NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Salisbury University track and field teams saw two athletes win their events and three others finish second during a rain-soaked opening day at the 2022 Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) Outdoor Championships, hosted by Christopher Newport at TowneBank Stadium on Friday evening.
RESULTS
The Sea Gull men lead team scoring after three completed events with 34 points, two better than second-place CNU's 32. St. Mary's (Md.) [16], Mary Washington (10) and UC Santa Cruz (1) round out the top five, and Pratt earned no points on the opening day.
The Sea Gull women tallied 27 points after four completed events, good for third place behind CNU (56) and Mary Washington (33). St. Mary's earned five points, while UCSC and Pratt failed to pick up points for the day.
As of press time, three scheduled events – the men's pole vault and both 10,000-meter runs – have not been completed due to inclement weather.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Men
- Travis Zimmerman repeated as conference champion in the hammer throw, clocking a distance of 53.07 meters (174-1) on his final throw of the day. Zimmerman is now a four-time C2C gold medalist after winning the indoor weight throw title in February and the outdoor shot put and hammer throw championships in 2021.
- Rashawn Markman leaped a personal-best 14.89 meters (48-10.25) on the way to winning gold in the triple jump. Markman adds another championship to a remarkable freshman campaign that saw him win conference titles in the indoor long jump and triple jump in February.
- Luis Smith earned a silver medal in the shot put with a distance of 13.58 meters (44-6.75), finishing just one-tenth of a meter shy of the winning mark. Smith also earned points in the hammer throw, finishing sixth at 38.50 meters (126-4).
- Jacob Shelton qualified for Saturday's finals in the 100-meter dash, posting the third-best preliminary time of 11.09 seconds.
Women
- Alexandra Jakubowski finished second in the hammer throw with a personal-best distance of 38.09 meters (125).
- Sophia Crozier-Carole gave the Sea Gull women another silver medal, placing second in the pole vault at 2.98 meters (9-9.25).
- Courtney Martin (16.94), Danielle Jensen (16.97) and Lian Peach (18.09) each qualified for the finals in the 100-meter hurdles, finishing sixth, seventh and eighth, respectively, in the prelims.
- Sydney Ruckel was leading the 10,000-meter run when the race was stopped due to lightning around the 8,000-meter mark. The race will be run again in its entirety on Saturday.
UP NEXT
- The C2C Outdoor Track & Field Championships will conclude on Saturday with events beginning at approximately 8:30 a.m.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with the New Jersey Athletic Conference for football and the Metropolitan Swimming and Diving Conference for men's and women's swimming. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, and dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on-and-off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 22 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 186 conference championships and 41 Academic All-Americans.
To learn more about the tradition of excellence with Sea Gull Athletics, visit www.SUSeaGulls.com or on social media @SUSeaGulls.
