MYRTLE BEACH – UNC Pembroke kicked off the Conference Carolinas Outdoor Championships with a school record Thursday at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium.

Gary Parker broke the hammer throw school record that had stood since 1999 with a mark of 55.98 meters. 

On the women's side, Sofia Skidmore will join Malea Bennewitz in Saturday's 1500 meter final after the pair finished second and third in the prelims at 5:00.68 and 5:00.75, respectively. Comfort Agwu posted a fourth-place finish in the hammer throw with a personal-best mark of 46.36 meters. 

On the men's side, Kelvin Kibet took second in the 10000 meter with a time of 31:31.55, while Parker took third with his record-breaking mark in the hammer throw. Brenton Chapple sits in third place in the decathlon at 3,084 points after winning the long jump (personal-best 6.77 meters), taking third in the 100 meter (personal-best 11.16) and 400 meter (personal-best 54.09), placing fourth in the shot put (personal-best 9.81 meters), and sixth in the high jump. Ed Carney turned in a personal-best 31:48.29 in the 10000 meter to take third, while Jacobe Jones and Charlie Miller each made it through the prelims with a 21.70 in the 200 meter and 4:09.72 in the 1500 meter, respectively. 

The men's squad sits in a tie for first place with 20 points after Day 1, while the women are currently tied for sixth with five points.

Friday's action gets underway at 11 a.m. with multi and field events, while track events are slated to begin at 2 p.m.

The top three finishers in each event at the championships are named first, second, and third team All-Conference.
 

CONFERENCE CAROLINAS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (APRIL 23-25)
Women's 100m (Prelims) *FRIDAY*
Women's 100m Hurdles (Prelims) *FRIDAY*
Women's 100m Hurdles (Finals) *SATURDAY*
Women's 200m (Prelims)
9	Janaya Davis-Gainer	24.99
20	Ta'Niyah Glaspie	26.05
Women's 400m Hurdles (Prelims) *FRIDAY*
Women's 400m Hurdles (Finals) *SATURDAY*
Women's 800m (Prelims) *FRIDAY*
Women's 800m (Finals) *SATURDAY*
Women's 1500m (Prelims)
2	Sofia Skidmore	5:00.68Q
3	Malea Bennewitz	5:00.75Q
Women's 1500m (Finals) *SATURDAY*
Women's 5000m *SATURDAY*
Women's 4x400 Relay *SATURDAY*
Women's Discus *FRIDAY*
Women's Hammer
4	! Comfort Agwu	46.36m
12	! Noemi Yisra'El	39.07m
15	! Jenella Olaleye	35.10m
18	Rhianna Garmendiz	32.09m
Women's Javelin *SATURDAY*
Women's Long Jump *FRIDAY*
Women's Pole Vault *FRIDAY*
Women's Shot Put *SATURDAY*
Women's Triple Jump *SATURDAY*
Men's 100m (Prelims) *FRIDAY*
Men's 100m (Finals) *SATURDAY*
Men's 110m Hurdles (Prelims) *FRIDAY*
Men's 110m Hurdles (Finals) *SATURDAY*
Men's 200m (Prelims)
8	Jacobe Jones	21.70q
16	Calen McKinney	22.20
--	Shamar Fields	FS
Men's 200m (Finals) *SATURDAY*
Men's 400m (Prelims) *FRIDAY*
Men's 400m (Finals) *SATURDAY*
Men's 400m Hurdles (Prelims) *FRIDAY*
Men's 400m Hurdles (Finals) *SATURDAY*
Men's 800m (Prelims) *FRIDAY*
Men's 800m (Finals) *SATURDAY*
Men's 1500m (Prelims)
4	Charlie Miller	4:09.72Q
15	Antony Kigen	4:11.79
21	Payden Lewis	4:21.80
Men's 1500m (Finals) *SATURDAY*
Men's 3000m Steeplechase *FRIDAY*
Men's 5000m *SATURDAY*
Men's 10000m
2	Kelvin Kibet	31:31.55
3	! Ed Carney	31:48.29
10	Conrad Robertson	33:33.56
11	Hayes Weatherman	33:56.48
Men's 4x100m Relay *SATURDAY*
Men's 4x400m Relay *SATURDAY*
Men's Discus *FRIDAY*
Men's Hammer
3	$ ! Gary Parker	55.98m
12	! Abdul Cisse	42.94m
18	Urijah McDonald	38.73m
Men's High Jump *FRIDAY*
Men's Javelin *SATURDAY*
Men's Long Jump *FRIDAY*
Men's Pole Vault *SATURDAY*
Men's Shot Put *SATURDAY*
Men's Triple Jump *SATURDAY*
Men's Decathlon (Chapple) *5 EVENTS REMAINING
3	Brenton Chapple	3,280 points
3	! 100m	11.16
1	! Long Jump	6.77m
4	! Shot Put	9.81m
6	High Jump	1.75m
3	! 400m	54.09
	110m Hurdles
	Discus
	Pole Vault
	Javelin
	1500m
Men's Decathlon (Ray) *5 EVENTS REMAINING
5	Daniel Ray	3,084 points
5	! 100m	11.51
4	! Long Jump	6.33m
7	Shot Put	9.22m
3	! High Jump	1.81m
6	400m	54.98
	110m Hurdles
	Discus
	Pole Vault
	Javelin
	1500m
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