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Women's Track and Field Competes at Wheaton and Augustana

Sarah Kerfin led the Firebirds with a fourth place finish and clocked in a time of 26.07. Noelle Marsh took sixth place in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:03.92. The Firebirds team of Anna Kegel, Kerfin, Mandy Nelson, and Caitlyn Hodgins placed sixth in the 4×100 meter relay, clocking in a time of […]

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Women's Track and Field Competes at Wheaton and Augustana

Sarah Kerfin led the Firebirds with a fourth place finish and clocked in a time of 26.07.

Noelle Marsh took sixth place in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:03.92.

The Firebirds team of Anna Kegel, Kerfin, Mandy Nelson, and Caitlyn Hodgins placed sixth in the 4×100 meter relay, clocking in a time of 51.30.

The Firebirds team of Nelson, Noelle Marsh, Jessie Pakaski, and Tara Schaalma took second place with a time of 4:13.16.

Schaalma placed seventh in the 400 meter hurdles and a time of 1:08.72.

DISTANCE

In the 1500 meter run, Kylie Smith ran a time of 4:54.93 for a fifth place finish.

Claire Guenther placed fourth in the 3,000 meter steeplechase in a time of 12:44.43 (Personal Record).

Five Firebirds placed in the top eight in the 5,000 meter run. Arianna DeLeon led the pack with a first place finish in a time of 20:20.57 (Personal Record). Kaitlyn Jerbi and Katherine Mahoney took second and third with times of 20:34.15 and 20:37.45 (Personal Record). Jackie Zaravia and Brooke Nez placed fourth and sixth, clocking times of 21:16.41 and 22:13.70 (Personal Record).

JUMPS

Christina Hall placed third in the long jump with a mark of 5.14 meters.

In the triple jump, Abbey Calhoun placed first with a 11.58 meters mark. Jadynn Kramer placed seventh, jumping 11.49m.

THROWS

In the Discus throw, five Firebirds placed in the top eight. Nicole Tarpley led the Firebirds with a first place finish and a mark of 42.86 meters. Jackie Tuzil and Lillian Townsend placed second and third with marks of 42.01m and 39.44m (Personal Record). Madison Payne and Alexis Mattox threw marks of 37.55m (Personal Record) and 35.75m for fifth and sixth place finishes.

Seven Firebirds placed in the top eight in the hammer throw. Mattox led the Firebirds with a first place finish and a mark of 53.84 meters. Tarpley and Payne took second and third, throwing marks of 53.48m (Personal Record) and 47.37m. Tuzil and Mikayla Wright threw marks of 43.89m (Personal Record) and 42.13m for fifth and sixth place finishes. In seventh and eighth, Hannah Lizano and Makensie Pearson collected marks of 41.00m and 39.74m (Personal Record).

In the Javelin throw, CJ Lange and Kramer placed fourth and eighth, throwing marks of 30.90 meters and 25.67m.

Six Firebirds took the top six spots in the shot put. Payne led the Firebirds with a first place finish and a mark of 13.30 meters (Personal Record). In second and third, Wright and Mattox threw 12.81m and 12.58m. Pearson and Townsend threw marks of 12.13m (Personal Record) and 11.74m for fourth and fifth place finishes. Tuzil rounded out the Firebirds with a sixth place finish and a mark of 11.49m.

MULTI

At the Augustana Meet of Champions, Teagan Johnston placed fourth in the heptathlon. Johnston scored 3,830 points over seven events (Personal Record).

NCAA Division III Outdoor Qualifying List

In the NCAA Division III Outdoor Qualifying List, Payne is now ranked 20th in the shot put with the mark of 13.30 meters.

In the hammer throw, Mattox and Tarpley are now ranked 10th and 12th with marks of 53.84 meters and 53.48 meters.

CCIW Top Performances

In the triple jump, Calhoun’s mark of 11.58 meters is ranked second in the CCIW.

Payne is ranked third in the shot put with 13.30 meters.

Mattox and Tarpley are ranked second and third in the hammer throw with marks of 53.84 meters and 53.48 meters.

In the heptathlon, Johnston is ranked second after scoring 3,830 over the seven events.

The Firebirds will be back in action Friday, April 25, at the Drake Alternative hosted by Whitewater, Wis. For more information, visit athletics.carthage.edu.

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Southside High School graduate I’Kiriyah Minor will continue her athletic career at NC Wesleyan, where she will run track. She expects to continue to participate in the 100-yard dash, long jump, triple jump and at least one relay team. (Jason O. Boyd | Washington Daily News)

Southside High School graduate I’Kiriyah Minor was joined by her coaches and family members to announce her college intentions earlier this week. (Jason O. Boyd | Washington Daily News)

CHOCOWINITY, N.C. — If you ever watched I’Kiriyah Minor play sports at Southside High School, you probably got the feeling she could excel at any game she played.

