Bears Excel in Final Regular Season Meet

Friday, April 14

Cullowhee, N.C.

ALL DAY

Mercer University

Beynon Sport Catamount Classic

4/16/2017 11:50:00 AM | Track & Field

Results (PDF)

Mueller shines again; Rogers, Whiting place at top of 10,000-meter

By: Gerrit Van Genderen

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Madison Mueller broke another school record and Victoria Rogers won the 10,000-meter event as Mercer performed well across multiple events Friday and Saturday at the Beynon Sport Catamount Classic.

Mercer earned 52 points to place sixth among 13 teams at the annual meet, hosted by Western Carolina. It was the final regular season meet for Mercer, which now shifts its focus to the Southern Conference Championships next month.

Mueller set her third school record of the year, running the 400-meter dash in 57.77 seconds. Mueller, a sophomore, now owns school records in the 100m, 200m and 400m events.

Rogers highlighted Mercer's strong performances in the distance events with a 39.05.64 first-place finish in the 10,000m run. Freshman Kimmie Whiting was not far behind Rogers, placing second in 39.18.65. In other distance events, Courtney Czerniak and Anna Grzeszczak both placed second in the 5000m and 3000m Steeplechase, respectively, with times of 19:19.63 and 11:44.69.

Ciarra Edwards shined in the field events for a second straight week since joining the team, setting another school record in the discus throw (34.02m). She finished second in the javelin throw with a distance of 35.19m.

ATHLETE OF THE MEET
Mueller continued her extraordinary season with yet another school record in the short-distance events. Her record-breaking time in the 400m (57.77) gives her school records in the 100m, 200m and 400m.

UP NEXT
The Bears will rest up and continue to train for the Southern Conference Championships, held May 11-12 in Birmingham, Alabama.

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RESULTS
Women – Team Rankings (21 Events)

Western Carolina (194)
Georgia State (158.50)
ETSU (81)
Radford (62)
Wheeling Jesuit (56)
Mercer (52)
Wofford (42)
UNC Asheville (40)
North Greenville (33)
Milligan (24.50)
Lees-McRae (16)
King (5)
Furman (2)

100 Meter Dash
24. Myranda Ham (13.24)
27. Nicola Tirpak (13.63)

200 Meter Dash
21. Callie Hammerle (26.29)
34. Myranda Ham (27.42)
36. Nicola Tirpak (27.76)

400 Meter Dash
3. Madison Mueller (57.77) *School Record
13. Alicia Williams (1:01.49)

800 Meter Run
17. McKaylin Darsey (2:26.95)
29. Katie-Rose Alligood (2:34.97)

1500 Meter Run
21. Shannon Millikin (5:12.81)
26. Katie-Rose Alligood (5:28.26)
29. Nidhi Shashidhara (5:46.16)
31. Brianna Wahy (5:57.71)
32. Abby Boyd (6:25.75)

5000 Meter Run
2. Courtney Czerniak (19:19.63)

10000 Meter Run
1. Victoria Rogers (39.05.64)
2. Kimmie Whiting (39.18.65)

3000 Meter Steeplechase
2. Anna Grzeszczak (11:44.69)
10. Bethanie Bailey (13:30.77)

4x400 Meter Relay
5. Madison Mueller/Callie Hammerle/Alicia Williams/Myranda Ham (4:00.83)

Shot Put
15. Ciarra Edwards (10.74m)
23. Meg Hicks (8.82m)

Discus Throw
14. Ciarra Edwards (34.02m) *School Record
25. Meg Hicks (20.48m)

Javelin Throw
2. Ciarra Edwards (35.19m)
10. Myranda Ham (25.97m)