CLEVELAND, Tenn. - The University of West Georgia track and field team saw many of their athletes earn medals on day two of the GSC Outdoor Track and Field Championships and are currently in second place as a team.
Freshman T'oni Birden started the day off for the Wolves by claiming a silver medal in the Heptathlon. Birden won the Heptathlon long jump with a mark of 5.48m. Birden would follow that performance up by finishing second in the javelin event with a toss of 28.63m, but Lee's Sydney White claimed first after posting a mark of 33.16m. The freshman would wrap up the Heptathlon by being the second participant to finish the 800m run with a time of 2:55.34m.
Olivia Fulford would be the second Wolf on the day to earn a medal after posting the third-best jump in the high jump event. Fulford's highest jump of the day was 1.58m, which helped the Wolves collect six points and earn her first medal in a West Georgia uniform.
West Georgia had a tremendous amount of success in the triple jump at the 2023 GSC Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The Wolves claimed second, third, and fourth place in the event. Mia Culpepper finished second with a jump of 11.79m, while Trammell claimed bronze with a jump of 11.73m, which is a new lifetime best. Birden rounded out the top four with a jump of 11.66m and she also set a new lifetime best.
Kira Montefusco finished sixth in the 100m dash preliminaries and advanced to the finals after posting a time of 12.09. Hannah Dunston and Mia Culpepper placed 12th and 14th with times of 12.22 and 12.52. Camille Gaskins and Dasani Minter finished 17th and 19th respectively.
Freshman Trinty Stephens led a trio of Wolves in the discus throw after placing 11th with a throw of 32.59m. Kailani Serapion finished right behind Stephens with a throw of 32.10m. Beth Taylor placed 16th with a throw of 29.85m.
Coley Branum set a lifetime best in the 5000m run with a time of 18:35.31. Catherine Greer, Madeline Gaskin, and Stephanie Beltran finished 16th, 17th, and 18threspectively.
Day three of the GSC Outdoor Track and Field Championships will begin tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.
