Friday, January 29
Lynchburg, Va.
3:00 PM
Liberty University
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Liberty Open
Woodbridge Sits Second in Heptathlon
1/29/2010 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
Liberty redshirt junior Geren Woodbridge got off to a strong start in the heptathlon, Friday at the Liberty Open. He sits in second place through four events at the Tolsma Indoor Track Center, after posting his best-ever day one score.
Woodbridge (Allentown, Pa.) tallied 2,769 points, putting him just 29 points behind current leader Kyle Steiner, a two-time NCAA Division III national runner-up in the decathlon during his career at Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Meanwhile, Liberty's Drew Edwards (So., Anchorage, Alaska) ranks sixth in the 12-member field with 2,461 points.
Woodbridge opened up the day by matching his personal best in the 60-meter dash, at 7.30 seconds. He then long jumped 20-9 before leading all of the competitors with a 41-11.25 shot put. The defending Big South heptathlon champion closed his evening with a personal-best 6-1.25 clearance in the high jump.
Edwards was able to set new season bests in both jumping events. He reached 19-11.75 in the long jump, before high jumping 5-9.75.
One Tolsma Indoor Track Center facility record was set on Friday. The Appalachian State men's 4 x 800 relay quartet clocked a winning time of 7:49.34, shattering VMI's record of 7:52.03 from 2005.
Due to the forecasted inclement weather, the schedule for Saturday's action at the Liberty Open has been adjusted slightly. Field events will begin at 8:30 a.m., with the men's weight throw, and the women's 60-meter hurdles prelims will kick off the running events at 11 a.m. A complete revised Saturday schedule will be posted on LibertyFlames.com later this evening.
Women's Pentathlon Final Scores
1) Jessica Gibbs, Lynchburg – 3,064
2) Shelly Mclean, Campbell – 3,030
3) Sena Bekric, Campbell – 2,875
4) Naadia Crutchfield, Appalachian State – 2,835
5) Elizabeth Mize, Campbell – 2,822
6) Sallie Armstrong, Washington & Lee – 2,681
7) Haley Boone, Roanoke – 2,489
8) Erin Nelson, Roanoke – 2,442
9) Natalie Stier, Washington & Lee – 2,360
Men's Heptathlon Day One Scores (Through Four Events)
1) Kyle Steiner, Unattached – 2,798
2) Geren Woodbridge, Liberty – 2,769
3) Max Lee, East Tennessee State – 2,652
4) Evan Brusich, Gardner-Webb – 2,492
5) Nic Chernikow, East Tennessee State – 2,489
6) Drew Edwards, Liberty – 2,461
7) Jordan Briggs, East Tennessee State – 2,341
8) John Morris, Unattached – 2,304
9) Les Gilbert, East Tennessee State – 2,295
10) Tyler Grant, Washington & Lee – 2,269
11) Koro Korosh Yazdanpanah, Lynchburg – 2,268
12) Todd Postie, Lynchburg – 2,083
Woodbridge (Allentown, Pa.) tallied 2,769 points, putting him just 29 points behind current leader Kyle Steiner, a two-time NCAA Division III national runner-up in the decathlon during his career at Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Meanwhile, Liberty's Drew Edwards (So., Anchorage, Alaska) ranks sixth in the 12-member field with 2,461 points.
Woodbridge opened up the day by matching his personal best in the 60-meter dash, at 7.30 seconds. He then long jumped 20-9 before leading all of the competitors with a 41-11.25 shot put. The defending Big South heptathlon champion closed his evening with a personal-best 6-1.25 clearance in the high jump.
Edwards was able to set new season bests in both jumping events. He reached 19-11.75 in the long jump, before high jumping 5-9.75.
One Tolsma Indoor Track Center facility record was set on Friday. The Appalachian State men's 4 x 800 relay quartet clocked a winning time of 7:49.34, shattering VMI's record of 7:52.03 from 2005.
Due to the forecasted inclement weather, the schedule for Saturday's action at the Liberty Open has been adjusted slightly. Field events will begin at 8:30 a.m., with the men's weight throw, and the women's 60-meter hurdles prelims will kick off the running events at 11 a.m. A complete revised Saturday schedule will be posted on LibertyFlames.com later this evening.
Women's Pentathlon Final Scores
1) Jessica Gibbs, Lynchburg – 3,064
2) Shelly Mclean, Campbell – 3,030
3) Sena Bekric, Campbell – 2,875
4) Naadia Crutchfield, Appalachian State – 2,835
5) Elizabeth Mize, Campbell – 2,822
6) Sallie Armstrong, Washington & Lee – 2,681
7) Haley Boone, Roanoke – 2,489
8) Erin Nelson, Roanoke – 2,442
9) Natalie Stier, Washington & Lee – 2,360
Men's Heptathlon Day One Scores (Through Four Events)
1) Kyle Steiner, Unattached – 2,798
2) Geren Woodbridge, Liberty – 2,769
3) Max Lee, East Tennessee State – 2,652
4) Evan Brusich, Gardner-Webb – 2,492
5) Nic Chernikow, East Tennessee State – 2,489
6) Drew Edwards, Liberty – 2,461
7) Jordan Briggs, East Tennessee State – 2,341
8) John Morris, Unattached – 2,304
9) Les Gilbert, East Tennessee State – 2,295
10) Tyler Grant, Washington & Lee – 2,269
11) Koro Korosh Yazdanpanah, Lynchburg – 2,268
12) Todd Postie, Lynchburg – 2,083
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