LUBBOCK, Texas – The Angelo State track & field teams wrapped up day one of the Corky Classic hosted by Texas Tech, registering several top ten performances at the Sports Performance Center on Friday.
For the Rambelles,
Maricia Spence and
Abby Zamzow were the top Division II finishers in section A of the women's long jump. Spence improved on her provisional mark with an attempt of 5.83m (19'-1.5") to finish fourth overall. Zamzow came in sixth at 5.57m (18'-3.25").
Coryn Peters finished sixth overall in section B of the women's pole vault, clearing a height of 3.23m (10'-7") followed by
Kylyie Paden in eighth at the same height.
On the men's side,
Simon Rey collected a second-place finish in section B of the pole vault, earning a mark of 4.87m (15'-11.75"), leading all other Division II competitors to earn a provisional.
Pacer Hill was close behind at fifth in the event with a mark of 4.72m (15'-5.75").
Bossman Pinkrah finished section B of the 400-meter run with a time of 49.34 to finish seventh overall, narrowly missing out on a provisional mark.
Elvis Kryukov took 10
th overall in section A of the long jump, clearing 6.71m (22'-0.25") while
Kyle Lumpkins was 12
th in the men's high jump at 1.92m (6'-3.5").
Both teams will be back in action tomorrow on day two of the Corky Classic beginning at 11 a.m.
*Provisional Mark - An athlete who earns a provisional mark could qualify for the national meet, depending on how large the field is for the specific event. If an event is limited to 40 entries and 10 athletes have earned an automatic qualifying mark, the top 30 provisional marks will then advance to the national meet.
