WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The King University women's track & field team posted their best finish at the Conference Carolinas Indoor Track & Field Championships in four years. The Tornado finished sixth and were led by pair of conference champions and three runner-up finishes.
THE BASICS
KING RESULTS: 6th of 11
LOCATION: JDL Fast Track; Winston-Salem, N.C.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The distance medley relay team of Morgan Whitley, Callie Kuchinski, Katy Neubert and Chloe Wade won the distance medley relay by more than eight seconds with a time of 13:12.01.
- Ashley Doyle won the 3000 meters with a personal record time of 10:41.98. She finished more than seven seconds ahead of second place.
- Doyle also finished runner-up in the 5000 meters with another personal record time, crossing the finish line in 18:26.91.
- Also in the 5000 meters, Wade came in fourth with a personal best time of 18:27.30.
- Neubert finished runner-up in the 800 meters by less than one second, crossing the finish line in 2:24.05.
- Neubert was the conference champion each of the last two years in the 800 meters.
- Wade finished runner-up in the mile, crossing the tape in 5:25.79.
- Whitley set a personal record in the mile with a time of 5:38.33 while Destiny Haller finished in 5:57.06.
- All three Tornado in the weight throw set personal records.
- Ruthie Fripp finished 10th with a mark of 13.05 meters.
- Katie Biggs marked 12.72 meters and Annah Blankenship marked 11.18 meters.
- In the shot put, Blankenship posted a toss of 9.45 meters and Biggs marked 8.55 meters.
- In the triple jump, Larynn Clopton posted a leap of 10.03 meters and Samantha Jerrell lept 9.97 meters.
BEYOND THE RESULTS
- Doyle was selected Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year.
- Christina Passamonte earned the Conference Carolinas Elite 23 Award for women's track & field.
- The Elite 23 Award is awarded to the student-athlete at the championship site with the highest GPA.
- Sixth is the highest finish for the Tornado since 2018-19 when they finished sixth.
QUOTABLE
"Both the teams came to compete and performed at their best. I'm proud of what they accomplished. Our women finished better than they had in several years. We are ready to continue rolling into outdoor track."
- Head coach Brandon Ellis
UP NEXT
- The Tornado open the outdoor season on March 18-19 at the South Side Power & Fitness Invitational hosted by Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, N.C.
