Friday, March 29
Gainesville, Fla.
11:00 AM ET
Liberty University
at
Florida Relays
Reese Webster
Urbine, Webster Lead Way on Friday at Florida Relays
3/29/2024 9:57:00 PM | Track and Field
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Liberty's Katie Urbine (women's pole vault – 13-9.25) and Reese Webster (women's 200 – 23.23) each posted the No. 2 mark in program history in their event, headlining the Flames' successful Friday at the Florida Relays.
Women's Day 1 Recap
Urbine set a Liberty freshman pole vault record for the second time in seven days, eclipsing her mark of 13-5.75 from Saturday's Bob Davidson Team Challenge at High Point. She tied Auburn's Alyssa Quinones-Mixon for second place in the competition, trailing only Charlotte All-American Riley Felts.
Urbine's first-attempt clearance at 13-9.25 established a new lifetime best, improving upon the 13-9 effort which won the 2023 Pennsylvania 3A state title. She is now tied for No. 2 in program history with current assistant Taylen (Langin) Rey.
Teammate Mia Bowers also finished inside the pole vault's top 10, sharing eighth place with a first-attempt success at 12-5.5.
Competing in her first outdoor individual event as a Lady Flame, Webster picked up right where she left off during the indoor season. She raced to sixth place in the women's 200 with a lifetime-best and wind-legal 23.23 clocking. That trails only Isis Brooks' ASUN-winning 23.09 time from 2023 on Liberty's all-time chart and will earn Webster a place on the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round starting line.
Paola Bueno got the Lady Flames' Friday off to a strong start with a season-best 206-1 performance for third place in the women's hammer. It marked the sophomore's best-ever mark in a collegiate competition and a top-20 distance nationally this season. She threw a program-record 209-4 at the 2023 Mexican Championship last summer.
Addilae Watts came in ninth in a deep women's javelin competition with a personal-best 155-7 effort. That moves the first-year Lady Flame up to No. 4 in program history.
Meanwhile, Patasha Bryan added six feet to her javelin best, stretching the measuring tape to 135-8 for 13th place.
Making her outdoor season debut, Makenzy Mizera long jumped 19-7 for 10th place in the event's open section. Rebecca Allen followed in 19th with an outdoor personal-best 18-11.25.
Racing the 400 hurdles for the first time at Liberty, Ahvon Mitchell dropped her personal best from 1:04.04 to 1:02.45 to win her heat.
Men's Day 1 Recap
Two more Liberty throwers are bound for the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round meet following Friday's men's hammer competition where John Hicks was the runner-up (season-best 213-11) and Kellen Kimes followed in fourth (personal-best 203-5).
Kimes, who has now improved from 193-0 to 198-1 to 203-5 at his first three collegiate hammer competitions, is knocking on the door of the Liberty freshman record. Hicks owns that mark with his 204-10 performance at the 2021 ASUN meet.
Six days after clocking a program-record 10.18 100, Omari Lewis lowered his 200 personal best to 20.91 with the assistance of a friendly 3.3 m/s tailwind. That earned a 13th-place finish in the half-lap event.
Ben Shughart (210-4) and Ethan Mylin (199-8) both recorded their best javelin marks of the young season to place eighth and 10th, respectively.
Jacob Torres paced the Flames' trio of men's 400 hurdlers in 21st place, clocking a season-best 53.26.
Women's Day 1 Top 3 Finishers
Tie for 2nd – Katie Urbine – Pole Vault – 13-9.25
3rd – Paola Bueno – Hammer – 206-1
Men's Day 1 Top 3 Finishers
2nd – John Hicks – Hammer – 213-11
Women's Day 1 Record Breakers
Program Freshman Record – Katie Urbine – Pole Vault – 13-9.25
Previous Record: 13-5.75 by Urbine at the Bob Davidson Team Challenge on March 23
New Women's NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round Qualifiers
Reese Webster – 200 – 23.23
New Men's NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round Qualifiers
John Hicks – Hammer – 213-11
Kellen Kimes – Hammer – 203-5
Day 1 Updates to Liberty's All-Time Women's Top 10 List
200 – No. 2 – Reese Webster – 23.23
Pole Vault – Tie for No. 2 – Katie Urbine – 13-9.25
Javelin – No. 4 – Addilae Watts – 155-7
Day 1 Updates to Liberty's All-Time Men's Top 10 List
Hammer – No. 3 – Kellen Kimes – 203-5
200 – No. 7 – Omari Lewis – 20.91
Up Next
Liberty will wrap up its week of competition on Saturday at both the Florida Relays and Hornet Open. The Flames' first event of the day will be the Florida Relays open men's discus, slated for a 9 a.m. start.
