WINSTON-SALEM – Joshua Chepkesir broke his month-old school record in the 3000-meter by three seconds on the way to a top-10 finish in the event as the UNC Pembroke track & field teams finished out competition at the Camel City Invitational on Saturday.
 
Chepkesir, who previously broke the program mark in the 3,000-meter Run in the season opener in December, re-set the record with a time of 8:15.98 on Saturday.
 
On the women's side, Micaiah Darity finished 10^th in the 60-meter dash qualifying section with a time of 8.22. Darity also logged a new personal best in the Triple Jump with a leap of 9.89 meters.
 
The Braves will travel back to the JDL Fast Track on Monday and Tuesday for the Queens Multi event. The first discipline is scheduled to get underway at 4 p.m.

 

CAMEL CITY INVITATIONAL (FEBRUARY 7)
Women's 60m Dash (Qualifying)
15	Micaiah Darity	8.22
19	! Crysten Jordan	8.37
Women's 60m Dash (Prelim)
36	Britney Chambers	8.22
Women's Shot Put
25	Raigan Evans	10.98m
28	Leanna Jacobs	10.86m
40	Liz Whitmore	9.67m
Women's Triple Jump
24	! Micaiah Darity	9.89m
n/a	Jazmyne Davis	NM
n/a	Keionna Ray	NM
Men's 60m Dash (Qualifying)
11	! Jathan DeBerry	7.23
15	Deangelo Davis	7.26
20	Preston Coker	7.27
31	Dai-Shon Donald	7.37
Men's 400m Dash
36	! Preston Coker	53.53
37	Cody Miller	53.67
41	Marques Dewberry	53.83
54	Dominic Foy	55.41
Men's 3000m (Elite)
9	$ ! Joshua Chepkesir	8:15.98
Men's Shot Put
30	Cassius Adams	11.05m
n/a	Justice Leak	NM
Men's Triple Jump
5	! Ryan Smith	13.86m
10	! Darrin Elmore	13.44m
19	! Jeffrey Gunter	11.94m
$ = School Record ! = Indoor Personal Best