The Spring Hill College track and field team saw 11 personal records fall and 12 new additions to the program’s top-10 lists at the Emory Thrills in the Hills Invitational.

Elliott shattered a school record in the men’s shot put (14.48m), which had stood for nine years, with a first-place mark of 14.58m. Additionally, Elliott finished seventh in the men’s hammer (41.17) and sixth in the men’s discus (38.11m).

The Badgers had five earn placements in the top eight of field events. Mikeil Heard achieved fourth place in the men’s shot put, recording a 13.09m attempt. Qu’Darius Foster earned the runner-up spot in the men’s long jump with a 6.58m mark.

Spring Hill saw two finish within the top eight in running events, alongside the men’s 4x100m relay team (3:41.88). Theo Hubbard earned a second-place finish in the men’s 110m hurdles, stopping the clock at 15.58.

Meet Information
Event: Emory Thrills in the Hills Invitational
Date: March 22-23
Host: Emory University
Site (Location): Woodruff P.E. Center Track (Atlanta, Ga.)

Men’s/Women’s Field Notes
– Elliott finished in seventh place in the men’s hammer with a mark of 41.17m.
– Elliott placed first in the men’s shot put with a mark of 14.58m.
– Heard finished fourth in the men’s shot put with a mark of 13.09m.
– Foster placed second in the men’s long jump with a mark of 6.58m.
– Elliott finished sixth in the men’s discus with a mark of 38.11m.
– Tiana Smith placed sixth in the women’s triple jump with a mark of 10.76m.
– Quincy Curley finished sixth in the men’s triple jump with a mark of 12.81m.

Men’s/Women’s Running notes
– Zachary Thomas placed sixth in the men’s 3000m steeple with a time of 10:56.09.
– Devin Singletary, Christian Glover, Theo Hubbard, and Grant Nastasi competed in the men’s 4x100m relay and finished fifth with a time of 42.96.
– Hubbard placed second in the men’s 110m hurdles with a time of 15.58.

They Said It
Head Coach Craig McVey
On the meet
“We were fortunate to get a lot done on a totally rainy-day Friday in Atlanta. In conditions that were not good at all, we learned how to just compete when an opportunity for a personal best was, for the most part, not in sight. Saturday we had a warmer, drier day but a lot of wind yet, things started to fit together. I’m really proud of how hard we worked on day two.”

Up Next
The Badgers will compete in the Southern Miss. Invite starting on Friday in Hattiesburg, Miss.

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