SALEM, VA. – Carina Fiorucci broke her own indoor school record in the women's pole vault, while Cole Thomas and Jack Phieffer each brought home third-place finishes in the men's pole vault and 3000m, respectively, to highlight Day 1 action at the 9th Annual Finn Pincus Invitational.

Fiorucci cleared 3.50m to set the new school record and take sixth place, while Ashlyn Turner (60m dash) and McKylee Mosby (60m hurdles) each made it through to Saturday's finals to highlight the action on the women's side.

On the men's side, Thomas cleared 4.61m in the pole vault, while Phieffer took third in the 3000m with a time of 9:04.15. The DMR team of Lucas Nervo, Sean Todd, Gabe Blackwelder, and Antony Kigen took second with a time of 10:39.41. Travon Morrow ran a personal-best 6.88 in the 60m dash semis to make it through to Saturday's final and will be joined by Calen McKinney, while Tayvon Callahan and Eli Pineda also advanced to the finals in the 60m hurdles to round out action for the men's squad.

The Braves will be back in action Saturday as they wrap up Day 2 action, with events slated to begin at 10 a.m.

 

9TH ANNUAL FINN PINCUS INVITATIONAL (JANUARY 17-18)
Women's 60m (Prelims)
14	Geri Herrera		7.98q
15	Ashlyn Turner		8.00q
16	Ta'Niyah Glaspie		8.03q
Women's 60m (Semis)
7	! Ashlyn Turner	7.92q
10	Geri Herrera	7.97
11	! Ta'Niyah Glaspie	7.99
Women's 60m (Finals) *SATURDAY*
	Ashlyn Turner
Women's 60m Hurdles (Prelims)
8	McKylee Mosby		9.50q
Women's 60m Hurdles (Finals) *SATURDAY*
Women's 200m *SATURDAY*
Women's 400m *SATURDAY*
Women's 1 Mile *SATURDAY*
Women's 3000m
8	! Malea Bennewitz	11:14.20
Women's High Jump
7	Mallory Haney	1.55m
Women's Long Jump *SATURDAY*
Women's Triple Jump *SATURDAY*
Women's Pole Vault
6	$ Carina Fiorucci	3.50m
Women's Shot Put *SATURDAY*
Women's Weight Throw *SATURDAY*
Men's 60m (Prelims)
1	Travon Morrow		6.89q
4	Calen McKinney		6.94q
12	Braylon Brooks		6.96q
16	Daniel Dawson		7.05q
17	Javion Seger		7.06q
18	Mekhi Hayes		7.07q
20	Makhel Henry		7.10q
23	Malachi Morrison		7.15q
44	Isaiah Sykes		7.30
69	Trent Brown		7.58
Men's 60m (Semis)
3	! Travon Morrow	6.88q
5	Calen McKinney	6.87q
13	Mekhi Hayes	6.97
16	Makhel Henry	7.08
17	Daniel Dawson	7.10
20	Malachi Morrison	7.14
21	Javion Seger	7.45
--	Braylon Brooks	DQ
Men's 60m (Finals) *SATURDAY*
	Travon Morrow
	Calen McKinney
Men's 60m Hurdles (Prelims)
2	Tayvon Callahan		8.31q
6	Eli Pineda		8.60q
Men's 60m Hurdles (Finals) *SATURDAY*
	Tayvon Callahan
	! Eli Pineda
Men's 200m *SATURDAY*
Men's 400m *SATURDAY*
Men's 800m *SATURDAY*
Men's 1 Mile *SATURDAY*
Men's 3000m
3	Jack Phieffer	9:04.15
5	Ryan Jimenez	9:16.14
Men's High Jump
12	! Quincy Davis		1.78m
Men's Long Jump *SATURDAY*
Men's Triple Jump *SATURDAY*
Men's Pole Vault
3	Cole Thomas	4.61m
Men's Shot Put *SATURDAY*
Men's Weight Throw *SATURDAY*
Men's DMR
2	UNC Pembroke (Lucas Nervo, Sean Todd, Gabe Blackwelder, Antony Kigen)		10:39.41
! = Indoor Personal Best $ = School Record