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Abby Diggs

Track and Field

Trio of Scots Finish First at Conference Meet

MARYVILLE, Tenn. - On Tuesday and Wednesday, Track and Field competed in the CCS Outdoor Championships. In total, three different student-athletes won their event. As a team, the men placed fifth while the women came in fourth.

WOMEN'S RESULTS:

  • Emma Christensen won the High Jump for the second year in a row, with a school-record jump of 1.60m. In total, Christensen competed in four events: 100m (6th, 12.90), 200m (9th Prelims, 27.23), and Triple Jump (5th, 10.03). Each result she had ranks in the top-five in school history. 
  • Sarah Holler was the other women's conference champion for the Scots with a jump of 2.60m in the Pole Vault. She also finished ninth in the High Jump in her first time competing in the event. 
  • Freshman Emily Lane secured a pair of podium finishes for the Scots. With a school-record throw of 36.77m in the Discus, she finished second. In the Javelin Throw with a personal-record throw of 29.48m, Lane placed third. Her Javelin Throw is the second-longest in program history. 
  • Also earning a second-place medal was freshman Evangelia Berry with a time of 44:21.99 in the 10k. In her first conference meet, Berry also finished fourth in the 5k with a time of 19:56.87. 
  • Dorman secured a third-place podium finish in the 1500m with a time of 5:00.68. Dorman also competed in the 800m (6th, 2:30.77), and the 5k (7th, 20:49.23).
  • Emerson Tillery completed the 10k in 45:53.70 to finish fourth. She also raced in the 5k and finished 10th with a time of 22:02.81.
  • With a personal-record time of 13:54.76 in the 3k Steeple, Anna Dolan placed sixth. She also posted an 11th-place result in the 5k with a time of 22:11.27. 
  • Daehla Smith competed in four different events for Covenant. She finished 14th in the Long Jump with a personal-record jump of 4.54m. She did not make it out of prelims in the other events she competed in: 100m (13.62), 200m (28.37), and 400m (1:04.59). Her 400m time is a personal record. 
  • Kali Hina had a season-best time of 6:06.22 in the 1500m to finish 10th. Hina also raced in the 800m, but did not make it out of prelims with a time of 2:54.04. 
  • Liv Free placed 24th in the Hammer Throw with a throw of 17.27m. 
  • The team of Christensen, Dorman, Smith, and Berry finished fourth in the 4x400m relay event with a time of 4:27.11.

MEN'S RESULTS:

  • Freshman Riley Everett earned the first-place finish in the Shot Put with a school-record throw of 13.63m. He now holds the top-four throws in program history for this event. 
  • Freshman Ethan Saiki had an impressive showing, earning second place in the 3k Steeple with a time of 10:36.92. Saiki also led a group of five Scots who raced in the 5k with a fourth-place result and a time of 16:50.54. 
  • Cheney Byrd earned himself a medal with a second-place finish in the Hammer Throw with a throw of 37.06m, which is the second-best in program history. Cheney also placed fifth in the Discus (36.78m) and 10th in the Shot Put (10.56m).
  • Chander Lines set personal records in two different events: 800m (5th, 2:02.17), and 1500m (7th, 4:17.46).
  • Ethan Caswell was right behind Lines in both the 800m (6th, 2:06.85), and the 1500m (8th, 4:19.61).
  • Alex Burns ended his freshman campaign with a sixth-place result in the 5k with a time of 17:10.36 and a 13th-place result in the 800m prelims with a time of 2:09.63.
  • John Purtill set a new personal record in the 10k with a time of 36:46.21 to place him fifth. Purtill also earned seventh place in the 5k, posting a time of 17:12.95.
  • Will Holland raced in the two events as Purtill and was just behind him: 5k (8th, 17:28.35), and 10k (6th, 37:48.78).
  • Aidan Devries set two personal records in his first conference meet: 800m (19th prelims, 2:19.65), and 1500m (17th, 4:54.01).
  • Karsten Halvorson had a pair of personal-record throws for the Scots: Shot Put (12th, 10.30m) and Javelin (16th, 31.51m).
  • The team of Burns, Lines, Saiki, and Caswell had a podium finish in the 4x400m, taking third with a time of 3:47.04. 

UP NEXT: Covenant will wait to see if any of its student-athletes qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championship in Myrtle Beach. 

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Players Mentioned

Will Holland

Will Holland

Distance
5' 10"
Senior
John Purtill

John Purtill

Distance
5' 11"
Sophomore
Ethan Caswell

Ethan Caswell

Distance
5' 10"
Junior
Cheney Byrd

Cheney Byrd

Throws
6' 2"
Sophomore
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
Karsten  Halvorson

Karsten Halvorson

Throws
6' 2"
Freshman
Evangelia Berry

Evangelia Berry

Distance
5' 8"
Freshman
Kali Hina

Kali Hina

Mid-Distance/Distance
5' 4"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Will Holland

Will Holland

5' 10"
Senior
Distance
John Purtill

John Purtill

5' 11"
Sophomore
Distance
Ethan Caswell

Ethan Caswell

5' 10"
Junior
Distance
Cheney Byrd

Cheney Byrd

6' 2"
Sophomore
Throws
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
Karsten  Halvorson

Karsten Halvorson

6' 2"
Freshman
Throws
Evangelia Berry

Evangelia Berry

5' 8"
Freshman
Distance
Kali Hina

Kali Hina

5' 4"
Junior
Mid-Distance/Distance