MOUNT OLIVE – Quanterra Harrison and Jaela Thomas each broke their own school records as well as registering NCAA provisional qualifying marks, while the UNC Pembroke track & field teams recorded four event titles to help both teams finish second at the Conference Carolinas Track Championships on Saturday afternoon at the Ray McDonald Sr. Track & Field Complex. 

Harrison started the day with an event title in the 100-meter, and broke her year-old record in the 400-meter Hurdles on the way to a runner up finish. Thomas bested her school record in the 200-meter Dash that she set earlier this season while finishing second in the event. Both Harrison and Thomas teamed up with Azariah Stewart and Dy'Air McCormick for a second place finish in the 4x100m Relay. 
 
On the men's side, Joshua Chepkesir claimed the title in the 5000-meter Run, and finished in the runner-up spot for the 1500-meter Run. The 4x100m Relay team comprised of Javion Seger, Caleb Baldwin, Jaidin Thomas, and Travon Morrow won the event with a time of 41.28. The 4x400 Relay team of Ervin Almanzar, DaMarr Harvey, Jamal Stephens and Walker Mabe also stood on top of the podium with a time of 3:15.25.
 
 
The men's team finished the championship with a total of 155 points, which was 53 points behind Mount Olive who registered 208 points. On the women's side, the Black & Gold compiled 125 points, and finished second to Mount Olive with 201 total points.The squads combined for 21 all-conference honors over the two days. 

The Braves will be back in action on Saturday when they compete at the Mount Olive Final Qualifiers meet. The meet will be held at the Ray McDonald Sr. Track & Field Complex. 

 

CONFERENCE CAROLINAS CHAMPIONSHIPS (APRIL 30)
Women's 1500m Run (Finals)
3	Valary Samoei	5:02.82
5	Jackline Kosgei	5:05.26
8	Sam Badami	5:10.92
Women's 100m Hurdles (Finals)
1	# Quanterra Harrison	13.94
4	Savannah Watkins	14.82
n/a	Taya McKeithan	FS
Women's 3000m Steeplechase
3	Jackline Kosgei	12:02.60
Women's 100m Dash (Finals)
4	Jaela Thomas	12.00
5	Dy'Air McCormick	12.18
Women's 800m Run (Finals)
7	Brookelyn Johnson	2:27:42
Women's 400m Hurdles (Finals)
2	$ # Quanterra Harrison	1:01.46
Women's 200m Dash (Finals)
2	$ #  Jaela Thomas	24.25
Women's 5000m Run
8	Valary Samoei	19:55.56
18	Chloe Phillips	22:19.10
Women's Discus Throw
2	Lillian Marino	39.62m
5	Raigan Evans	37.07m
Women's Triple Jump
12	Micaiah Darity	10.63m
Women's Pole Vault
2	Caroline Flax	3.05m
7	Sara Ormsby	2.50m
Women's Shot Put
3	Lillian Marino	12.62m
Women's 4x100 Relay
2	UNC Pembroke - Jaela Thomas, Dy'Air McCormick, Azariah Stewart, Quanterra Harrison	46.91
Men's 1500m Run (Finals)
2	Joshua Chepkesir	3:59.55
6	Jack Phieffer	4:04.17
8	Delsin Burkhart	4:05.02
12	Lucas Nervo	4:23.32
Men's 100m Dash (Finals)
5	Javion Seger	10.97
8	Jaidin Thomas	11.16
Men's 110m Hurdles (Finals)
2	Jeffrey Gunter	15.10
Men's 400m Dash (Finals)
3	DaMarr Harvey	48.39
4	Walker Mabe	48.79
Men's 800m Run (Finals)
3	Delsin Burkhart	1:55.76
Men's 400m Hurdles (Finals)
2	Jeffrey Gunter	55.27
4	Isaiah Daniel	57.00
Men's 200m Dash (Finals)
5	DaMarr Harvey	21.69
Men's 5000m Run
1	Joshua Chepkesir	14:46.24
5	Hunter Levy	15:12.74
10	Jack Phieffer	15:41.90
12	Delsin Burkhart	15:49.39
13	Norman Junker	15:54.39
23	Ean Ormsby	16:31.28
Men's Discus Throw
7	Cedric Douglas	41.77m
11	Justin Walker	40.07m
19	Bennie Oxendine	35.20m
Men's Shot Put
3	Bennie Oxendine	14.18m
4	Justin Walker	13.92m
8	Cedric Douglas	12.96m
13	Sabastian Bradley	12.13m
Men's Triple Jump
5	Andrew Whitaker	13.57m
11	David Bunker	11.89m
Men's Pole Vault
n/a	Cole Thomas	NH
Men's 3000m Steeplechase
5	Lucas Nervo	9:56.41
7	Alec Valle	10:06.09
15	Gabe Blackwelder	10:55.45
Men's 4x100 Relay
1	UNC Pembroke - Javion Seger, Caleb Baldwin, Jaidin Thomas, Travon Morrow	41.28
Men's 4x400 Relay
1	UNC Pembroke - Ervin Almanzar, DaMarr Harvey, Jamal Stephens, Walker Mabe	3:15.25
$ - Outdoor School Record # - NCAA Provisional Qualifying Mark