The Lee University track & field team had 10 athletes compete at the Raleigh Relays. The event was held at North Carolina State University’s Paul Derr Track and Field Facility.
The Lee men recorded four NCAA Division II Provisional marks and missed another by a few seconds. Three of the provisional marks came in the 5000-meter.
Edimo Ninteretse was the top Lee performer in the 5000. He crossed the finish line at 13:57.39 for 50th place. Pierre Chauveau (14:09.34) was 98th and Aaron Himes stopped the clock at 14:15.07 (119th).
All three finished ahead of the 14:17.53 standard. Ninteretse’s time is sixth-best in DII, Chauveau sits at No. 11 and Himes is 15th. Parker Campbell was the fourth Lee runner to finish. He was 210th at 15:13.35.
Luke Gaddis placed 54th in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:10.71. His time beat the provisional mark of 9:11.00 and put Gaddis at No. 4 on the DII performance list.
Jacob Hatcher completed the 1500-meter at 3:51.40 for 116th place. He was 3.24 seconds over the provisional time of 3:48.16.
In all, the Lee women met three NCAA Division II Provisional marks and just missed hitting a fourth.
Leading the way was Ana Patricia Campos who finished 12th in the 10000-meter. She crossed the finish line at 34:25.64 to meet the provisional mark of 36:12.34. Her time is the top time reported in Division II so far this season.
Lily Hare and Estella Clemons each met the provisional standard of 4:30.17 in the 1500-meter. Hare placed 96th (4:28.77) and Clemons was 102nd (4:29.03). Hare is 11th and Clemons is 12th on the DII performance list.
Ashlyn Iliff was Lee’s representative in the 3000-meter steeplechase Friday evening. She crossed the finish line at 11:02. 37 (49th). Her time was 1.86 seconds shy of meeting the provisional time of 11:00.51.
The Flames and Lady Flames return to action next weekend in Knoxville, Tennessee, at the Tennessee Invite. The meet will be held April 4-5 at Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium.