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

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

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ROCK HILL, S.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – Campbell sits atop the standings with 30 points after the first day of the 2023 Big South Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships Wednesday at the Irwin Belk Track Complex on the campus of Winthrop University.  The Camels are just ahead of second-place High Point (28 points) and third-place Charleston Southern (15 points).
 
Champions were crowned on Wednesday in the Hammer Throw, Long Jump and 10,000-meter run.  Winthrop’s Ambar Nunez-Gomez won the hammer with a distance of 54.64m, becoming the Eagles’ first champion in the event since 2016.  UNC Asheville’s Claudia Prieto was victorious in the long jump with a distance of 6.12m -- the Bulldogs’ first-ever Big South long jump champion.  High Point’s Lindsey Ickes took home the 10,000m run in a Meet-record time of 34:53.30 for a nine-second victory.
 
In preliminary action, Campbell’s Chastity Pickett posted the top time in the 400m Hurdles with a mark of 58.60 seconds.  Charleston Southern’s Destiny Wallace had the top time in the 200m (23.69), and High Point’s Olive Allen crossed the finish line in the 1,500m in 4:44.07.
 
Meanwhile, UNC Asheville’s Mallory Haney is the Heptathlon leader following four events.  She sits in first-place with 2,859 points, ahead of 2022 Champion Chloe Greene of Charleston Southern (2,819 points) and Winthrop’s Monay James (2,765).
 
The Big South Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships continue Thursday, May 11 from the Irwin Belk Track Complex, beginning at 12:00pm.  Coverage on ESPN+ begins at 2:30pm.

Women’s Standings – Day 1
1.    Campbell - 30
2.    High Point - 28
3.    Charleston Southern - 15
4.    UNC Asheville - 14
T5.  Radford - 10
T5.  Winthrop - 10
T5.  USC Upstate - 10
 
Women’s Individual Champions – Day 1
Hammer Throw – Ambar Nunez-Gomez, Winthrop
Long Jump – Claudia Prieto, UNC Asheville
10,000m – Lindsey Ickes, High Point
 
Women’s All-Conference Performers – Day 1
Hammer Throw
  1. Ambar Nunez-Gomez, Winthrop
  2. Rachel Davis, USC Upstate
  3. Autumn Judd, Campbell
Long Jump
  1. Claudia Prieto, UNC Asheville
  2. Destiny Bailey-Perkins, Campbell
  3. Alicia Dawson, High Point
10,000m
  1. Lindsey Ickes, High Point
  2. Chloe Wellings, Radford
  3. Sarah McCartney, Charleston Southern