Larrame sets program record at Lee's Last Chance
CLEVELAND, Tenn. - Ahead of the Division II Outdoor National Championships, Carson-Newman had a school record, with countless personal and season-best marks at the Lee University Last Chance. It marked the final event before nationals begin on May 21st in Emporia, Kansas.
CLEVELAND, Tenn. - Ahead of the Division II Outdoor National Championships, Carson-Newman had a school record, with countless personal and season-best marks at the Lee University Last Chance. It marked the final event before nationals begin on May 21st in Emporia, Kansas.
Lovelyne Larrame continues to build upon her stellar first season with the Eagles, setting the program record with a time of 23.89 seconds. Overall, she finished fifth in the event. Axelle Ombelets also ran in the 200m, coming in ninth with a 24.36. On the men's side, Favour Ekpekpe set a season-best time of 21.12 seconds in the 100m, placing third.
Also out on the track in the 400m, Abiram Pramod finished sixth with 47.87 seconds. In the women's 400m hurdles, Lidija Djokic came in third with a time of 1:01.85 seconds. Additionally, the 4x100m relay team finished in third at 40.47 seconds.
In the distance events, both Jenna Pittman and Stuart Ann Leath set personal bests in the 1500m with times of 4:46.18 and 5:14.48, respectively.
In the field events, Cadence Dolgin and Kendall Whitehead both picked up first-place finishes. Dolgin cleared 4.60m in the pole vault, with Whitehead notching 11.49m in the triple jump.
Brooke Taylor finished second in both the long and triple jump. In the long jump, the senior reached 5.35m in the long jump and 11.41m in the triple jump.
Fellow senior, Carlos Kouassi, finished in fourth in the triple jump at 14.20m.
Freshman Meiah Moss finished second in the high jump, 1.60m, and third in the long jump, 5.30m. Rounding things out was Ben Swank with a 53.42m javelin throw to take seventh.
Next up are the Division II Outdoor National Championships, slated to begin on May 21st and run till the 23rd from Welch Stadium in Emporia, Kansas. Stay connected with Carson-Newman track & field by following @CN_Eagles on X and Instagram, or by liking Carson-Newman Athletics on Facebook. Full coverage and updates are available at cneagles.com.
