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PEMBROKE, N.C. – The Augusta University women's outdoor track and field team finished the Peach Belt Conference Championships on Saturday and took fifth place out of eight teams at the Dick & Lenore Taylor Track.
Embry-Riddle won the championship with 219 points. In second came Nova Southeastern with 162, and UNC Pembroke rounded out the top-three with 149 points.
Augusta had four student-athletes across the three day event who earned All-Conference honors for finishing top three in their respective events. Sophomore Rachel Hammesfahr was awarded the Elite-15 Award for having the highest GPA out of all the student athletes at the championship. Also, Kiana Kelly was named to the All-Sportsmanship Team.
In the field, sophomore Ashley Leonard took eighth in the shot put with 11.2 meters. In the high jump, junior Macy Hayes leapt 1.61 meters to take fourth, and junior Kiana Kelly closed out the top-10 with a distance of 1.46 meters.
Senior Lara Way snagged third in the 5000 meters with a time of 18:03.55. She was trailed by freshman Micah Weathers in fourth with 18:19.80. Weathers also finished fifth in the 1500 meters with 4:53.26. Behind her came seniors Amber Palermo in seventh and Diana Petrmichlova in eighth, with times of 5:05.15 and 5:05.42, respectively. To conclude the championship, sophomore Edrei Yates took sixth in the 100 meters with s time of 12.58.
Augusta heads to the Seminole Twilight on Friday, May 4, hosted by Florida State, in Tallahassee, Fla.
|
PL |
Team |
Code |
Pts |
|
1 |
Embry-Riddle |
EMBR |
219 |
|
2 |
Nova Southeastern |
NOVA |
162 |
|
3 |
UNC Pembroke |
PEMB |
149 |
|
4 |
North Georgia |
NOGE |
98 |
|
5 |
Augusta |
AUGS |
70 |
|
6 |
Columbus St. |
COGA |
61 |
|
7 |
Clayton State |
CLAY |
42 |
|
8 |
Florida Tech |
FLFL |
11 |
Men's PBC Runner-Up
UNC Pembroke
Men's PBC Champion
Embry-Riddle
Women's PBC Runner-Up
Nova Southeastern
Women's PBC Champion
Embry-Riddle
PBC Coaches of the Year
MEN: Dr. Peter Ormsby, UNC Pembroke
WOMEN: Mike Rosalino, Embry-Riddle
Elite 15 Presented by EAB
MEN: Tyler McCabe, Florida Tech
WOMEN: Rachel Hammesfahr, Augusta University
PBC Track Athlete of the Year
MEN: Silus Kipkoech, UNC Pembroke
WOMEN: Kristen MetCalfe
PBC Field Athlete of the Year
MEN: Zachery Farner, Embry-Riddle
WOMEN: Jeanna Cube, UNC Pembroke
PBC Freshman Track Athlete of the Year
MEN: Lelei Too, Embry-Riddle
WOMEN: Abigail Kirkland, North Georgia
PBC Freshman Field Athlete of the Year
MEN: Javian Williams, Columbus State
WOMEN: Phoebe Gustely, Embry-Riddle
2018 Track & Field All Sportsmanship Team
SCHOOL: Augusta
Male: Daniel Langston
Female: Kiana Kelly
SCHOOL: Clayton State
Male: T.J. Witherspoon
Female: Nia Elmore
SCHOOL: Columbus State
Male: Xavier Mathews
Female: Shanila Chapman
SCHOOL: Embry-Riddle
Male: Nick Peters
Female: Rachel Bauer
SCHOOL: Florida Tech
Male: Matthew Lanoue
Female: Alexis Santiago
SCHOOL: Nova Southeastern
Male: Kyle Forsythe
Female: Michelle Bauer
SCHOOL: UNC Pembroke
Male: Keyshawn Tyler
Female: Lenanna Jacobs
SCHOOL: North Georgia
Male: N/A
Female: Abigail Kirkland
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