, Shellbi Chapman
Relay 4x400m (C) – Avonti Holt, Alyssa Sandy, Rosalynd Hollingsworth, Jordyn Jeffers
High jump – Taylor Moncrief, Bria Stith, Molly Stecker
Pole Vault – Sommer Knight, Mia Alamo-Worley, Kelcie Robertson, Lena Calkins, Rileigh Cardin
Long jump – Taylor Moncrief
Shot put – Candice Whitley, Tavia Ranger, Mackenzie Whitaker
Discus – Rebekah Bergquist, Tavia Ranger, Candice Whitley
Hammer – Candice Whitley
Dart – Rebekah Bergquist, Ansley Frady, Bria Stith
Participants of the pirate Weems Baskin (men)
100m – Cameron Moore
800m – Coleman Ferrell, Kayin fails
5000m – Chase Osborne, Austin Mathews, Josh Spare, Mitchell Martin, Colin McCauley, Conner O’Shea, Ted Sielatycki, Ethan Corrigan
110m HH – Terence Booth, Jr., Wing Simmons
3000 m Steeple – Matthew Russell
4x100m relay – Cameron Moore, Royal Burris, Terence Booth, Jr., Zach Wadas
4×300 relay – Royal Burris, Zach Wadas, Terence Booth, Jr., Wing Simmons
Relay 4x400m (A) – Zach Wadas, Royal Burris, Nate Williams, Blake Mathews
4x400m relay (B) – Wing Simmons, Niejel Wilkins, Coleman Ferrell, Cameron Moore
High jump – Blake Mathews
Pole Vault – Starrett Vesper
Long jump – Niejel Wilkins, Nate Williams
Triple jump – Niejel Wilkins
Shot put – Ryan Davis, Logan Carroll
Discus – Ryan Davis, Logan Carroll
Hammer – Ryan Davis