HUNINGTON, W.Va. – Joshua Chepkesir captured the conference championship in the Men's 5,000-meter Run with a school record and NCAA provisional qualifying time of 14:09.31 to highlight action for the UNC Pembroke track & field teams on the opening day of the Mountain East Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships.
 
On the women's side, Raigan Evans broke her own school record and captured third in the Weight Throw with a throw of 16.13 meters. Caroline Flax and Alayna Richardson tied for third place in the Pole Vault with a school-record mark of 3.30 meters.
 
The squads combined for a total of 44 personal-best marks on Friday, and both teams sit in second place in the team standings heading into the final day of the event on Saturday. The men's team trails front-running Charleston by 11 points, while the women's team is just one point behind West Virginia Wesleyan.
 
The Braves will be back in action tomorrow for the final day of the MEC Indoor Track & Field Championships. The first event is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.
 

MOUNTAIN EAST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP (FEBRUARY 21)
Men's 60m Hurdles (Prelim)
2	Jathan DeBerry	8.37
3	! Dominic Foy	8.29
16	Jeffery Gunter	9.29
Men's long Jump
3	Caleb Coles	6.85m
12	! Terrence Lackey	6.35m
Men's Weight Throw
10	Justice Leak	13.97m
11	! Cassius Adams	13.83m
12	! Brandon Boyles	13.69m
Men's 400m Dash (Prelim)
11	! Cody Miller	51.51
12	Mason Crawford	51.62
13	Walker Mabe	51.79
15	Isaiah Daniel	52.25
Men's 60m Dash
2	! Jamar Adams	6.92
11	Caleb Baldwin	7.07
Men's 200m Dash (Prelim)
3	! Caleb Baldwin	22.47
5	Preston Coker	22.08
12	Preston Coker	22.66
13	Vinson Logan	22.72
14	! Deangelo Davis	22.92
16	Dai-Shon Donald	23.19
Men's 5000m Run
1	$ % ! Joshua Chepkesir	14:09.31
3	! Silus Kipkoech	14:46.00
7	! Ean Ormsby	14:57.47
Men's Pole Vault
6	! Hunter March	2.85m
Men's 4000m DMR
4	UNC Pembroke - Delsin Burkhart, Cody Miller, Alex Quillan, Mat Maier	10:28.26
Men's 60m Dash (Heptathlon)
4	Elijah Woods	7.42
11	Adam White	7.73
12	Hunter March	7.73
Men's Long Jump (Heptathlon)
2	Elijah Woods	6.35mm
8	! Hunter March	5.34m
12	Adam White	4.79m
Men's High Jump (Heptathlon)
4	! Elijah Woods	1.72m
6	Adam White	1.63m
11	Hunter March	1.48m
Men's Shot Put (Heptathlon)
5	Elijah Woods	9.27m
9	! Adam White	8.76m
12	Hunter March	6.38m
Heptathlon (Through 5 Events)
2	Elijah Woods	2,405 points
11	Adam White	1,882 points
12	Hunter March	1,734 points
Women's 60m Hurdles (Prelim)
1	! Quanterra Harrison	9.14
Women's Pole Vault
3	$ ! Caroline Flax	3.30m
3	$ ! Alayna Richardson	3.30m
Women's 400m Dash (Prelim)
5	! Jacques Tucker	59.57
7	! Leisha Jackson	59.93
Women's Weight Throw
3	$ ! Raigan Evans	16.13m
5	Leanna Jacobs	15.05m
11	Kelsi Sheldon	12.47m
14	Liz Whitmore	11.01m
Women's 60m Dash
1	! Dy'Air McCormick	7.78
4	! Mikela Salone	7.87
7	Mikayla King	8.03
10	Kaelyn Francis	8.09
15	Britney Chambers	8.16
Women's 200m Dash  (Prelim)
4	! Dy'Air McCormick	25.76
6	! Mikela Salone	26.07
7	Mikayla King	26.08
14	Kaelyn Francis	26.94
Women's 5000m Run
6	! Valary Samoei	19:16.18
8	! Molly McCann	19:45.65
Women's Long Jump
3	! Breze Ervin	5.24m
7	Keionna Ray	5.01m
8	Micaiah Darity	4.94m
Women's 800m Run (Pentathlon)
7	! Christiana Reynolds	2:48.46
9	! ShaDaynya Teh	2:56.19
12	Taya McKeithan	3:17.46
Women's Long Jump (Pentathlon)
4	! ShaDaynya Teh	4.78m
6	! Taya McKeithan	4.74m
7	Christiana Reynolds	4.73m
Women's Shot Put (Pentathlon)
2	! Christiana Reynolds	10.33m
3	! Taya McKeithan	10.24m
10	! ShaDaynya Teh	8.52m
Women's High Jump (Pentathlon)
6	! Taya McKeithan	1.45m
7	! Christiana Reynolds	1.42m
9	! ShaDaynya Teh	1.39m
Women's 60m Hurdles (Pentathlon)
5	! ShaDaynya Teh	9.83
6	Christiana Reynolds	9.88
13	! Taya McKeithan	11.17
Pentathlon
5	! Christiana Reynolds	2,787 points
7	! ShaDaynya Teh	2,580 points
10	! Taya McKeithan	2,330 points
! = Indoor Personal Best $ = School Record % = NCAA Provisional Qualifying Mark