Pioneers Set Records in Outdoor Season Opener

Before spring break sets in, the Pioneers took to the track in Central, South Carolina for the Susan Rouse Invitational to open up their outdoor track season. They returned home with a new school record and 11 SMC top ten performances. In her debut in the 100 meter hurdles, freshman Myah Adams took 6^th in the meet setting the SMC school record in the process. Sophia Outhous continued her dominance this track season with the second fastest steeplechase in school history and would double back with a new school record in the 400 meter hurdles.

The Pioneers return to the track on March 23^rd at Montreat College.

Top Performances:

*Denotes SMC Top-10 Performance
+ Denotes Personal Best

Sophia Outhous – 12:38.66 – 3000m Steeplechase – 1^st overall *
Sophia Outhous – 1:13.63 – 400 hurdles – 3^rd overall (SCHOOL RECORD)
Romeo Brown – 11.06 – 100m Dash – 3^rd overall *
Averi Vance – 21:54.75 – 5000m – 5^th overall *+
Myah Adams – 19.20 – 100 hurdles – 6^th overall (SCHOOL RECORD)
Diamond Croft – 13.49 – 100m Dash – 8^th overall *
Mariela Velazquez – 22:54.48 – 5000m - 8^th overall *+
Croft, Outhous, A. Velazquez, Addington – 4:30.66 – 4x400 – 3^rd overall*
Detrell Mitchell – 1:07.16 – 400 hurdles – 10^th overall *
Brown, Balog, Gambrell, Job – 3:54.47 – 4x400 – 6^th overall
Mitchell, Hunter, Mullen, Kochanowicz – 4:03.94 – 8^th overall