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.Â
- Breaking the school record in the Shot Put was Sophia Wiersema with a throw of 10.12m that placed her eighth.Â
- 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..Â
- 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.Â
- Josiah Mellott finished third in the 3k, posting a time of 9:30.45, which is the sixth best in program history.Â
- Aidan Devries also raced in the 3k and posted a time of 10:59.49 to finish seventh.Â
- 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.Â
- 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.Â
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