JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 13, 2021) – ETSU Track and Field concluded the weekend in the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational and the Music City Challenge on Saturday afternoon.

 Lindsay Cooper highlighted the Bucs’ performance with a 3^rd-place finish in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.71. Seven different Bucs set personal bests on the afternoon.

Podium Finishes

Third – Lindsay Cooper (60mH)

Personal Bests

Women – Kiera Snyder (3000m, 10:29.89)

Men - Isaiah Mills (200m, 22.29), Matthew Scarr (3000m, 8:05.39), Myles Stoots (3000m, 8:25.84), Gavin Cooper (3000m, 8:30.37), Miguel Parilla (800m, 1:51.94), Evan Guzman (800m, 1:55.63)

Track Highlights (Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational)

• Lindsay Cooper started the morning for ETSU after qualifying for the 60m hurdle finals last night. The freshman was less than a tenth of a second out of first, ending with a third place, 8.71s finish.
• Kiera Snyder set a personal best in the 3000m with a time of 10:29.89 for a 12^th-place finish.
• In his second 200m dash of the season, Isaiah Mills (22.29) beat his previous best by three tenths of a second to place 11^th.
• ETSU’s 4x400m relay team of Cooper, Nicole Johnson, Johnaida Eliscar and Hannah Burkhart placed fourth with a time of 3:58.35.

Track Highlights (Music City Challenge)

• Lindsey Stallworth finished eighth in the 3000m with a time of 9:32.92.
• Matthew Scarr highlighted the men’s 3000m for the Blue and Gold with a sixth-place finish. His time of 8:05.39 set a new personal record by seven seconds.
• In the men’s 800m, both ETSU athletes set a personal best. Evan Guzman beat his previous best by close to three seconds with a time of 1:55.63, while sophomore Miguel Parilla set a new PR at 1:51.94, finishing 11^th.

Field Highlights (Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational)

• Malachi Thomas took his second effort at the 1.95m high jump to clear the bar, but was unable to reach the next mark for an eighth place finish.
• Mekayla Brown produced a leap of 11.69m for an eighth place finish in the women’s triple jump.

Thoughts from Coach Watts:

On the women's team - "I'm pleased with today's performance and the entire weekend. Once again we had a fair number of personal and seasonal bests today. On top of that, Lindsay Cooper had a podium finish in the hurdles at the Darius Dixon meet. Other women's highlights included a much improved 4x400 and Nicole Johnson in the 200. All three have improved their SoCon rankings as we head into the conference meet. In Nashville, Lindsey Stallworth just missed her personal best in the 3000m and has to be considered a contender in that event at the conference meet. Jessica Lord dropped another three seconds to earn a season best in the 800m." 

On the men's team - "The men had a good day as well with a solid performance from Isaiah Mills in the 200m in Lynchburg. He is closing the gap on the conference list in the 400m and 200m and has a chance to make a final in two weeks. The highlights in Nashville included personal bests by all of the men who competed. The outstanding performance came from Matt Scarr in the 3000m with a very fine time of 8:05.39."

On looking onwards to the SoCon Indoor Championships - "We are as prepared as we can be at this point and just need to fine tune a few events and sharpen up for the conference meet to be held two weeks from now."

For a full list of results of both meets, used the attached link on the right side of the page.

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