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Lauryn Carlton

Women's Track and Field by Jason Knavel, Associate AD for Strategic Communications

Lauryn Carlton Breaks School Record At Darius Dixon Memorial Invite

Lynchburg, Va. – Redshirt junior Lauryn Carlton, an Elon native, broke the school record in the weight throw as the Elon indoor track & field team posted strong results during day one of Liberty's Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational.
 
FULL RESULTS

CARLTON BREAKS THE SCHOOL RECORD IN WEIGHT THROW
  • Lauryn Carlton threw at least 17 meters in each of her first three tosses, qualifying for finals with a 17.75m throw on her third attempt. On her second throw of finals, she launched the school record toss and finished third overall out of 40 competitors.
  • Carlton's previous career-best mark was 58-9.25 (17.91m), a distance that already had her second in program history, behind teammate Kaitlin McGoogan. McGoogan has thrown as far as 60-7.25 (18.47m).
  • The mark currently ranks Carlton third in the CAA, as she leaps up from seventh heading into the weekend.
 
OTHER NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
  • Elon excelled in the 3000 Friday with three personal bests, all of which rank among the top 10 in program history. Jette Beermann ran 9:35.60, which is third in school history and less than one second shy of the school record. Anna Twomey ran 9:41.60 to vault into fifth in program history and Hannah Miller ran 9:45.18, eighth in school history. Beermann currently sits third in the CAA and Twomey sixth.
  • In the 800, Elon saw three more personal bests fall. Alison Hodgson was the top Phoenix finisher in 2:13.17, setting a new personal best and ranking sixth in school history. Emily Alps ran 2:17.71 for a personal best and Aliya Barrows did the same in 2:18.65.
  • Madison George posted a season-best clearance of 12-feet-10 (3.91m) in the pole vault. That mark ranks her first in the CAA this year.
  • Meghan Wilcox ran a strong 7.63 seconds in the semifinals of the 60, qualifying for Saturday's finals.
  • In the 60 prelims, Danielle Dyer posted a season-best time of 8.19 seconds and George had a personal best time of 8.37 seconds.
  • Tristin Oberg posted a new PR in the weight throw with a mark of 41-5 (12.62m).
 
UP NEXT
  • Elon returns to action Saturday for day two of the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational. Elon begins at 10:30 a.m. with high jump, shot put and triple jump. The meet concludes with the mile at 4:00 p.m.
 
DARIUS DIXON MEMORIAL INVITATIONAL
ELON RESULTS

60 prelims – 26. Danielle Dyer 8.19, 28. Madison George 8.37
60 semifinals – 6. Meghan Wilcox 7.63, 9. Reese Webster 7.66
60 hurdles prelims – 21. Ja'mia Johnson 9.34, Hollie Thurgood 9.52
60 hurdles semifinals – 13. Kalli'Ana Botelho 8.77
400 – 31. Riley Drometer 59.35
800 – 6. Alison Hodgson 2:13.17, 7. Stephanie Lair 2:13.40, 27. Emily Alps 2:17.71, 32. Aliya Barrows 2:18.65
3000 – 3. Jette Beermann 9:35.60, 8. Anna Twomey 9:41.60, 9. Hannah Miller 9:45.18, 19. Madison Synowiec 9:56.43, 21. Katie Blount 9:56.94, 39. Jasmine Young 10:16.88, 44. Julia Bell 10:19.84, 57. Braetan Peters 10:44.40
5000 -
Long jump – 22. Kalli'Ana Botelho 17-6.75 (5.35m), 38. Alexa Mark 17-0.75 (5.20m), 43. Hollie Thurgood 16-8.5 (5.09m)
Pole vault elite – 6. Madison George 12-10 (3.91m)
Weight throw – 3. Lauryn Carlton 60-8 (18.49m), 7. Kaitlin McGoogan 56-11.25 (17.35m), 17. Chelsea Wallace 49-11.25 (15.22m), 33. Tristin Oberg 41-5 (12.62m), 35. Meghan Coyne 40-6.75 (12.36m)
 
ELON MEN'S RESULTS
3000 Men – 36. Daniel King 8:39.48, 44. Evan Taylor 8:48.54, 56. Braden Anthes 9:09.80, 57. Michael Koenig 9:21.52
5000 Men – 22. Caden Strickland 15:17.92
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Emily Alps

Emily Alps

Sophomore
Aliya Barrows

Aliya Barrows

5' 3"
Junior
Lauryn Carlton

Lauryn Carlton

Junior
Riley Drometer

Riley Drometer

Junior
Danielle Dyer

Danielle Dyer

5' 3"
Sophomore
Madison George

Madison George

Junior
Stephanie Lair

Stephanie Lair

Senior
Hannah Miller

Hannah Miller

Junior
Hollie Thurgood

Hollie Thurgood

5' 7"
Sophomore
Anna Twomey

Anna Twomey

Junior

Players Mentioned

Emily Alps

Emily Alps

Sophomore
Aliya Barrows

Aliya Barrows

5' 3"
Junior
Lauryn Carlton

Lauryn Carlton

Junior
Riley Drometer

Riley Drometer

Junior
Danielle Dyer

Danielle Dyer

5' 3"
Sophomore
Madison George

Madison George

Junior
Stephanie Lair

Stephanie Lair

Senior
Hannah Miller

Hannah Miller

Junior
Hollie Thurgood

Hollie Thurgood

5' 7"
Sophomore
Anna Twomey

Anna Twomey

Junior