Lenoir-Rhyne Track Completes The First Day Of The Southeast Regional Championship
April 20, 2012
L-R sophomore Aaron Nelson wins the men's pole vault with a school-record 13'11.25
 Lenoir-Rhyne sophomore Aaron Nelson won the pole vault with a school-record 13'11.25" Friday on the first day of the Southeast Regional Championships at the Irwin Belk Track in Hickory, N.C. |
Hickory, N.C. - The Lenoir-Rhyne Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Teams wrapped up the first day of the 2012 Southeast Regional Championship Friday at the Irwin Belk Track and Moretz Sports - Athletic Complex.
After the first day of events, Anderson leads the women's competition with 59 points while Mars Hill tops the men's squads with 46 points.
The L-R women's team is in eighth place with nine points while the Bears' men sit in seventh with 19 points.
Lenoir-Rhyne sophomore Aaron Nelson (Mayodan, N.C.) won the men's pole vault with a school-record 13'11.25".
In the men's hammer throw, freshman Latham York (Huntersville, N.C.) finished fourth with a 124'6" while senior Jakob Maidens (Lebanon, Va.) was seventh in the men's javelin throw (124'2").
On the women's side, junior Samantha Levine (Wayne, N.J.) placed fourth overall in the javelin throw (109'8") and sophomore Megan Carper (Franklinton, N.C.) was sixth in the women's triple jump (31'2").
The second and final day of competition begins on Saturday at 10:00 a.m., with the long jump, discus, shot put and 110-meter high hurdles being the first events of the day.
2012 Southeast Regional Championships
April 20-21 - First Day Results
Hickory, N.C.
Irwin Belk Track
MEN
1. Mars Hill 46
2. Carson-Newman 42.5
3. Wingate 35.5
4. Anderson 24
5t. UNC Pembroke 20
5t. Spartanburg Methodist 20
7. Lenoir-Rhyne 19
8. Lincoln Memorial 6
WOMEN
1. Anderson 59
2. Wingate 53
3. Mars Hill 25
4. UNC Pembroke 24
5. Clayton State 22
6t. Spartanburg Methodist 10
6t. Carson-Newman 10
8. Lenoir-Rhyne 9
9. Brevard 6
