LEXINGTON, Va. - To officially signal the end of the indoor season and a welcome back from spring break, the Southern Virginia University men's and women's track and field teams competed at the Washington & Lee Carnival from March 21-22.

There was a slew of personal bests and several performances that sit near the tops of event leaderboards regionally and nationally in the early stages of the outdoor season.

Men's Results

On the men's side, the big winner of the day was Zeke Newman who took a commanding victory in the 400m. He crossed the line in a new personal best of 49.25 to outpace the field of 31.

There were 12 other top ten finishes on the men's side, including Sawyer Apple in the hurdles, who has carried the momentum he gained indoors into the spring. Apple placed third in the 110 hurdles with a new program record of 15.40. That leads the USA South and is sixth in the South Region.

In the field events, AJ word was runner-up in the triple jump and Lucas Martin threw for a massive personal best in the javelin. His penultimate attempt soared for 49.11m (161' 1"), nearly five meters better than what he threw last year, good for sixth place overall.

Women's Results 

Fresh off an All-American performance at indoor nationals, Bayleigh Redd-Armstrong went right back to work, tripling in the 800, 1500, and 5K in her outdoor debut.

After winning the 5K on Friday evening, she ran a blazing 4:35.19 in the 1500 to finish first, establish a new program record, and place herself at the top of the Division lll rankings in the event.

Amee Newman completed the same triple and was impressive as well. Also in the 5K, Emma Hillam finished 3rd in a time of 18:00.85, good for third in the regional rankings.

In the field events, Bostyn Carlson stood out, establishing a new personal best in the long jump to finish fourth while posting a top then finish in the javelin. Mikki Prows was the second Knight to claim victory in her event, winning the shot put with a distance of 11.57m (37' 11.5").

Looking Ahead

Next on the schedule is the Doc Jopson Invite, hosted by Bridgewater College. Events will occur on Friday, March 27th through Saturday, March 28th.

For the most up-to-date information on the team and a meet schedule, visit knightathletics.com and follow @knightxctf on Instagram.