HARRISONBURG, Va. – The EMU Men's Track & Field team completed the final Saturday of their regular season slate by returning to two very familiar venues: Lynchburg and Bridgewater. On Friday, a select group of distance runners toed the line at the Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic in Lynchburg, Va., while the vast majority of the team laced up their shoes for the North River Meet in Bridgewater, Va.
MEET RESULTS: DENNIS CRADDOCK COACHES CLASSIC
MEET RESULTS: NORTH RIVER MEET
Highlights: Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic (Friday, April 12 - Lynchburg, Va.)
- DISTANCE
- Bellamy Immanuel represented the Royals in the fast heat of the one-mile run, finishing 20th in a time of 4:22.03.
- Jansen Miller also accrued a 20th-place finish in the invitational division of the 5000m, crossing the line in a time of 15:26.24.
- Charlie O'Neil ran a time of 37:33.20 in the 10000m, a personal best time by over two minutes.
Highlights: North River Meet (Saturday, April 13 – Bridgewater, Va.)
- SPRINTS
- Joseph Kerr led the Royal men with a victory in the 400m, breaking the tape in a personal record time of 50.29.
- Damon Morgan had a great double in the 100m and 200m, finishing fourth and the second in those events, respectively.
- Shaddai Bailey placed third in the 110m hurdles in a wind-aided time of 16.50.
- RELAYS
- DISTANCE
- In his second meet in as many days, Immanuel finished runner-up in the 800m, completing the two laps in 2:01.31.
- JUMPS
- Bryson Hunter took silver as second place in the long jump, landing in the sand pit at 6.35m (20'-10").
- THROWS
- Grant Leichty turned in the top performance among the men's throwers, finishing sixth in the javelin with a throw of 30.40m (99'-9").
What's Next
The EMU Track & Field team will have one last regular season tune-up this Wednesday, April 17 when they travel to the Shippensburg Midweek Invite.
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