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Men's Track and Field

Foster Leads UNCW In Long Jump

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Led by a season-best mark in the Long Jump by Shanelle Foster, UNC Wilmington posted six first-place finishes on Friday at the Captains Invitational at the Freeman Center Fieldhouse in Newport News, Va.

Foster won the Long Jump with a distance of 17-11, which also was a career-best, besting her previous best mark of 17-8. Freshman Jania Bogle finished second to Foster after posting a jump of 16-8 1/2.

Junior Justin Prevette gave UNCW a sweet in the Long Jump, winning the men's event with a jump of 21-10 1/4.

Senior Aaron Wiggins won his second straight outing in the Pole Vault, topping the field with a vault of 14-11. Senior teammate Michael Schaefer took second in the vault with a mark of 14-5 1/4.

Senior Devon Watlington paced the field in the 60-meter hurdles with a winning time of 8.52 seconds.

Rounding out the day's winners for the Seahawks were the men and women's 4x200 relays. The women ran the second fastest time (1:44.66) in the history of the program. On that relay were freshmen Maya Baxter and Keonna Eaton, Foster and Bogle anchored the effort. The men capture their event with a time of 1:34.44.

The meet concludes on Saturday.

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