MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The Thomas College men's and women's outdoor track & field teams competed in the Myrtle Beach Colligate Challenge at Doug Shaw Stadium on Saturday. 

Stephen Gray (Turner, Maine) set a new program record in the triple jump and Jarrod Hooper (Lyman, Maine), set a new program record in the 1500-meter run. A new 4x100-meter relay record was also set by Madyson Redding (Milford, Maine), Jessica Jensen (Naples, Maine), Onyx Emelo (Portland, Maine), and Julia Reny (Gardiner, Maine). 

The women finished 18th overall while the men finished 20th overall at Myrtle Beach. Thomas competed with athletes from over twenty-five other division-one and division-three colleges and universities, in addition to a small group of professional athletes and former Olympians. 

DAY TWO TOP PERFORMERS 

Name	Event	Result	Place (Points)
Stephen Gray	Triple Jump	12.9m	5th of 30
Gavyn Tower	Discus	37.47m	12th of 57
Mary DiSanto	Shot Put  Discus	9.07m  28.11m	18th of 56  17th of 53
Molly Walker	Discus	27.75m	18th of 53
Jarrod Hooper	1500 Meter Run	4:05.31	5th of 44
Sydney Huntington-Strohm	400m Hurdles	1:19.13	12th of 27
Jessica Jensen	200m Dash	27.88	12th of 41
Sophia Lingar	3000m Steeple	17:53.47	12th of 18
Owen Hargrove	3000m Steeple	11:55.89	12th of 20
Redding, Jensen, Emelo, and Reny	400 x 100m Relay	53.50	12th of 17

 

UP NEXT: The Terriers will compete at Saint Joseph's College of Maine in Standish on Saturday, April 16.