The ocean and sand were calling for the Covenant College track and field team as it traveled to the Myrtle Beach Spring Break Classic to begin the outdoor season. The Scots competed across two days, having standout showings in multiple events.
The Scots had two strong performances in the 10k as Evangelia Berry finished third with a time of 39:19.22 while Emerson Tillery finished fifth with a time of 40:30.46. Both times are personal records and the fastest two times in school history.
Emma Christensen competed in three events in the first outdoor event of her senior year. The results were as follows: 100m Prelims (13.44), 200m (28.14), and High Jump (1.55m).
Fellow senior Daehla Smith also did multiple events, participating in four. Her results are as follows: 100 Prelims (13.60), 200m (28.41), 400m (1:06.46), and Long Jump (4.36m).
Covenant's final athlete to compete in both track and field events was Josephine Swinburnson, who competed in three with the following results: 200m (28.36), 400m (1:05.15), and Long Jump (4.48m).
Sarah Holler competed in the Pole Vault and secured a jump of 2.70m to finish 10th.
Sophia Velleco was Covenant's lone competitor in the 800m where she placed 14th with a personal-record time of 2:36.33.
Kenzi Stapleton (5:09.19), Greta McLean (5:30.37), Kali Hina (5:57.41) raced in the 1500m event with Hina's time being a personal record.
Rounding out Covenant's track athletes, Sarah Olson (20:08.97) and Claire Mellott (21:08.95) ran in the 5,000m event.
The 4x800m relay team of Stapleton, Velleco, McLean, and Hina ran a time of 11:14.46 to place 10th.
Sophia Wiersema in the Discus Throw event had a throw of 26.87m while in the Shot Put event she posted a throw of 10.02m.
Elie Berndt competed in the Javelin Throw where she recorded a throw of 18.25m.
The Covenant men sent out six distance runners in the 5000m event and were led by Ethan Saiki who placed 14th with a time of 15:43.38.
Alex Burns (16:12.27), Aidan DeVries (16:46.71), Jack Dupree (16:48.93), Chandler Lines (16:50.02), and Jacob Howington (16:55.97) were Covenant's other runners in the 5000m event.
Lines finished sixth in the 800m Open event with a time of 2:02.45. Trey Faulk was just behind him with a time of 2:03.75.
In the 1500m Collegiate event, Josiah Mellott posted a time of 4:08.20 to place 22nd.
Howington led three competitors for Covenant in the 1500m Open event with a time of 4:19.59 while Ethan Caswell had a time of 4:21.49 and John Purtill had a time of 4:23.53.
The team of Mellott, Caswell, Andor Agustsson, and Faulk posted a time of 8:27.33 in the 4x800m relay.
Samuel Harrelson was Covenant's lone competitor in the 10k event where he posted a time of 35:11.60.
Cheney Byrd competed in three throwing events for the Scots. His results are as follows: Discus (36.03m), Hammer (37.77m), and Shot Put (11.37m).
Codey Parrish led Covenant in the Shot Put with a throw of 11.37m.