JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle track and field team hit four NAIA qualifying standards and set several personal records on Saturday as the Eagles took part in the UNF North Florida Invitational on the campus of the University of North Florida.
Breanna Goring led the way for the Blue and Gold as she was the only athlete to hit an automatic qualifying standard, with a time of 14.26 in the 100m hurdles. She placed fifth in the event while setting a personal best mark.
There were three “B” standards on the track for ERAU, highlighted by
Vincent Bett's second consecutive win in the 3000m Steeplechase, with a time of 9:25.82, 30-seconds ahead of the second-place finisher.
Alec Hernandez placed second in the 1500m in a “B” standard time of 3:55.86, while
Alex Dori hit the third “B” standard of the day in the 400m hurdles with a fifth-place time of 54.39.
Several other Eagles set personal marks on Saturday led by
Nicole Bonk and
Karina Coelho who each set marks in the 1500m where Coelho finished sixth in a time of 4:46.89, while Bonk was 27
th in a time of 5:14.87.
Rebecca Love ran the 5000m in 19:52.18 for a personal mark while Zane Ziegler placed 16
th in the 110m hurdles with a personal best time of 15.30.
Camaria Cannon (26.95) in the 200m and
Holly Sandon (2:29.77) in the 800m also recorded personal bests.
In the field events,
Peter Benoit and
Kameron Turner finished seventh and eighth, respectively. Benoit recorded a throw of 53.30m while Turner tossed a distance of 52.81m, both personal bests.
The Eagles return to the track on Friday, Apr. 5 when Embry-Riddle hosts the ERAU Spikes Classic.
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