School Records Fall for Mercer at Cougar Classic

Saturday, April 8

Columbus, Ga.

9 AM

Mercer University

Cougar Classic

School Records Fall for Mercer at Cougar Classic

4/9/2017 12:56:00 PM | Track & Field

Results

Madison Mueller, Ciarra Edwards pace Bears with program records

By: Gerrit Van Genderen

COLUMBUS, Ga. – Three school records were shattered and one was tied as Mercer completed an impressive Saturday at the Cougar Classic, hosted by Columbus State University.

Sophomore Madison Mueller broke her own 200-meter dash school record of 25.34 seconds with a new time of 25.13. Mueller won the 200m event with the record-breaking time. Senior Ciarra Edwards made her career debut in the shotput, discus throw and javelin throw events, setting schools records in the shotput (10.98 meters) and discus (35.96 meters).

Mercer's 4x100-meter relay team – Callie Hammerle, Mueller, Myranda Ham, Nicola Tirpak and Alicia Williams – tied the school record of 49.57 seconds while finishing second in the event. The same five Bears went on to win the 4x400 relay with a time of 4:02.44.

Williams was the runner-up in the 400m as she set a new personal record for the third straight week with a 1:00.87 finish. In other events, Meg Hicks (9.17 meters) competed in the shotput event while Ham notched a 27.42-meter performance in the javelin throw. Hammerle also ran a 12.87 in the 100-meter dash.

The Bears finished fourth in the overall team rankings with 69 points as they competed against Albany State, Tuskegee, Columbus State, Alabama-Huntsville and Auburn Montgomery.

ATHLETE OF THE MEET
Talk about a career debut. Ciarra Edwards – a two-year Mercer women's basketball player – made her first appearance in field events for the Bears Saturday and walked away with a pair of school records in the discus throw and shotput.

UP NEXT
Mercer travels to Cullowhee, North Carolina for the Beynon Sport Catamount Classic, hosted by Western Carolina University. The meet will be held Friday, April 14 through Saturday, April 15.

RESULTS
100 Meter Dash
4. Callie Hammerle (12.87)

200 Meter Dash
1. Madison Mueller (25.13)

400 Meter Dash
2. Alicia Williams (1:00.87)

100 Meter Hurdles
3. Nicola Tirpak (16.43)
5. Myranda Ham (16.78)

4x100 Meter Relay
2. Callie Hammerle; Madison Mueller; Myranda Ham; Nicola Tirpak; Alicia Williams (49.57)

4x400 Meter Relay
1. Madison Mueller; Callie Hammerle; Alicia Williams; Myranda Ham; Nicola Tirpak (4:02.44)

Shotput
3. Ciarra Edwards (10.98m)
11. Meg Hicks (9.17m)

Discus Throw
4. Ciarra Edwards (35.96m)

Javelin Throw
3. Ciarra Edwards (39.62m)
8. Myranda Ham (27.42m)

FOLLOW THE BEARS
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