ATLANTA – The Piedmont men's and women's track and field team headed back to Emory University for the Thrills in the Hills meet. This weekend was a smaller crew that competed and had top 10 finishes with several new personal bests.
Starting off on Friday, three athletes took home new PR's. Endiya Burton competed in the women's hammer throw and set a new mark of 32.09m. Matthew Blocksom continues to improve his number three record books slot with a new mark of 45.62m in men's hammer throw. Each week he has gotten closer to a new position in the books.
In men's javelin, Brayden Saxon threw a major PR with a mark of 31.68m.
On day two, Blocksom led the Lions in men's discus with a mark of 41.35m, placing 10
th overall. Blocksom was followed by George Ketch (39.57m), Jacob Baker (34.73m) and Walter Burks (25.74m). For women's discus, Shealee Gallegos led the Lions with a 10
th place mark of 33.77m, followed by Burton (28.21m). Baker took home a new personal best in the shot put with a mark of 11.67m.
Up next the Lions will head to Anderson, South Carolina for the Electric City Invitational on April 3-4
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Day 1 Field Events -
bold denotes personal best
| Women's Hammer Throw |
Shealee Gallegos – 36.63m
Endiya Burton – 32.09m
Anna Belle King – 25.64m |
| Men's Hammer Throw |
Matthew Blocksom – 45.62m
Kerrigan McClain – 29.35m
Jacob Baker – 24.68m |
| Women's High Jump |
- |
| Men's High Jump |
- |
| Men's Javelin Throw |
Walter Burks – 34.24m
Brayden Saxon – 31.68m
Kerrigan McClain – 27.89m
Al Martin – 24.57m |
| Women's Javelin Throw |
Brooke Benna – 12.98m |
| Men's Triple Jump |
- |
| Women's Triple Jump |
- |
Day 2 Field Events –
bold denotes personal best
| Men's Pole Vault |
- |
| Men's Discus Throw |
Matthew Blocksom – 41.35m 10th
George Ketch – 39.57m
Jacob Baker – 34.73m
Walter Burks – 25.74m |
| Women's Shot Put |
Endiya Burton – 8.75m
Anna Belle King – 7.56m |
| Women's Long Jump |
- |
| Men's Long Jump |
- |
| Women's Discus Throw |
Shealee Gallegos – 33.77m 10th
Endiya Burton – 28.21m |
| Men's Shot Put |
Jayden Smith – 13.60m
Jacob Baker – 11.67m
Matthew Blocksom – 11.11m
Walter Burks – 10.56m |