WVU Track and Field competed at the Raleigh Relay Friday and Saturday at the Paul Derr Track and Field Facility in Raleigh, North Carolina.WVU will split the weekend of April 4-5 between the Dalton Ebanks Invitational in Fairfax, Virginia, and the Stanford Invitational in Stanford, California.Redshirt sophomore Izayah Everett wrapped up competition for the Mountaineers […]
WVU Track and Field competed at the Raleigh Relay Friday and Saturday at the Paul Derr Track and Field Facility in Raleigh, North Carolina.WVU will split the weekend of April 4-5 between the Dalton Ebanks Invitational in Fairfax, Virginia, and the Stanford Invitational in Stanford, California.Redshirt sophomore Izayah Everett wrapped up competition for the Mountaineers and recorded a personal-best time of 25.01 seconds in the 200-meter event.Freshman Naomi Kemboi broke WVU’s 5,000-meter record at 15:39.17 to place sixth. Graduate student Sarah Tait became the second-fastest Mountaineer in program history in the event, posting a time of 15:40.00 for seventh place.
Freshman Joy Naukot made history for the program, breaking WVU’s record in the women’s 10,000-meter event with a time of 32 minutes, 21.84 seconds and earning a second-place finish.In the high jump, redshirt sophomore Annishka McDonald secured a second-place finish with a mark of 1.75 meters. Meanwhile, redshirt sophomore Olivia Cress tied for 16th place with a season-best jump of 1.65 meters.On the track, sophomore Tecla Lokrale posted a time of 4:25.69 in the 1,500-meter event, followed by sophomore Eva Rinker, who recorded a personal best time of 4:37.84.
