WINSTON-SALEM – The UNC Pembroke men's and women's track & field programs combined to break three indoor school records and one meet record, while also bringing home three event titles to highlight Day 1 action Sunday at the Conference Carolinas Indoor Championships at the JDL Fast Track.

The men's squad sits in first place with 53 points, while the women's team is third with 30 points.

Mekhi Hayes broke his own school record and set a new meet record with a time of 21.59 to take first in the men's 200m prelims, while Gary Parker shattered his own record in the men's weight throw by over a meter to take champion honors with a mark of 17.51m. Geri Herrera broke her own school record in the 200m, with a time of 25.10 to take fifth in the prelims and punch her ticket to Monday's final.

On the men's side, Norman Junker took second in the 5000m with a personal-best time of 14:52.65, with Kelvin Kibet crossing in fourth at 15:26.70. Cole Thomas finished second in the pole vault with a mark of 4.48m, with Elijah Barnette right behind him in third with a personal-best mark of 3.88m. Antoine King took fourth in the weight throw with a personal-best mark of 16.20m. In the 60m hurdles prelims, Tayvon Callahan (8.07) took first, Justin Battle (8.59) was seventh, and Eli Pineda (8.63) took eighth as the trio qualified for Monday's final. Travon Morrow took fourth in the 60m dash prelims with a time of 6.83 and seventh in the 200m prelims at 22.09 to punch his ticket to the final in each event. Trent Brown sits in third place in the heptathlon after four events to round out Sunday's top finishers.

On the women's side, Moureen Kimaiyo took champion honors in the 5000m with a time of 18:10.89, while Carina Fiorucci won her second-straight indoor conference championship in the pole vault with a mark of 3.32m. In prelims action, McKylee Mosby qualified for Monday's final in the 60m hurdles with a personal-best time of 9.17, with Katie-Marie Sherlock (59.20) and Amiya Winston (59.77) each qualifying for the 400m final after finishing fifth and seventh, respectively.

All told, the two squads combined to establish 16 new personal bests during opening-day action.
 
The top three finishers in each event final earn first, second, and third-team All-Conference accolades.

Both teams will be back in action Monday for the final day of the championships, with field events set to begin at 10:30 a.m. and track events to slated to start at 11:20 a.m.

 

CONFERENCE CAROLINAS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (FEBRUARY 23-24)
Women's 60m Dash (Prelims)
13	Ashlyn Turner		7.93
17	Geri Herrera		7.98
19	Ta'Niyah Glaspie		8.03
Women's 60m Hurdles (Prelims)
6	! McKylee Mosby		9.17q
Women's 60m Hurdles (Finals) *MONDAY*
Women's 200m (Prelims)
5	$ ! Geri Herrera	25.10q
11	Katie-Marie Sherlock	26.32
12	Amiya Winston	26.37
14	Ta'Niyah Glaspie	26.49
Women's 200m (Finals) *MONDAY*
Women's 400m (Prelims)
5	Katie-Marie Sherlock		59.20q
7	Amiya Winston		59.77q
Women's 400m (Finals) *MONDAY*
Women's 800m *MONDAY*
Women's 1 Mile *MONDAY*
Women's 3000m *MONDAY*
Women's 5000m
1	Moureen Kimaiyo		18:10.89
6	! Malea Bennewitz		18:52.34
10	! Sharon Ngetich		19:18.69
11	! Michela Gritti		19:23.08
Women's High Jump *MONDAY*
Women's Long Jump
11	! Kyleigh Pollock		5.28m
Women's Pole Vault
1	Carina Fiorucci	3.32m
Women's Shot Put *MONDAY*
Women's Triple Jump *MONDAY*
Women's Weight Throw
7	! Comfort Agwu		14.13m
12	! Makayla VanDusen		12.66m
13	YaNelli Dawkins		12.56m
20	Jenella Olaleye		10.35m
Women's 4x400m Relay *MONDAY*
Women's DMR
4	UNC Pembroke (Jackline Kosgei, Malea Bennewitz, Sharon Ngetich, Moureen Kimaiyo)	13:13.29
Men's 60m Dash (Prelims)
4	Travon Morrow		6.83q
9	Daniel Dawson		6.88
12	Braylon Brooks		6.93
13	Calen McKinney		6.94
20	Mekhi Hayes		7.05
Men's 60m Dash (Finals) *MONDAY*
Men's 60m Hurdles (Prelims)
1	Tayvon Callahan		8.07q
7	Justin Battle		8.59q
8	Eli Pineda		8.63q
Men's 60m Hurdles (Finals) *MONDAY*
Men's 200m (Prelims)
1	% $ ! Mekhi Hayes	21.59q
7	Travon Morrow	22.09q
14	Calen McKinney	22.44
17	Braylon Brooks	22.72
Men's 200m (Finals) *MONDAY*
Men's 400m (Prelims)
10	Sean Townes		50.84
20	Jaedon Kearney		1:01.44
Men's 800m *MONDAY*
Men's 1 Mile *MONDAY*
Men's 3000m *MONDAY*
Men's 5000m
2	! Norman Junker	14:52.65
4	Kelvin Kibet	15:26.70
6	Antony Kigen	15:32.85
7	Jack Phieffer	15:35.33
9	Conrad Robertson	15:39.46
Men's High Jump *MONDAY*
Men's Long Jump
--	Caleb Mason	FOUL
Men's Pole Vault
2	Cole Thomas	4.48m
3	! Elijah Barnette	3.88m
5	! Trent Brown	3.73m
Men's Shot Put *MONDAY*
Men's Triple Jump *MONDAY*
Men's Weight Throw
1	$ ! Gary Parker	17.51m
4	! Antoine King	16.20m
11	! Abdul Cisse	14.55m
21	Daevohn Smith	11.92m
Men's 4x400m Relay *MONDAY*
Men's DMR
7	UNC Pembroke (Antony Kigen, Sean Todd, Lucas Nervo, Ryan Jimenez)		10:47.26
Men's Heptathlon *3 EVENTS REMAINING*
3	Trent Brown	2,328 points
3	! 60m Dash	7.43
3	High Jump	1.72m
3	Long Jump	6.00m
2	Shot Put	9.32m
	60m Hurdles
	Pole Vault
	1000m
! = Indoor Personal Best $ = School Record % = Meet Record