CHALOTTE, NC –Augusta track's Riley Triplett notched a personal best in the 5,000m and a first place finish on Saturday at the Charlotte 49er Classic at the Charlotte-Irwin Belk T&F Center. Triplett and three other 5k runners raced in Charlotte while the rest of the team competed at the Trojan Opener in Anderson, S.C.
 
"We took a handful of people up to Charlotte to get into some competitive 5ks and 10ks and it was well worth the trip despite the pouring rain," said head coach Jacob Burgamy. "Hans broke his own school record in the 10k & Avery, Carlos, Tripp, Hannah, Riley, Madison, and Patrick all ran personal bests in their events. Lots of positives to take away from this one. Thanks to Edinboro University for bringing a pacer and helping set up this 10k record attempt."
 
Charlotte 49er Classic
In the 5,000m Open race, Triplett finished her event in 18:23.25 to take home the top spot. In the 5,000m Invite race, Hannah Beach and Madison Kennedy also had personal best times of 18:09.36 and 18:26.10 respectively. Cassie Lagan finished her race in 18:43.37 and finished 21^st overall.
 
Trojan Opener

In the field events, Kaitlyn Lancaster led Augusta, taking home first in the javelin with a 27.26m mark and second in the shot put with a 10.82m mark. Lancaster also carded a personal best discus (27.01m) that put her at a 15^th place finish. AU's Julia Anderson finished 14^th in the event with a personal best 27.26m mark.
 
In the high jump, Rachel Lovell finished in the top 3 with a 1.50m mark and Ayva Dottin finished in the top 5 in the triple jump.
 
Priscilla Ajala finished 6^th in the 200m and 8^th in the 400m with times of 25.66 and 59.90 respectively.

Cheyenne Ryan ran a 2:25.65 time in the 800m for 4^th place overall.

Parmelie Andris carded 5^th in the 400m hurdles in 1:09.95.
 
Augusta's 4x400m relay team (Andris, Ryan, Julia Masino, and Caroline Pierce) finished 8^th with a time of 4:27.68.
 
In the 5,000m event, Haley Gilbert, Brayden Bailey, Lauren Michael, and Swaye Mohler all ran personal bests. Gilbert finished 6^th in 19:21.38 while Pierce finished 10^th in 19:38.66. Augusta runners took six of the top 20 spots in the race.
 
Augusta women's track returns to action March 25-25 at the Weems Baskin Invitational in Columbia, SC
 
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