Oberlies places sixth in steeplechase, leading track at Emory

SEWANEE, Tenn. – Freshman Declan Oberlies placed sixth in the steeplechase and sophomore Eleanor Graham finished 11^th in the 5000-meters for Sewanee track and field Friday in the first day of the Emory Thrills in the Hills in Atlanta, Ga.
 
The meet features teams from Divisions I, II and III as well as NAIA and is hosted by Emory University.
 
Oberlies completed the 3000-meter steeplechase in 10:18.11, the best finish for either the men or women on Friday and eighth-best in program history in his first attempt at the event.
 
Graham was 11^th in the 5000 in 20:48.95 while three women finished in the Top 20 in the 400-meter hurdles, with senior Jocelyn Covaney placing 12^th in 1:12.13, followed by freshman Emory Rhodes in 15^th (1:14.25) and junior Erin Graffeo in 18^th (1:16.09).
 
Freshman Parker Tallman placed 14^th in the 1500-meters in 4:02.83, improving to the fourth-best time in program history. Ethan Kline, in his first-ever track meet, posted a time of 22.57 in the 200-meters, fourth-best in school history. Freshman Jacob Heilpern and senior Jenkins Darbney registered times of 23.70 and 24.62, respectively, in the 200.
 
In the field events for the men, junior Gavin Potter finished 19^th in the javelin with a mark of 130-feet, 7-inches while junior Lukus White was 24^th (112-5). In the discus sophomore Stevie Mack placed 25^th (102-9) and junior Brayden Owens placed 27^th (100-2) and in the hammer throw, Potter finished 26^th (110-3) and White was 29^th (101-10).
 
For the women in the field events, junior Cydney Wright finished 14^th with a mark of 101-feet, 11-inches and freshman Hannah Cleveland placed 20^th (86-6).