MOUNT OLIVE – Valary Samoei, Caroline Flax and Norman Junker all captured event titles to highlight action as the UNC Pembroke track & field teams started weekend competition at the Trojan Relays on Friday.
 
Samoei cruised to a first place finish in the 5000-meter Run with a personal-best time of 18:32.78. Caroline Flax bested the field in Pole Vault matching a personal-best mark of 3.05-meters on the way to a first place finish. Sara Ormsby placed second in Pole Vault, while Lillian Marino registered a personal-best mark in Hammer Throw for a fourth place finish.
 
Junker made his debut in the 10,000-meter Run with a first place finish crossing the finish line in a time of 31:50.01. Hunter Levy's runner-up finish in the 10,000-meter Run marked a new personal-best time of 31:53.75. Delsin Burkhart placed third in the 5000-meter Run with a personal-best time of 15:10.40.
 
The Braves will conclude action at the Trojan Relays on Saturday.



 


 

TROJAN RELAYS (APRIL 15)
Men's 100m Dash (Prelim)
8	! Jermaine McKenzie	11.26
Men's 100m Dash (Semi)
13	Jermaine McKenzie	11.16 (w)
Men's 5000m Run
3	! Delsin Burkhart	15:10.40
4	! Jack Phieffer	15:10.85
Men's 10000m Run
1	! Norman Junker	31:50.01
2	! Hunter Levy	31:54.74
4	! Ean Ormsby	33:09.55
Men's Javelin Throw
7	! Cedric Douglas	40.48m
9	! Sabastian Bradley	36.64m
12	! Bennie Oxendine	32.23m
14	Matthew Geer	24.78m
Men's Hammer Throw
9	! Justin Walker	39.73m
10	! Sabastian Bradley	37.94m
11	! Matthew Geer	35.47m
13	Cedric Douglas	32.15m
n/a	Bennie Oxendine	NM
Men's Triple Jump
6	Andrew Whitaker	13.49m
11	David Bunker	12.13m
Women's 100m Hurdles
8	Taya McKeithan	18.16
Women's 5000m Run
1	Valary Samoei	18:32.78
7	! Chloe Phillips	21:48.58
Women's Hammer Throw
4	! Lillian Marino	47.72m
Women's Pole Vault
1	Caroline Flax	3.05m
2	Sara Ormsby	2.30m
! = Outdoor Personal Best