{"id":6289,"date":"2011-03-24T09:53:22","date_gmt":"2011-03-24T13:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=6289"},"modified":"2011-03-29T10:49:31","modified_gmt":"2011-03-29T14:49:31","slug":"track-and-field-royals-claim-three-golds-at-maroon-invitational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2011\/track-and-field-royals-claim-three-golds-at-maroon-invitational\/","title":{"rendered":"Track and Field Royals Claim Three Golds At Maroon Invitational"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Eastern Mennonite <a href=\"\/athletics\/outdoor_track-m\/\">men&#8217;s<\/a> and <a href=\"\/athletics\/outdoor_track-w\/\">women&#8217;s<\/a> track and field teams <\/strong>opened up their outdoor  slate over the weekend, participating in the Maroon Invitational in  Salem, hosted by Roanoke College.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the small numbers on the  teams, each the men and women came home with at least one first-place  finish.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo right\" style=\"width: 160px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/athletics\/images\/rosters\/outdoor_track-w\/kori_penick.jpg\" alt=\"Sophomore thrower Kori Penick won the shot put at her first meet just days after joining the track team.\" \/>Sophomore thrower Kori Penick won the shot put at her first meet just days after joining the track team.<\/div>\n<p>On the men&#8217;s side, freshman <strong>Nathaniel Freed<\/strong> (Quakertown, Pa.\/Christopher Dock) won the high jump. Both Freed and  Roanoke&#8217;s Edward Curtis cleared the bar at 1.85m, but Freed claimed the  gold based on jumps.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Allen<\/strong> (Fork Union, Va.\/Louisa County) picked up  where he left off his All-ODAC performances of the indoor season. The  junior won the triple jump with a distance of 13.48m and took second in  the long jump at 6.28m. Allen was also fifth in the 100m dash with a  time of :11.49.<\/p>\n<p>In the throws, <strong>Aaron Sloan<\/strong> (Ooltewah, Tn.\/McCallie  School) took points in both of his events. He was fifth in the shot put  at 10.39m and sixth in the discus at 28.83m.<\/p>\n<p>The Royals finished with 39 team points, taking fourth out of the five teams at the meet.<\/p>\n<p>For the women, newcomer <strong>Kori Penick<\/strong> (Lynchburg,  Va.\/Virginia Episcopal) won the shot put just a few days after joining  the EMU team. Penick finished with a distance of 11.65m, giving her the  gold and the best mark in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference so far in  the outdoor season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo right\" style=\"width:160px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/athletics\/images\/rosters\/outdoor_track-m\/nathaniel_freed.jpg\" alt=\"Nathaniel Freed won the high jump at the Maroon Invitational.\" \/>Nathaniel Freed won the high jump at the Maroon Invitational.<\/div>\n<p>Sophomore <strong>Sophia Holmes<\/strong> (Berryville, Va.\/Clarke) took second in the 800m run, also clocking the top finish in the ODAC, with a time of 2:31.34.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Erica Garber<\/strong> (Canby, Or.\/Canby) had good finishes in  all three of her events. She finished third in the triple jump at  10.41m, fourth in the 100m dash at :13.74, and fifth in the long jump at  4.79m.<\/p>\n<p>Senior <strong>Brittany Burke<\/strong> (Stanley, Va.\/Page County) came in fourth in the discus with a toss of 28.57m. She was also sixth in the shot put at 10.65m.<\/p>\n<p>The women grabbed 41 points as team, finishing just behind sixth-place Bridgewater at 52 points.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams will be in Bridgewater this Saturday for the Jopson Invitational.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Eastern Mennonite men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s track and field teams opened up their outdoor slate over the weekend, participating in the Maroon Invitational in Salem, hosted by Roanoke College. 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