Women's Day 1 Recap
Urbine set a Liberty freshman pole vault record for the second time in seven days, eclipsing her mark of 13-5.75 from Saturday's Bob Davidson Team Challenge at High Point. She tied Auburn's Alyssa Quinones-Mixon for second place in the competition, trailing only Charlotte All-American Riley Felts.
Urbine's first-attempt clearance at 13-9.25 established a new lifetime best, improving upon the 13-9 effort which won the 2023 Pennsylvania 3A state title. She is now tied for No. 2 in program history with current assistant Taylen (Langin) Rey.
Teammate Mia Bowers also finished inside the pole vault's top 10, sharing eighth place with a first-attempt success at 12-5.5.
Competing in her first outdoor individual event as a Lady Flame, Webster picked up right where she left off during the indoor season. She raced to sixth place in the women's 200 with a lifetime-best and wind-legal 23.23 clocking. That trails only Isis Brooks' ASUN-winning 23.09 time from 2023 on Liberty's all-time chart and will earn Webster a place on the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round starting line.
Paola Bueno got the Lady Flames' Friday off to a strong start with a season-best 206-1 performance for third place in the women's hammer. It marked the sophomore's best-ever mark in a collegiate competition and a top-20 distance nationally this season. She threw a program-record 209-4 at the 2023 Mexican Championship last summer.
Addilae Watts came in ninth in a deep women's javelin competition with a personal-best 155-7 effort. That moves the first-year Lady Flame up to No. 4 in program history.
Meanwhile, Patasha Bryan added six feet to her javelin best, stretching the measuring tape to 135-8 for 13th place.
Making her outdoor season debut, Makenzy Mizera long jumped 19-7 for 10th place in the event's open section. Rebecca Allen followed in 19th with an outdoor personal-best 18-11.25.
Racing the 400 hurdles for the first time at Liberty, Ahvon Mitchell dropped her personal best from 1:04.04 to 1:02.45 to win her heat.
Men's Day 1 Recap
Two more Liberty throwers are bound for the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round meet following Friday's men's hammer competition where John Hicks was the runner-up (season-best 213-11) and Kellen Kimes followed in fourth (personal-best 203-5).
Kimes, who has now improved from 193-0 to 198-1 to 203-5 at his first three collegiate hammer competitions, is knocking on the door of the Liberty freshman record. Hicks owns that mark with his 204-10 performance at the 2021 ASUN meet.
Six days after clocking a program-record 10.18 100, Omari Lewis lowered his 200 personal best to 20.91 with the assistance of a friendly 3.3 m/s tailwind. That earned a 13th-place finish in the half-lap event.
Ben Shughart (210-4) and Ethan Mylin (199-8) both recorded their best javelin marks of the young season to place eighth and 10th, respectively.
Jacob Torres paced the Flames' trio of men's 400 hurdlers in 21st place, clocking a season-best 53.26.
Women's Day 1 Top 3 Finishers
Tie for 2nd – Katie Urbine – Pole Vault – 13-9.25
3rd – Paola Bueno – Hammer – 206-1
Men's Day 1 Top 3 Finishers
2nd – John Hicks – Hammer – 213-11
Women's Day 1 Record Breakers
Program Freshman Record – Katie Urbine – Pole Vault – 13-9.25
Previous Record: 13-5.75 by Urbine at the Bob Davidson Team Challenge on March 23
New Women's NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round Qualifiers
Reese Webster – 200 – 23.23
New Men's NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round Qualifiers
John Hicks – Hammer – 213-11
Kellen Kimes – Hammer – 203-5
Day 1 Updates to Liberty's All-Time Women's Top 10 List
200 – No. 2 – Reese Webster – 23.23
Pole Vault – Tie for No. 2 – Katie Urbine – 13-9.25
Javelin – No. 4 – Addilae Watts – 155-7
Day 1 Updates to Liberty's All-Time Men's Top 10 List
Hammer – No. 3 – Kellen Kimes – 203-5
200 – No. 7 – Omari Lewis – 20.91
Up Next
Liberty will wrap up its week of competition on Saturday at both the Florida Relays and Hornet Open. The Flames' first event of the day will be the Florida Relays open men's discus, slated for a 9 a.m. start.
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