HIGH POINT, N.C. - Bridgewater track & field wrapped up the final day of the two-day meet at High Point's VertKlasse Meeting as three throwers were sent to compete Saturday.

Abby Mikolay on the women's side, held strong in the shot put to take a top-25 finish (24th) of 39 finishers with a mark of 11.28m. Then, Mikolay quickly turned things around to compete in the discus throw, setting a new personal best mark of 43.85m and placing ninth. That mark improved her own second all-time mark at Bridgewater. 

On the men's side, Jesus Flores placed top-20 among tough Division I competitors in the shot put. Flores threw a strong mark of 14.15m for a 16th place finish. Mike Smith took a top-25 finish for 22nd with a mark of 13.44m of 39 finishers. Smith then competed in the discus throw, rounding out a 20th place finish of 41 total finishers for a mark of 43.16m. 

The track & field team will be back in action on April 12 for the EMU Invite.
 

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Notes 

At Vertklasse Meeting Day 1 

Women 

Abby Mikolay came away with a 40.72m mark, finishing with a solid 18th place finish among tough Division I competitors. 

Day 2 

Abby Mikolay held strong in the shot put to take a top-25 finish (24th) of 39 finishers with a mark of 11.28m. Then, Mikolay quickly turned things around to compete in the discus throw, setting a new personal best mark of 43.85m and placing ninth. That mark improved her own second all-time mark at Bridgewater. 

At Colonial Relays 

Women 

Jade Buckles broke her personal best in the 100m dash with a time of 12.33 seconds.  Buckles also set a new personal best in the 200m with a time of 25.17. In both events, Buckles placed top-20 among competitive Division I runners.  

Summer Wallace also closed out in the 200 with a strong time of 25.35, finishing in the top-25 of 59 finishers. 

At Vertklasse Meeting Day 1 

Men 

Mike Smith went up against tough Division I competitors at High Point in the hammer throw. Smith held his own and took seventh place with a mark of 52.73m. 

Day 2 

Jesus Flores placed top-20 among tough Division I competitors in the shot put. Flores threw a strong mark of 14.15m for a 16th place finish.  

Mike Smith took a top-25 finish for 22nd with a mark of 13.44m of 39 finishers. Smith then competed in the discus throw, rounding out a 20th place finish of 41 total finishers for a mark of 43.16m. 

At Colonial Relays 

Men 

Joe Amlacher blew through strong Division I programs in the 110-meter hurdles finishing with a third-place result and a strong time of 15.63.  

Bennett Cupps showed out in the 1500m placing seventh out of 48 competitors and running a solid time of 3:58.89