Charleston Southern Leads After Day 1 of Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships

Charleston Southern Leads After Day 1 of Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships

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HIGH POINT, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – Charleston Southern sits atop the standings with 28 points after the first day of the 2024 Big South Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships Monday at Vert Stadium on the campus of High Point University.  The Buccaneers are just ahead of second-place Radford (18 points) and third-place High Point (17 points).

Despite two separate lightning/rain delays that lasted just over a combined three hours, champions were still crowned on Monday in the Hammer Throw, Long Jump and 10,000-meter run.  USC Upstate’s Jessa Beach won the hammer on her final attempt with a distance of 58.65m, becoming the Spartans’ first champion in the event since becoming Big South members in 2019.  UNC Asheville’s Brianna Moore was victorious in the long jump with a distance of 6.14m -- marking the Bulldogs’ second consecutive Big South long jump champion.  Radford’s Chloe Wellings took home the 10,000m run in a Championship Meet- and Vert Stadium-record performance of 34:39.29 as part of her 20-second victory.
 
In preliminary action, Charleston Southern’s Jewel Ash posted the top time in the 400m Hurdles with a mark of 59.30 seconds.  High Point’s Dae’Nitra Hester had the top time in the 200m (24.03), and High Point’s Brianna Malone crossed the finish line in the 1,500m in 4:42.98 to earn the top spot in Wednesday’s final.
 
Meanwhile, UNC Asheville’s Mallory Haney is the Heptathlon leader following four events.  She sits in first-place with 3,039 points, ahead of High Point’s Karlea Duhon (3,016) and Winthrop’s Monay James (2,992).  Haney and Jones finished second and third in last year’s Heptathlon, respectively.
 
The Big South Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships continue Tuesday, May 7 from Vert Stadium beginning at 12:00pm.  Coverage on ESPN+ begins at 5:00pm.
 
Women’s Standings – Day 1
  1. Charleston Southern – 28
  2. Radford – 18
  3. High Point – 17
  4. Gardner-Webb – 16
  5. USC Upstate – 15
  6. UNC Asheville – 13
  7. Winthrop – 10
Women’s Individual Champions – Day 1
Hammer Throw – Jessa Beach, USC Upstate
Long Jump – Brianna Moore, UNC Asheville
10,000m – Chloe Wellings, Radford
 
Women’s All-Conference Performers – Day 1
Hammer Throw
  1. Jessa Beach, USC Upstate
  2. Zemaya Carson, Charleston Southern
  3. Madison Boyd, Gardner-Webb
Long Jump
  1. Brianna Moore, UNC Asheville
  2. Chloe Greene, Charleston Southern
  3. Elyssia Fisher, Radford
10,000m
  1. Chloe Wellings, Radford
  2. Charli Montalvo, High Point
  3. Keerstin Augustin, Charleston Southern