SEWANEE, Tenn. – Piedmont men’s and women’s track & field continued its indoor season on Saturday, taking part in the Tiger Indoor Open in Sewanee, Tennessee.
Saturday saw the Lions compete mostly in field events, as Piedmont saw nine total top-10 finishers in the seven events in which they competed.
Across the field events, the group was highlighted by a pair of PR’s from Kayla Ward, who tossed the shot put 10.77m, good for an eighth place finish, best among all Lions. Then, she also delivered a PR of 11.20m in the weight throw.
Newcomer KK Thomas also produced a PR in the weight throw, leading the team with a fourth place finish with a throw of 13.61m.
Sophomore Johnny Taylor delivered a season-best 12.49m in the men’s triple jump, good for a fifth place finish while freshman Al Martin bested his distance from last week at 11.76m, good for sixth place, just behind Taylor.
On the men’s throw side, newcomer George Ketch delivered a Piedmont-best 13.82m, while Ethan Jackson improved upon his weight throw distance from last week by over a meter with a 13.56m.
Freshman Jayden Smith contributed another strong performance in the men’s shot put, with a 13.68m toss for a sixth place finish to lead Piedmont in the event.
In one of the few track events in which the Lions competed, Matthew Blocksom delivered a PR time of 7.17 in the men’s 55m prelims.
Up next, the Lions will have a weekend off before competing in the Joe LaRocco Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 15 in Salem, Virginia.
Field Events – Bold denotes school record
| W High Jump | — |
| M High Jump | |
| W Long Jump | Allison Cantrell (4.73m) – 9th Sara Bjerke (4.20m) |
| M Long Jump | Johnny Taylor (5.98m) |
| W Triple Jump | — |
| M Triple Jump | Johnny Taylor (12.49m) – 5th Al Martin (11.76m) – 6th |
| W Pole Vault | Haley McLeer (2.50m) – 8th |
| M Pole Vault | — |
| W Shot Put | Kayla Ward (10.77m) – 8th KK Thomas (8.66m) Allie Feltus (8.31m) |
| M Shot Put | Jayden Smith (13.68m) – 6th Matthew Blocksom (11.62m) Kerrigan McClain (9.91m) Ian Grimes (8.69m) |
| W Weight Throw | KK Thomas (13.61m) – 4th Shealee Gallegos (12.05m) – 10th Allie Feltus (11.78m) Kayla Ward (11.20m) |
| M Weight Throw | George Ketch (13.82m) – 8th Ethan Jackson (13.56m) – 9th Matthew Blocksom (12.85m) |
Track Events – Bold denotes school record (only finals included)
| W 60m Hurdles | — |
| M 60m Hurdles | — |
| W 60m | — |
| M 60m | — |
| W 200m | |
| M 200m | |
| W 300m | |
| M 300m | |
| W 400m | |
| M 400m | |
| W 800m | — |
| M 800m | |
| W 1000m | — |
| M 1000m | |
| W 1 mile | — |
| M 1 mile | |
| W 3000m | — |
| M 3000m | |
| W 5000m | — |
| M 5000m | |
| W 4x400m Relay | |
| M 4x400m Relay |
