Gilroy Stars As Huntingdon Takes On The UWA Invitational
LIVINGSTON, Ala.- Following up on their season-opening meet at Mississippi College, Huntingdon track and field traveled westward to compete in the inaugural UWA Invitational, hosted by Division II West Alabama.
Former CCS rookie of the year Rory Gilroy headlined Huntingdon's strong performances across the afternoon, finishing third place in both the 110m and 400m hurdles. The men's team also saw a fourth place finish from Jimmy Woods in the 100m dash, with Marcus Malone, Will Shirley, Grayson Ryland, Wes Estes, Mackenzy Crawford, and Gavin McAbee each making appearances within the top 10 of their respective events.
As for the women's team, the Hawks also saw a plethora of top 10 finishes, with Kate Smith's, Aleah Vess' and Trinity Treadway's fifth place finishes leading the way. Michaela Moore also found her way within the top 10.
All three relay teams combined between the men and women finished top 10 as well.
See below for Huntingdon comprehensive list of performances from the inaugural UWA Invitational.
Men's 100m
- Jimmy Woods finished 4th overall with a time of 10.96 seconds
- Grayson York finished 13th overall with a time of 11.26 seconds
- Wes Estes finished 29th overall with a time of 12.23 seconds
Women's 100m
- Nariah Travis finished 13th overall with a time of 13.47 seconds
Men's 110m Hurdles
- Rory Gilroy finished 3rd overall with a time of 15.18 seconds
Men's 200m
- Jimmy Woods finished 13th overall with a time of 22.84 seconds
- Grayson York finished 17th overall with a time of 22.91 seconds
- Mackenzy Crawford finished 18th overall with a time of 22.98 seconds
Women's 200m
- Nariah Travis finished 12th overall with a time of 27.53 seconds
Men's 400m
- Mackenzy Crawford finished 7th overall with a time of 52.82 seconds
- Gavin McAbee finished 8th overall with a time of 53.19 seconds
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Rory Gilroy finished 3rd overall with a time of 57.12 seconds
Men's 800m
- Wes Estes finished 9th overall with a time of 2:12.39
- Blake Bailey finished 13th overall with a time of 2:17.52
- Dalan Bunn finished 14th overall with a time of 2:21.58
Women's 800m
- Kate Smith finished 5th overall with a time of 2:34.92
- Michaela Moore finished 9th overall with a time of 2:43.36
- Evie Garrett finished 10th overall with a time of 3:00.74
- Sydney Thompson finished 12th overall with a time of 3:21.39
Men's 1500m
- Dalan Bunn finished 20th overall with a time of 4:30
- Blake Bailey finished 23rd overall with a time of 4:45.62
Women's 1500m
- Michaela Moore finished 10th overall with a time of 5:23.88
- Kate Smith finished 13th overall with a time of 5:32.25
- Evie Garrett finished 16th overall with a time of 6:24.33
- Sydney Thompson finished 17th overall with a time of 6:59.10
Men's Discus
- Will Shirley finished 11th overall with a mark of 30.93 meters
Women's Discus
- Trinity Treadway finished 7th overall with a mark of 27.84 meters
Men's Hammer Throw
- Will Shirley finished 6th overall with a mark of 38.31 meters
Women's Hammer Throw
- Trinity Treadway finished 7th overall with a mark of 29.24 meters
Women's High Jump
- Aleah Vess finished 5th overall with a mark of 1.35 meters
Men's Javelin
- Will Shirley finished 5th overall with a mark of 42.89 meters
- Grayson Ryland finished 9th overall with a mark of 30.87 meters
Women's Javelin
- Aleah Vess finished 7th overall with a mark of 14.24 meters
Men's Long Jump
- Marcus Malone finished 18th overall with a mark of 5.60 meters
Men's Shotput
- Will Shirley finished 5th overall with a mark of 13.06 meters
- Grayson Ryland finished 11th overall with a mark of 9.78 meters
Women's Shotput
- Trinity Treadway finished 5th overall with a mark of 9.92 meters
Men's Triple Jump
- Marcus Malone finished 8th overall with a mark of 11.67 meters
Relays
- Gilroy, McAbee, Woods, and Malone finished 6th overall in the 4x100m relay
- Gilroy, Estes, Crawford, and McAbee finished 4th overall in the 4x400m relay
- Smith, Travis, Moore, and Farmer finished 2nd in the 4x400m relay.
The Hawks return to action next week at the Montevallo Falcon Classic. Events are set to start on March 14th and roll over into the 15th.