Friday, March 22
High Point, N.C.
12:00 PM ET
Liberty University
at
Bob Davidson Team Challenge
Paola Bueno
Bueno, Watts Sweep Friday Bob Davidson Team Challenge Women’s Throws
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HIGH POINT, N.C. – Throwers led the way for Liberty on Friday, the opening day of the Bob Davidson Team Challenge. Paola Bueno (hammer) and Addilae Watts (javelin) swept the women's throwing event titles, while Kellen Kimes (second in hammer) was the men's squad's top finisher at Vert Stadium.
The Lady Flames are in the lead through three of 20 women's events in the team-scored meet. Liberty totaled 39 points on the day, nine more than second-place East Carolina.
Meanwhile, the Flames sit in fourth place of eight men's teams with 15 points. Meet host High Point is the leader in the clubhouse after racking up 48 points through four events.
Women's Day 1 Recap
Liberty started off the meet with a huge 25-point showing in the women's hammer. Bueno (198-10), Megan Mann (personal-best 190-2) and Annika Hantho (personal-best 181-8) swept the top three places, while Efe Latham threw 163-0 for eighth in her outdoor Liberty debut.
Bueno became Liberty's first NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round qualifier this season, while Hantho joined the Lady Flames' all-time list at No. 10. Hantho has now added more than 10 feet to her hammer personal best during the first two meets of the outdoor campaign.
Watts should also be heading back to the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round meet for the second year in a row after taking top honors in the women's javelin by nearly 13 feet with her first-round mark of 150-11.
Patasha Bryan (sixth, 120-7) and Mackenzie Ballivian (eighth, season-best 115-4) also finished among the women's javelin scorers.
Men's Day 1 Recap
Reigning CUSA Male Freshman of the Week Kimes stated his case to repeat. He reached a personal-best 198-1 for second place in the men's hammer competition and No. 3 in program history. Christian Hicks followed in sixth with a personal best of his own (178-2).
The best of Anthony Bryan's two events on the day was the javelin, as he recorded a new personal best (159-10) to claim the sixth position.
The lone Liberty athlete to compete on the Vert Stadium track on Friday, Jacob Hess closed out the evening with a personal-best 5K clocking of 14:50.52 for eighth place.
Women's Day 1 Event Winners
Paola Bueno – Hammer – 198-10
Addilae Watts – Javelin – 150-11
Other Women's Day 1 Top 3 Finishers
2nd – Megan Mann – Hammer – 190-2
3rd – Annika Hantho – Hammer – 181-8
Men's Day 1 Top 3 Finishers
2nd – Kellen Kimes – Hammer – 198-1
New Women's NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round Qualifiers
Paola Bueno – Hammer – 198-10
Addilae Watts – Javelin – 150-11
Day 1 Updates to Liberty's All-Time Women's Top 10 List
Javelin – No. 6 – Addilae Watts – 150-11
Hammer – No. 8 – Megan Mann – 190-2
Hammer – No. 10 – Annika Hantho – 181-8
Day 1 Updates to Liberty's All-Time Men's Top 10 List
Hammer – No. 3 – Kellen Kimes – 198-1
Up Next
Liberty will be back in action at the Bob Davidson Team Challenge on Saturday, beginning with the women's shot put and men's high jump at noon.
The women's 100 will be the Flames' first Saturday event at the Dr. Jack M. Toms Alumni Invitational, starting at 1:30 p.m.
The Lady Flames are in the lead through three of 20 women's events in the team-scored meet. Liberty totaled 39 points on the day, nine more than second-place East Carolina.
Meanwhile, the Flames sit in fourth place of eight men's teams with 15 points. Meet host High Point is the leader in the clubhouse after racking up 48 points through four events.
Women's Day 1 Recap
Liberty started off the meet with a huge 25-point showing in the women's hammer. Bueno (198-10), Megan Mann (personal-best 190-2) and Annika Hantho (personal-best 181-8) swept the top three places, while Efe Latham threw 163-0 for eighth in her outdoor Liberty debut.
Bueno became Liberty's first NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round qualifier this season, while Hantho joined the Lady Flames' all-time list at No. 10. Hantho has now added more than 10 feet to her hammer personal best during the first two meets of the outdoor campaign.
Watts should also be heading back to the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round meet for the second year in a row after taking top honors in the women's javelin by nearly 13 feet with her first-round mark of 150-11.
Patasha Bryan (sixth, 120-7) and Mackenzie Ballivian (eighth, season-best 115-4) also finished among the women's javelin scorers.
Men's Day 1 Recap
Reigning CUSA Male Freshman of the Week Kimes stated his case to repeat. He reached a personal-best 198-1 for second place in the men's hammer competition and No. 3 in program history. Christian Hicks followed in sixth with a personal best of his own (178-2).
The best of Anthony Bryan's two events on the day was the javelin, as he recorded a new personal best (159-10) to claim the sixth position.
The lone Liberty athlete to compete on the Vert Stadium track on Friday, Jacob Hess closed out the evening with a personal-best 5K clocking of 14:50.52 for eighth place.
Women's Day 1 Event Winners
Paola Bueno – Hammer – 198-10
Addilae Watts – Javelin – 150-11
Other Women's Day 1 Top 3 Finishers
2nd – Megan Mann – Hammer – 190-2
3rd – Annika Hantho – Hammer – 181-8
Men's Day 1 Top 3 Finishers
2nd – Kellen Kimes – Hammer – 198-1
New Women's NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round Qualifiers
Paola Bueno – Hammer – 198-10
Addilae Watts – Javelin – 150-11
Day 1 Updates to Liberty's All-Time Women's Top 10 List
Javelin – No. 6 – Addilae Watts – 150-11
Hammer – No. 8 – Megan Mann – 190-2
Hammer – No. 10 – Annika Hantho – 181-8
Day 1 Updates to Liberty's All-Time Men's Top 10 List
Hammer – No. 3 – Kellen Kimes – 198-1
Up Next
Liberty will be back in action at the Bob Davidson Team Challenge on Saturday, beginning with the women's shot put and men's high jump at noon.
The women's 100 will be the Flames' first Saturday event at the Dr. Jack M. Toms Alumni Invitational, starting at 1:30 p.m.
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