Saturday, April 25
Charlotte, N.C.
11:00 AM ET
Liberty University
at
Charlotte Invitational
Iyana Sherard swept the women's 100 and 200 titles at Saturday's Charlotte Invitational.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Liberty's women's sprint crew led the way at the Charlotte Invitational on Saturday. Iyana Sherard (100 and 200) and Mahogany Mobley (400) teamed up to sweep the women's sprint titles before contributing to the Lady Flames' fastest outdoor 4 x 400 clocking in seven years, 3:40.35.
Women's Day 2 Recap
Despite facing headwinds in both of her races, Sherard matched her 100 personal best of 11.64 and improved her 200 best to 23.53 to nab a pair of first-place finishes. The junior's 200 clocking ranks No. 4 all-time for the Lady Flames.
Mobley's winning 400 time was 53.27, and she also took sixth in the 200 at 23.91.
Maddy Merritt (who clocked a season-best 55.91 400 for eighth place) led off the 4 x 400 relay before passing the baton to Sherard, Patasha Bryan and Mobley. The Lady Flames' 3:40.35 performance placed third in the race and ranks No. 4 in program history.
It was the fastest outdoor time by a Liberty 4 x 400 team since Tanner Ealum, Ty'Asia Dansbury, Delaney McDowell and Cortney Dowling ran a program-record 3:33.20 to qualify for the 2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Eva Whiteman's season-best 5-7.25 high jump clearance equaled the best of the day. However, she ended up second to event champion Assiya Elhafyan of Wingate on misses.
Ellie Stine (seventh in women's discus, 145-7) and Rebecca Allen (eighth in women's long jump, 18-8.5) each advanced to the finals of their field events on Saturday.
Men's Day 2 Recap
Liberty's men's pole vaulters continued their strong campaign, as Reagan Wise cleared a personal-best 17-1.5 for fifth place and Todd Benhase made it over an outdoor personal-best 16-7.5 for seventh.
Wise is now tied with teammate Chase Johnson for fifth in program history, while Benhase is tied with Anders Janes for 10th on the list.
Two of the Flames' top performers from Friday came back in a second event on Saturday. After running a personal-best 3:49.68 1,500 the previous night, Ethan Stansbury's 1:56.02 800 was good for sixth in the open section on Saturday. He crossed the line just behind teammate Jack Holub (fourth, 1:55.73).
Meanwhile, Hunter Bleam followed up Friday's seventh-place javelin showing with a fifth in Saturday's high jump competition (6-3.5).
Women's Day 2 Event Winners
Mahogany Mobley – 400 – 53.27
Iyana Sherard – 100 – 11.64
Iyana Sherard – 200 – 23.53
Other Women's Day 2 Top 3 Finishers
2nd – Eva Whiteman – High Jump – 5-7.25
3rd – Maddy Merritt, Iyana Sherard, Patasha Bryan, Mahogany Mobley – 4 x 400 – 3:40.35
Day 2 Updates to Liberty's All-Time Women's Top 10 List
200 – No. 4 – Iyana Sherard – 23.53
4 x 400 – No. 4 – Merritt, Sherard, Bryan, Mobley – 3:40.35
Day 2 Updates to Liberty's All-Time Men's Top 10 List
Pole Vault – Tie for No. 5 – Reagan Wise – 17-1.5
Pole Vault – Tie for No. 10 – Todd Benhase – 16-7.5
Up Next
Liberty will open the month of May with a pair of twilight meets. The Hill City Twilight, hosted by the University of Lynchburg, is slated for May 2, while the Duke Twilight will take place on May 3.
Women's Day 2 Recap
Despite facing headwinds in both of her races, Sherard matched her 100 personal best of 11.64 and improved her 200 best to 23.53 to nab a pair of first-place finishes. The junior's 200 clocking ranks No. 4 all-time for the Lady Flames.
Mobley's winning 400 time was 53.27, and she also took sixth in the 200 at 23.91.
Maddy Merritt (who clocked a season-best 55.91 400 for eighth place) led off the 4 x 400 relay before passing the baton to Sherard, Patasha Bryan and Mobley. The Lady Flames' 3:40.35 performance placed third in the race and ranks No. 4 in program history.
It was the fastest outdoor time by a Liberty 4 x 400 team since Tanner Ealum, Ty'Asia Dansbury, Delaney McDowell and Cortney Dowling ran a program-record 3:33.20 to qualify for the 2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Eva Whiteman's season-best 5-7.25 high jump clearance equaled the best of the day. However, she ended up second to event champion Assiya Elhafyan of Wingate on misses.
Ellie Stine (seventh in women's discus, 145-7) and Rebecca Allen (eighth in women's long jump, 18-8.5) each advanced to the finals of their field events on Saturday.
Men's Day 2 Recap
Liberty's men's pole vaulters continued their strong campaign, as Reagan Wise cleared a personal-best 17-1.5 for fifth place and Todd Benhase made it over an outdoor personal-best 16-7.5 for seventh.
Wise is now tied with teammate Chase Johnson for fifth in program history, while Benhase is tied with Anders Janes for 10th on the list.
Two of the Flames' top performers from Friday came back in a second event on Saturday. After running a personal-best 3:49.68 1,500 the previous night, Ethan Stansbury's 1:56.02 800 was good for sixth in the open section on Saturday. He crossed the line just behind teammate Jack Holub (fourth, 1:55.73).
Meanwhile, Hunter Bleam followed up Friday's seventh-place javelin showing with a fifth in Saturday's high jump competition (6-3.5).
Women's Day 2 Event Winners
Mahogany Mobley – 400 – 53.27
Iyana Sherard – 100 – 11.64
Iyana Sherard – 200 – 23.53
Other Women's Day 2 Top 3 Finishers
2nd – Eva Whiteman – High Jump – 5-7.25
3rd – Maddy Merritt, Iyana Sherard, Patasha Bryan, Mahogany Mobley – 4 x 400 – 3:40.35
Day 2 Updates to Liberty's All-Time Women's Top 10 List
200 – No. 4 – Iyana Sherard – 23.53
4 x 400 – No. 4 – Merritt, Sherard, Bryan, Mobley – 3:40.35
Day 2 Updates to Liberty's All-Time Men's Top 10 List
Pole Vault – Tie for No. 5 – Reagan Wise – 17-1.5
Pole Vault – Tie for No. 10 – Todd Benhase – 16-7.5
Up Next
Liberty will open the month of May with a pair of twilight meets. The Hill City Twilight, hosted by the University of Lynchburg, is slated for May 2, while the Duke Twilight will take place on May 3.
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