BLACKSBURG, Virginia
- Hailey Blackburn captured her second straight 60 meter race and Jeremy Johnson
added a win in the men's 60 meters to highlight UNCW's outing on Friday at the
Virginia Tech Invitational.
Also winning and setting a school record was the men's 4x800
Relay of Connor Brooks, Dylan Skinner, Tommy Schotzinger and Ryan O'Connor. The
relay posted a record time of 7:39.74 to edge host Virginia Tech.
Blackburn won both the preliminaries and finals with times
of 7.53 and 7.57, respectively.
In the 200 meters, Meena Reid placed second with a time of
24.50.
Adding second place finishes for the Seahawks were Aerial
Chatman in the Long Jump and Brad Hollowell in the Pole Vault. Chatman jumped
23-1.75 feet while Hollowell went 15-7.
The Seahawks will conclude the meet and their indoor season
on Saturday.