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Everett, Christensen Finish First at Mountain Laurel Open

SEWANEE, Tenn. - Covenant took home a pair of wins on Saturday at the Mountain Laurel Open as it continued its outdoor season.

WOMEN'S RESULTS:

  • Emma Christensen brought home a first-place finish in the High Jump with a school-record jump of 1.55m.
  • Daehla Smith finished second in the 200m with a time of 27.89 and eighth in the Long Jump with a jump of 4.09m.
  • Lydia Dorman secured a pair of third-place finishes in the 800m (2:29.94) and the 3k (11:55.58).
  • Emily Lane broke the school record in the Discus and finished third with a throw of 35.50m. She placed sixth in the Javelin with a throw of 27.70m, which is third best in school history. 
  • Breaking the school record in the Shot Put was Sophia Wiersema with a throw of 10.12m that placed her eighth. 
  • Sarah Holler tied her own school record in the Pole Vault with a jump of 2.90m to finish second place. She also participated in the Javelin event and posted a throw of 17.42m.
  • Evangelia Berry finished third in the 1500m with a time of 5:17.17 and fourth in the 3k with a time of 11:57.15.. 
  • Anna Dolan raced in the 800m and finished ninth with a time of 2:49.68
  • Emerson Tillery placed seventh in the 3k with a time of 12:22.20 while Kali Hina finished 13th with a time of 13:58.45.

MEN'S RESULTS:

  • For the second week in a row, Riley Everett broke the school record in the Shot Put with a throw of 12.98m. He also took home first place in the event. 
  • Josiah Mellott finished third in the 3k, posting a time of 9:30.45, which is the sixth best in program history. 
  • Aidan Devries also raced in the 3k and posted a time of 10:59.49 to finish seventh. 
  • The Scots had five runners participate in the 1500m event: (Ethan Caswell, fourth, 4:23.08), (Chandler Lines, fifth, 4:24.21), (John Purtill, seventh, 4:30.68), (Alex Burns, 10th, 4:36.42), and (Will Holland, 13th, 4:41.56).
  • Ethan Saiki ran in the 800m event and had a time of 2:07.03 to place seventh. 
  • Karsten Halvorson placed 13th in the Javelin (30.63m) and the Shot Put (10.24m).

UP NEXT: Covenant travels to Sewanee on Saturday for the Mountain Lauren Invitational. 

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Players Mentioned

Josiah Mellott

Josiah Mellott

Distance
5' 11"
Junior
Will Holland

Will Holland

Distance
5' 10"
Senior
John Purtill

John Purtill

Distance
5' 11"
Sophomore
Ethan Caswell

Ethan Caswell

Distance
5' 10"
Junior
Alex Burns

Alex Burns

Mid-Distance/Distance
6' 3"
Freshman
Ethan Saiki

Ethan Saiki

Distance
5' 8"
Freshman
Riley  Everett

Riley Everett

Throws
6' 4"
Freshman
Chandler Lines

Chandler Lines

Distance
6' 0"
Freshman
Karsten  Halvorson

Karsten Halvorson

Throws
6' 2"
Freshman
Evangelia Berry

Evangelia Berry

Distance
5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Josiah Mellott

Josiah Mellott

5' 11"
Junior
Distance
Will Holland

Will Holland

5' 10"
Senior
Distance
John Purtill

John Purtill

5' 11"
Sophomore
Distance
Ethan Caswell

Ethan Caswell

5' 10"
Junior
Distance
Alex Burns

Alex Burns

6' 3"
Freshman
Mid-Distance/Distance
Ethan Saiki

Ethan Saiki

5' 8"
Freshman
Distance
Riley  Everett

Riley Everett

6' 4"
Freshman
Throws
Chandler Lines

Chandler Lines

6' 0"
Freshman
Distance
Karsten  Halvorson

Karsten Halvorson

6' 2"
Freshman
Throws
Evangelia Berry

Evangelia Berry

5' 8"
Freshman
Distance