During the fall, she was one of the standouts on the volleyball team. In the winter, she led the girls’ basketball team in several categories. In the spring, she made it to the Class 1-A state track and field championships after success in several competitions.

It’s track that has Minor’s attention and is the sport she will continue to play in college. She announced her intention on Monday to run for the track and field team at NC Wesleyan.

“At first, I was like, I was struggling really bad because I didn’t know if I was going to go to college or not,” said Minor, who considered putting sports aside and going to Pitt Community College. “So at first, I was going to go to Pitt if I didn’t get any scholarships. So I applied.

“I ended up getting help with a coach. And he told me to apply to his school because he got it when he saw me at track season. So I applied and like a week later, I got an email. And that day I got the email, I was like so excited.”

She intends to pursue a criminal justice degree at NCWC.

“I was so excited. Like I couldn’t think about anything else but that. I’m glad they gave me the opportunity to be in track.”

While she hasn’t made an official visit, she said she’s familiar with the campus and the college life she’ll be getting into now that she’s graduated from Southside.

“I’m currently in a group chat with all the coaches and some people that’s going to be running track with me,” Minor said. “I ended up making friends with some people on the track team.”

She’s taken some time off but will get back into the swing of things now that her college future is decided. And she’s excited to get that part of her life off and rolling.

“For track, it’s like it’s easier to meet your accomplishments,” Minor said. “And for one, it’s like an individual sport. So you get to focus more on yourself rather than just a whole team.

“I can’t wait, though. I’m really eager. But I know there’s going to be some competition because our school is not so big. But once you get to a college level, you’re going to have competition.

But that makes me even more excited because instead of just going to a college and there are no people to compete against, I’m just glad there’s going to be more athletic and talented people that I can compete against.”

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Player: Cam Leiter, RHP, Florida State (No. 114 prospect)
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St. Anselm Track Plans St. Anselm College’s current plans for the new track and field complex. Saint Anselm College received approval from the Bedford Planning Board to construct an on-campus track and field complex with an eight-lane track, a synthetic turf field, lighting, spectator seating, and an amenities building with locker rooms. Advertisement Plans for […]

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St. Anselm College’s current plans for the new track and field complex.

Saint Anselm College received approval from the Bedford Planning Board to construct an on-campus track and field complex with an eight-lane track, a synthetic turf field, lighting, spectator seating, and an amenities building with locker rooms.

Plans for the complex have been a long time coming, according to Paul Pronovost, spokesman for Saint Anselm College. The college announced in 2022 both the addition of track and field as a varsity sport and their plans for the new track and field complex.

“This has been in the works for a couple of years, and when we made that announcement we knew full well that it would take a bit of time to work its way through the regulatory process,” Pronovost said. “We had to work with Bedford, Manchester and Goffstown.”

The complex will be located off of Rundlett Hill Road in Bedford and St. Anselm’s Drive in Goffstown. The complex will be situated mainly in Bedford, but will border Manchester and Goffstown, according to Pronovost.

“We received the provisional approval from the Bedford Planning Board and are in the process of finalizing the development agreement which would spell out things that are important for the community as a whole,” Pronovost said. “This would be for things like testing for PFAS, heights of light poles, drainage, and any other concerns the community has.”

Bedford Town Council Vice Chair Phil Greazzo said he was surprised the plans passed through the Planning Board and raised concerns about the complex being in a residential area.

“It’s kind of a headscratcher how everyone decided it was a good idea to put a sports complex in the middle of a residential neighborhood. There should have been more folks along the way who said ‘no,'” Greazzo said. “If this was their house and they had to look at 90-foot light poles and listen to the noise, they probably would not appreciate it.”

Greazzo said they discussed at the June 16 Planning Board meeting including in the development agreement specific decibel levels that the college would not be allowed to exceed, times the lights will be in operation, and the number of events that will be held at the complex.

“If they exceed the decibel level, there needs to be a penalty for that and it needs to be significant enough where the college won’t just ignore it,” Greazzo said. “I hope the agreement is strict enough where they are actually good neighbors and aren’t treating us the way they treated the folks from Goffstown.”

Greazzo said a Goffstown resident whose home abuts the Grappone Stadium (the college’s football field) complained that the college frequently exceeded the agreed decibel level and ignored noise complaints.

“If they didn’t have that questionable history with the Goffstown residents, then I would think that they would act in good faith,” Greazzo said. “But I haven’t seen that so far.”

Pronovost said the college’s intention is to be a good neighbor.

“I think the college has responded to noise complaints; we have been a part of this community since 1889 and wouldn’t still be in good standing with the community if we were not responsive,” Pronovost said. “We will continue to listen and respond as we need to and will absolutely endeavor to be good respectful neighbors.”

According to Pronovost, the development agreement should be finalized within 30 to 60 days and the college hopes to break ground in the fall.

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