Results

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (April 5) – The University of Mount Olive track & field program traveled a select group to the highly competitive Tennessee Invite and delivered four NCAA provisional marks over the two-day event in the Volunteer State.

The Trojans featured two impressive feats this weekend as the freshman duo of Janara Bryant and Amari Noble reached the qualifying standard for the USA Track & Field (USATF) U20 Championships.

Bryant reached the NCAA standard and set a new UMO record in the triple jump after clearing 12.77 meters to place third overall. Her mark ranks second in NCAA Division II this season and eclipses the 12.50m USATF U20 qualifying mark. Additionally, Bryant also finished sixth in the long jump with a leap of 5.91 meters, which would have been a provisional mark and new school record but exceeded the wind limit.

Noble unleashed an impressive toss of 54.04 meters in the hammer throw to finish fourth in the field and hit the NCAA standard for the first time in his career. He ranks eighth in NCAA Division II following his performance and sits second all-time in the event at UMO. The mark set by Noble also surpassed the USATF U20 mark of 51.50m.

Sophomore Elin Rydqvist captured the individual title in the hammer throw and hit the NCAA mark with a distance of 54.01 meters on her fourth attempt in the event. On the men's side, graduate student Dominic Nutter also reached the NCAA standard and placed third overall in the hammer with a toss of 61.29 meters. Sophomore Matthew Heywood would finish seventh overall in the event with a mark of 49.86 meters.

In the shot put, sophomore Sigursteinn Asgeirsson secured a fourth-place finish following a toss of 16.48 meters on his final attempt. Senior Nicholas Cloud finished eighth in the field with a distance of 15.39 meters.

Senior Karla Hormazabal placed fifth overall in the triple jump after leaping a season-best mark of 11.95 meters.

Junior Tyrese Lavender produced a ninth-place finish in the discus with a distance of 45.81 meters.

In the sprints, junior Jamavie Glover placed just outside the top 10 after crossing the line in 10.50 seconds in the 100 meters. Fellow junior Jason Hart competed in the 200 meters and finished 12th overall with a time of 21.33 seconds.

Graduate student Holden Gerth registered a mark of 49.52 meters in the javelin while competing in Tennessee.

In the distance events, senior Riley Willcox delivered season-best times in the 800 meters (1.55.91) and 1500 meters (3:59.12). On the women's side, freshman Linn Andrea Lindevik posted times of 2:22.61 in the 800m and 5:01.99 in the 1500m.

Mount Olive will host the Trojan Relays next weekend on April 11-12 at the Ray McDonald Sr. Sports Complex.