Track and Field Wraps Up Regular Season at Mountain Laurel Invitational

SEWANEE, Tenn. - The University of the South track and field teams wrapped up the 2023 outdoor regular season with the team's home meet, the Mountain Laurel Invitational, Saturday from Clarke Field and the Coughlan Track inside historic Hardee-McGee Field at Harris Stadium. 

SOCIAL MEDIA
Women's Track & Field: Finished 4th of 10 teams (64 points)
Men's Track & Field: Finished 6th of 9 teams (44 points)
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WOMEN TOP PERFORMERS
-Emma Howlett secured her best hammer throw of the season on Saturday with a mark of 33.93 meters, surpassing her previous high of 33.77m from the Tigers' first outdoor meet of the season at Berry. 

-Erin Graffeo posted a 17.79-second mark in the 100 hurdles, a personal best, to secure gold in the event. 

MEN TOP PERFORMERS
-Lawson Vaughan had two new personal marks in the long jump and triple jump. In the long jump, after fouling on his first three throws, he made the final one count with a clearance of 5.86 meters. 

-In the triple jump, Vaughan's 11.72-meter mark surpassed Alabama Huntsville's Dantavious Thomas for the top spot in the event. 

-Lane Gamble set new outdoor PRs in the 200 meters (23.84) and 400 meters (52.45). His time in the 400 is the fastest on the teams this season. 

-Cyrus Wilson had a personal-best in the 100-meter dash with a 11.66-second sprint. He missed his PR in the 200 by 0.03 seconds with a 23.85-second mark. 

-Brayden Owens also had two throws that were new highs. He posted a 9.57-meter throw in the shot put, but his throw of 28.21 meters with the discus placed him as the second-best on the team. 

-Michael McGhee took fifth place in the 100 meters with a team-best time of 11.56 seconds, while Lukus White also had a personal best throw of 26.22 meters in the discus. 

FULL RESULTS
 

Women's Results
100 Hurdles
1	Erin Graffeo	17.79
400 Hurdles
1	Jocelyn Covaney	1:14.55
2	Sam Ude	1:18.29
3,000 Steeplechase
2	Emma Grace Hendrickson	13:13.04
3	Sam Ude	13:23.83
Triple Jump
3	Jocelyn Covaney	9.22m
Shot Put
5	Emma Howlett	9.12m
Discus
3	Emma Howlett	28.71m
Hammer
3	Emma Howlett	33.93m
Men's Results
100m
5	Michael McGhee	11.56
6	Cyrus Wilson	11.66
200m
7	Lane Gamble	23.84
8	Cyrus Wilson	23.85
10	Michael McGhee	24.39
400m
4	Lane Gamble	52.45
1,500m
15	Brandon Christ	4:27.96
High Jump
5	Sam Leonard	1.65m
Long Jump
6	Lawson Vaughan	5.86m
Triple Jump
1	Lawson Vaughan	11.72m
Shot Put
6	Lukus White	10.00m
8	Brayden Owens	9.57m
Javelin
9	Brayden Owens	28.21m
11	Lukus White	26.22m

UP NEXT
The 2023 Southern Athletic Association (SAA) Championships will next take place the following weekend, April 28-29, from Danville, Ky. on the campus of Centre College. 

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