Day One Results 

Numerous student-athletes on the Malone University men's and women's outdoor track & field teams competed Friday on the first of two days of competition at the Raleigh Relays, hosted by North Carolina State University, in Raleigh, North Carolina.
 
For the Malone women, Sara Polatas earned a ninth-place finish, among 77 entrants, in the 5000 meters in a personal-best time of 17:21.02, a mark that only four Pioneer women's student-athletes have ever topped.  In addition, Hannah Campbell was close behind Polatas in today's race, in 14th in 17:30.57.
 
In the 1500-meter event, Mackenzie Keller recorded a personal-best time of 4:41.42.
 
In the 3000-meter steeplechase, although Mattison Rankin's 15th-place time of 11:01.33, among 36 entrants, was not a personal-best time (her PR is 10:54.87), her time in the race was still one that only one other Pioneer women's student-athlete had ever run faster.  Joanna Genter's time of 10:53.30 in 2005 ranks first on Malone's all-time top ten performer list while Rankin holds the #2 spot.   Also in today's race, Madison Schuler posted a time of 11:18.73 which was shy of her own PR of 11:12.60 (the #6 spot on the Pioneers' all-time list).
 
For the men's team, Scott Whitaker posted a runner-up finish, among a staggering 107 runners in the 1500-meter competition, with a time of 3:50.00, which was just a fraction of a second off the winning time of 3:49.82. Whitaker's time was just off his own PR of 3:48.24, a mark that only one other Malone student-athlete (Chris Sinick, 2009, 3:46.90) has surpassed.
 
Among 55 entrants in the 110-meter hurdles prelims, Lepear Smith finished 18th in a time of 14.90 seconds and did not qualify for the finals.
 
In the 3000-meter steeplechase, among 39 competitors, Gage Black finished 12th in a time of 9:16.00.
 
In addition, Ryan Roush and Andrew Trusty will be competing in the 10,000 meters late this evening (start time set for 10:20 p.m.).  Results from this race will be posted as part of Saturday's day two story.
 
The second and final day of the Relays will be held on Saturday with field events scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. and running events set to start at 11:00 a.m.  Live results will again be available.

In addition, numerous other Pioneer men's and women's student-athletes will compete at the Yellow Jacket Collegiate Open, hosted by Cedarville University, on Saturday with the meet set to begin at 10:30 a.m.   Live results will be available.