Friday, December 6
Lynchburg, Va.
9:00 AM ET
Liberty University
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Liberty Kickoff
Eva Whiteman's 5-7 high jump clearance on Friday ranks No. 8 in program history.
Liberty Underclassmen Flourish on Friday
12/6/2024 9:06:00 PM | Track and Field
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Freshmen and sophomores produced many of Liberty's top performances on Friday, the second and final day of the Liberty Kickoff at the Brant Tolsma Indoor Track at the Liberty Indoor Track Complex.
Women's Day Two Recap
All-American Katie Urbine's first pole vault competition as a sophomore resulted in a 12-11.5 clearance for the runner-up spot.
Sophomore Eva Whiteman high jumped an indoor personal-best 5-7. That tied her for fifth place in the event and ranks No. 8 all-time for the Lady Flames.
Another Lady Flame who entered her name onto Liberty's all-time top 10 on Friday was freshman Bethany Tate. Her 44-4.25 shot put earned third place in the event and No. 10 on the Lady Flames' all-time chart. She was joined in the top five by classmate Tabby DeJong (fifth place, 41-1.75).
Ahvon Donell opened her senior season by clocking 8.59 for third place in the women's 60 hurdles final.
Program record holder Kate Goodyear placed fourth in the women's 1,000 in 2:49.77, pacing a trio of Lady Flames under the 3:00 mark. Jessica Palisca took seventh in 2:55.18 with freshman Rachel Hill finishing ninth in 2:59.41.
First-year Lady Flame Stephanie Robson led Liberty's trio of women's triple jumpers, coming in sixth with a 39-1.25 leap. That left the East Carolina transfer just an inch outside the program's all-time top 10.
Men's Day Two Recap
Liberty nabbed three of the men's shot put's top five places, led by freshman Trevor Veenstra (second, 53-0.75) and sophomore Jordae Edwards (fourth, 52-2). Beau Backes chipped in a fifth-place finish with a 51-8.5 put.
Freshman Todd Benhase pole vaulted 15-7 to claim fourth place, one spot in front of fellow Flame Hunter Flack (fifth, 15-1).
Gabriel Willis closed out his heptathlon competition with a personal-best score of 4,977, finishing ninth. He just missed becoming Liberty's 12th member of the 5,000-point club all-time.
Day 2 Updates to Liberty's All-Time Women's Top 10 List
High Jump – No. 8 – Eva Whiteman – 5-7
Shot Put – No. 10 – Bethany Tate – 44-4.25
Up Next
Liberty women's distance standouts Adelyn Fairley, Ava Gordon, Isabela Ross and Allie Zealand will race at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener on Saturday in Boston. The Lady Flames' first event (women's 3K featuring Gordon and Zealand) is slated to begin at 2:05 p.m., live on FloTrack.
Women's Day Two Recap
All-American Katie Urbine's first pole vault competition as a sophomore resulted in a 12-11.5 clearance for the runner-up spot.
Sophomore Eva Whiteman high jumped an indoor personal-best 5-7. That tied her for fifth place in the event and ranks No. 8 all-time for the Lady Flames.
Another Lady Flame who entered her name onto Liberty's all-time top 10 on Friday was freshman Bethany Tate. Her 44-4.25 shot put earned third place in the event and No. 10 on the Lady Flames' all-time chart. She was joined in the top five by classmate Tabby DeJong (fifth place, 41-1.75).
Ahvon Donell opened her senior season by clocking 8.59 for third place in the women's 60 hurdles final.
Program record holder Kate Goodyear placed fourth in the women's 1,000 in 2:49.77, pacing a trio of Lady Flames under the 3:00 mark. Jessica Palisca took seventh in 2:55.18 with freshman Rachel Hill finishing ninth in 2:59.41.
First-year Lady Flame Stephanie Robson led Liberty's trio of women's triple jumpers, coming in sixth with a 39-1.25 leap. That left the East Carolina transfer just an inch outside the program's all-time top 10.
Men's Day Two Recap
Liberty nabbed three of the men's shot put's top five places, led by freshman Trevor Veenstra (second, 53-0.75) and sophomore Jordae Edwards (fourth, 52-2). Beau Backes chipped in a fifth-place finish with a 51-8.5 put.
Freshman Todd Benhase pole vaulted 15-7 to claim fourth place, one spot in front of fellow Flame Hunter Flack (fifth, 15-1).
Gabriel Willis closed out his heptathlon competition with a personal-best score of 4,977, finishing ninth. He just missed becoming Liberty's 12th member of the 5,000-point club all-time.
Day 2 Updates to Liberty's All-Time Women's Top 10 List
High Jump – No. 8 – Eva Whiteman – 5-7
Shot Put – No. 10 – Bethany Tate – 44-4.25
Up Next
Liberty women's distance standouts Adelyn Fairley, Ava Gordon, Isabela Ross and Allie Zealand will race at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener on Saturday in Boston. The Lady Flames' first event (women's 3K featuring Gordon and Zealand) is slated to begin at 2:05 p.m., live on FloTrack.
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