Mutiple Indoor Track and Field School Records Fall During Bast-Cregger Invitational

 SALEM, VA- They say records are meant to be broken, and that's exactly what happened this weekend when the Columbia College Indoor Track and Field teams hit the road for the Bast-Cregger Invitational, hosted by Roanoke College.

Seven school records fell during the meet, four from the men's team and two from the women's side.

New Women's Indoor Records:

• Makayla Blango (Freshman, Anderson, SC / T.L. Hanna High School) Triple Jump: 10.45m
• Darci Dawson (Junior, Sumter, SC / West Florence High School) Weight Throw: 17.32m [6th ranked in the NAIA]

Along with breaking records, over 20 Koalas qualified for the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Indoor Championship meet with their performance over the weekend. 

Women's Qualifiers:

• 60m: Latrice Brown (FR) (8.02), Kwamecia Marks (FR) (8.14), Ashante Shaw (FR) (8.16), and Myikayla Howard (FR) (8.22)
• 200m: Ashante Shaw (FR) (26.37 sec), Latrice Brown (FR) (26.57 sec), Myikayla Howard (FR) (26.74), and Kwamecia Marks (FR) (27.03)
• 400m: Kayla Ferrel (FR) (1:05.34)
• Mile: Addison Martin (FR) (5:43.24)
• 60m Hurdles: Mackenzie Pringle (FR) (9.31)
• Long Jump: Mackenzie Pringle (FR) (5.15m) and Makayla Blango (FR) (4.88m)
• Triple Jump: Makayla Blango (FR) (10.45)
• Shot Put: Darci Dawson (JR) (11.79m), Anaya Canty (JR) (11.48m), Autumn Buzzard (FR) (11.22m), Qu'Sondra Widerman (FR) (10.97m), Doreshia McAllister (FR) (10.78m), Azia Holmes (FR) (10.75m, and Madison Richardson (FR) (9.71m)
• Weight Throw: Darci Dawson (JR) (17.32m), Anaya Canty (JR) (14.62m), Doreshia McAllister (FR) (14.36m), Malaysia Herring (FR) (11.82m), and Justina Renke (FR) (11.19m)

"I cannot express how proud I am of the team's effort and growth from last season to this season. The broken records and amount of qualifiers are a testament to their hard work and dedication. Our athletes have exceeded expectations, and I am excited to see what they accomplish in the future." - Head Track and Field Coach Eric N'Dri.

FULL RESULTS

The Koalas will enjoy some time off over the holidays before they return to action on January 13 at the Mondo College Invitational.