Women's Track and Field | 05/26/21 | 10:01 PM
GULF SHORES, Ala. – With the first day in the books, the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships have been a success so far for Carroll.
Through the first five events,
Lee Walburn currently sits in second place in the men's decathlon. Walburn has a total of 3603 points and is in striking distance of first place (3650). The remaining events of the decathlon will take place Thursday morning starting at 9 a.m. MST
In the women's pole vault, the Saints were represented by
Kelsey Bassett,
Shae Helterbran, and Chloe Gallagher.
Kelsey Bassett was the only one out of the three to place, finishing in sixth place with a vault of 3.75 meters. With that mark, Bassett earned all-american honors.
Natalie Yocum competed for Carroll in the women's 1500-meter race. Yocum finished 15
th overall and did not advance into the final round.
In the men's 400-meter hurdles,
Chad Hemsley competed and finished 20
th in the field. He will not advance into the final round.
Carroll's team of
Reghan Worley,
Natalie Yocum,
Elly Machado, and
Kate Picanco had a big day in the women's 4x800-meter relay. They finished first in their heat and third overall to clinch a spot in the finals. Yocum anchored the relay for the Saints and sinished things off strong just two hours after running in the 1500. The finals for the women's 4x800-meter relay will take place Thursday evening at 6:10 p.m. MST.
On Thursday, three Carroll athletes will be partaking in field events.
Josh Malone will compete in the men's high jump at 3:30 p.m. MST,
Garrett Kocab will compete in the men's discus at 4 p.m. MST, and
Nikki Krueger will compete in the women's shot put at 1:30 p.m. MST. Krueger won the national championship in the shot put at the NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championships earlier this spring.
Friday afternoon, two more Saints will compete in field events.
Shamrock Campbell in the men's triple jump at 12:30 p.m. MST and
Madde Boles in the women's high jump at 1 p.m. MST.
You can follow along with live results all week at
https://live.pttiming.com/?mid=2259 for the Men's events and
https://live.pttiming.com/?mid=2259 for the Women's events.
Watch all the action live online here:
https://portal.stretchinternet.com/naia/?SPSID=644848&SPID=98897&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=27900
