Montreat Wins First-Ever Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championship

April 22, 2023

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. - Despite only winning one individual championship, Montreat battled its way to the 2023 Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championship on Saturday.

The two-day event was hosted by Montreat in Black Mountain, N.C.

Jenna Mallory scored Montreat's lone individual title as she won the 3000 steeplechase with a time of 11:20.17. However, Montreat had numerous podium finishes as it compiled 155.33 points to win its first-ever women's outdoor championship. Tennessee Wesleyan was a close second with 146 points, while Milligan (131), Truett McConnell (119), and Brenau (102) rounded out the top five. Making up the rest of the field were Columbia (100.83), Columbia International (83), Reinhardt (29.83), Point (9), Union (7), and Bryan (1).

Earning the individual top honors were Paige Manney of Tennessee Wesleyan as the Field Athlete of the Year, Myesha Hall of Truett McConnell as the Track Athlete of the Year, Ellen Mary Kearney of Milligan as the Freshman of the Year, and Jaeva Ridley of Brenau as the Newcomer of the Year. The Montreat coaching staff was named the Staff of the Year.

There were four meet records set. They were:

Long Jump – Myesha Hall, Truett McConnell – 6.14m
4x800 Relay – Milligan (Rebecca Glover, Caitlin Dominy, Gracie Allen, Ellen Mary Kearney) – 9:20.43
Triple Jump – Paige Manney, Tennessee Wesleyan – 12.23m
5000 Race Walk – Izabelle Trefts, Columbia – 24:47.96

Here are the rest of the individual champions:

Javelin – Katilyn Babb, Truett McConnell – 40.67m
Hammer Throw – Dazanni Hinton, Columbia International – 46.29m
Pole Vault – Halie Higgins-Hawkins, Milligan – 2.95m
High Jump – Paige Manney, Tennessee Wesleyan – 1.50m
4x100 Relay – Tennessee Wesleyan (Paige Manney, Chaggie Bassar, Lauren Garrison, Aniecia Goss) – 47.65
100 Hurdles – Paige Manney, Tennessee Wesleyan – 14.51
100 – Myesha Hall, Truett McConnell – 12.10
1500 – Ellen Mary Kearney, Milligan – 4:39.29
400 – Chaggie Bassar, Tennessee Wesleyan – 59.22
10,000 – Alyssa Bearzi, Milligan – 40:01.93
Heptathlon – Jayda Burkett, Brenau – 3535 points
3000 Steeplechase – Jenna Mallory, Montreat – 11:20.17
Shot Put – Kloey Pickens, Columbia International – 12.90m
Discus Throw – Zaida Carson, Columbia – 40.33m
400 Hurdles – Aniecia Goss, Tennessee Wesleyan – 1:05.11
800 – Ellen Mary Kearney, Milligan – 2:16.65
200 – Myesha Hall, Truett McConnell – 25.33
5000 – Caitlin Dominy, Milligan – 18:28.42
4x400 Relay – Brenau (Kamryn Chambliss, Kayland Thomason, Laila Reed, Jaeva Ridley) – 4:04.47

For a complete look at the results, click here. For the team scores, click here.