Day One Results

Senior Manika Gamble set a school record in the 60-meter hurdles and Kelsey Hunt ran a PR in the 3,000-meter to lead the High Point University women's track & field team in action at day one of the UNC Invitational.

"Manika had a bit of a breakthrough tonight," said head coach Mike Esposito. "Despite a heavy workload tonight she had a great performance in the 60-meter hurdles. Kelsey Hunt also ran a PR in the 3k and Audrey Malloy was very solid in the 1,200-meter leg of the DMR. She put the race away very early."

Gamble finished third in the 60-meter hurdles in 8.66, breaking the HPU record in the event, set by Jasmine Jones-Green in 2007. Jones-Green's previous record was 8.67. Gamble won her heat in the preliminaries with a personal-best time of 8.70 before shaving off even more time in the finals for a school record.

Gamble also ran the 60-meter dash. She finished third in her preliminary heat with a time of 7.92 to advance to the finals. In the finals she ran a 7.95 for a seventh place finish.

Hunt ran a personal best time of 10:25.04 in the 3,000-meter. The junior placed fourth in the event, breaking her former PR of 10:33.44 which she ran at UNC last season. Freshmen Lauren Blackwell and Krista Willard placed seventh and eighth in the event, respectively. Blackwell ran a 10:46.67 while Willard came in with a time of 11:18.31. Kelsey Hinchliffe also finished the 3k in 11:45.07.

Audrey Malloy, Emily Fisher, Dorrell and Kelsey Paine teamed up for a win in the distance medley relay, finishing in 12:39.81.

Senior Lynee Pina threw the weight 13.2 meters (43-3.75) for a 13th place finish in the event.

Events continue Saturday, beginning with Paine and Kayleigh Perry in the mile. Gamble and Emily Fisher will also compete in the 200-meter. Colleen Hollowood will run the 800-meter as well. In the field events Kaitlin Whittington will be in the triple jump while Carli Antor, Veronica Peskosky and Catelyn Griffin take on the pole vault.