Freshman Start Strong in Track Season Opener

Friday, January 17

Birmingham, Ala. | Birmingham Crossplex

Chattanooga

Samford Invite

Photo by: SoConSports.com

1/17/2025 10:44:00 PM | Cross Country & Track & Field

Results

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. --- Junior Maddie Wheatcroft posted a pair of Top 10 finishes Friday at the Chattanooga Mocs Indoor Track and Field season opener, the Samford Invite. Freshman Stella Henry also posted a Top 10 finish in her first collegiate indoor meet.

"It was good to finally dust off the cobwebs earlier today in Birmingham after being snowed out last week," Mocs assistant coach Patrick Gildea said. "Everyone's training has gone well though there's no way to replicate race days nerves away from competition."

Wheatcroft posted a personal best in the 800 meter finishing eighth with a time of 2:18.43. Freshman Taylor Crawford paced her heat with a time of 2:28.23.

Stella Henry placed 10^th in the long jump with a distance of 5.29 meters (17-04.25 feet).
In the Mile Run, Wheatcroft placed 10^th overall with a time of 5:08.20 in the fast heat. Freshman Audrey Wade led a slew of Mocs in the fourth heat, with junior Andrea Ellis right behind.

The day started with freshman Ryleigh Simmons falling just short of qualifying for the second round of the 60 meter dash with a time of 7.89 seconds in her first collegiate event at the distance.

Sophomore Michaela Dabney recorded a PR in the 3000 meter run with a time of 11:03.13. Freshman Ellie von Herrmann led the Mocs in the distance event with a time of 10:44.35.

In the 200 meter Dash, freshman Ryleigh Simmons finished second in her heat with a time of 26.74 and sophomore Ava McGue took third in the eighth heat. McGue was just shy of her personal best in the high jump.

"We now have a baseline of where we're at as we inch closer to the Southern Conference Championships," Gildea said. "We had a few personal bests, a couple of near misses as well as a few debutants with both groups plus two heat wins.

"All said, we had a productive day and it's back to training tomorrow. The Mocs Baton award went to Ryleigh Simmons to kick off this indoor campaign."

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RESULTS

60m Dash – Prelims
26	Ryleigh Simmons	7.89	7.888
42	Stella Henry	8.19
60m Hurdles – Prelims
36	Norah Haney	11.02
41	Adelaide McKeown	11.57
200m Dash
39	Ryleigh Simmons	26.74
46	Ava Mcgue	28.01
400m Dash
--	Sarah Unterholzner	DNS
800m Run
8	Maddie Wheatcroft	02:18.4	PR
18	Taylor Crawford	02:28.2
22	Kennedy Reynolds	02:30.7
26	Olivia Steele	02:39.3
Mile Run
10	Maddie Wheatcroft	05:08.2
24	Audrey Wade	05:24.2
32	Andrea Ellis	05:31.1
36	Anna Roberson	05:35.1
37	Aubrey Park	05:35.7
38	Brooke Tyll	05:36.7
40	EV McGowan	05:39.8
3000m Run
21	Ellie von Herrmann	10:44.4
24	Brooke Tyll	10:48.2
26	Andrea Ellis	10:49.5
29	Emma Thweatt	10:58.9
32	Lola Baker	11:00.7
33	Michaela Dabney	11:03.1	PR
35	Audrey Wade	11:06.9
High Jump
17	Ava Mcgue	1.51m	4-11.50
--	Stella Henry	NH
--	Norah Haney	NH
Long Jump
10	Stella Henry	5.29m	17-04.25
29	Norah Haney	4.65m	15-03.25
32	Ava Mcgue	4.36m	14-03.75
35	Adelaide McKeown	4.05m	13-03.50
Shot Put
30	Adelaide McKeown	6.18m	20-03.50
4x400m Relay
14	Chattanooga A	04:23.5
15	Chattanooga B	04:37.0