Braves Finish Day Two Of Shamrock Invitational

MYRTLE BEACH, SC – UNCP men's track and field squad wrapped up two days of competition at the Shamrock Invitational on Sunday, returning to North Carolina with nine top-25 finishes and three top-10 finishes.

Leading the way for the Braves on day two of competition was Maurice Eubanks who placed fourth in the 100m dash with a 10.61, just 0.01 seconds away from the NCAA National Provisional Qualifying time, and sixth in the 200m dash with a 21.57.

Also helping out the Black and Gold on day two was AJ Davis Jr. who competed in three throwing events and brought in two top-12 finishes with his performance in the hammer throw (40.66m - 24th) and discus throw (40.98 – 18th) before placing 34th in the shot put with a toss of 11.92m.

Leading the way on day one, it was UNCP track and field newcomer, Pardon Ndhlovu who improved upon his NCAA National Provisional Qualifying time in the 5000m event  to place second (14:31.41). Also on day one, the 4x200m relay team of Devan Cureton (1), Eubanks (2), Sesh Parker (3) and Karlos Jordan (4) also had a successful showing with a 12th place finish in 1:28.31, just 0.06 seconds behind the 11th place Bowie State relay team.

The Shamrock Invitational marked Coastal Carolina's final home meet of the season at Doug Shaw Stadium in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The Invitational contained over 1,000 athletes, 36 schools and four clubs.

The Black and Gold will return to competition on Saturday March 27 at the South Carolina/Weems Baskin Relays.

UNCP FULL RESULTS (DAY 1 & 2)

Hammer Throw
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24 AJ Davis Jr. - 40.66m
      Attempt 1: 37.65m 
      Attempt 2: FOUL 
      Attempt 3: 40.66m                     
29 David Lynn - 44.52m
      Attempt 1: FOUL 
      Attempt 2: 44.52m 
      Attempt 3: 43.26m          
          
 
Discus Throw
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18 AJ Davis Jr. - 40.98m
      Attempt 1: FOUL 
      Attempt 2: FOUL 
      Attempt 3: 40.98m          
 
 
Shot Put
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34 AJ Davis Jr. - 11.92m
      Attempt 1: FOUL 
      Attempt 2: 10.93m 
      Attempt 3: 11.92m          
 
 
5000 Meter Run
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  2 Pardon Ndhlovu - 14:31.41   
17 Daniel Yeakley - 15:38.77   
25 Zach Bayless - 15:57.24 
 
 
400 Meter Dash
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30 Jon Williams - 50.82 
41 Greg Byrd - 51.86 
42 Devan Cureton - 51.89    
43 Darryl Mott - 51.98 

100 Meter Dash
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Finals
  4 Maurice Eubanks - 10.61  
Preliminaries                  
  3 Maurice Eubanks - 10.67q
18 Karlos Jordan - 10.95                  
 
 
400 Meter Hurdles
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42 Jake Johnson - 1:04.73 

200 Meter Dash
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  6 Maurice Eubanks - 21.57 
20 Karlos Jordan - 22.43 

4x200 Meter Relay
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12 UNC Pembroke  'A' - 1:28.31 
     1) Devan Cureton                   2) Maurice Eubanks            
     3) Sesh Parker                       4) Karlos Jordan