T & F: MORE RECORDS FALL

FERTIG, ORD SET NEW CU STANDARDS AT MARIETTA OPEN #3

Women's Relay at Liberty (MK)

Two school records and three victories highlighted the Concord track and field teams' performance at the Marietta Open #3 on Friday at the Dyson Baudo Center in Marietta, OH.

Jeff Fertig set a school record in his victory in the men's high jump.  Fertig's leap of 2.05 meters (6.87 feet) set a new CU record and provisionally qualified the junior from Pocahontas, WV for next month's NCAA National Indoor Championship meet.

Casey Ord re-set her Concord record in the women's long jump, leaping 5.19 meters / 17' 1/3".  The senior from Palmerton, PA broke her own record of 5.11 meters / 16' 9" set at Marietta on January 22.


Another Concord win came from R.J. Anderson in the men's 55 meter dash.  His time of 6.41 seconds "was just off his best time this year,” said CU head coach Mike Cox.
Anderson has already provisionally qualified for the NCAA national meet.

Rachel Williams won the women's 3000 meter run (10:59.74), with teammate Chelsea Callaway the runner-up (11:12.84).



Other highlight showings included:
Nick Lucento, 2nd in the men's 5000 meters (16:58.06)
Braden Roberts, 2nd in the men's long jump (6.46 meters)
Megan Savioli, 2nd in the women's 55 meter hurdles (8.97)
Leanne Watson 3rd in women's shot put (10.50 meters), 4th in weight throw (11.49 meters)
Demi Kirk 5th (7.68) and Donnie Kirk 8th (7.85) in the women's 55 meter dash.

Also, Concord's Shawnee Carnett, entered as an unattached competitor, won the women's 400 meters (59.07) and the mile (5:36.22) – CU's Cortney Vannatter was 4th in the latter event in 6:08.27.  Carnett was also 3rd in the 200 (27.18).






(photo courtesy of Meghan Kinkead)










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