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Carr Breaks Meet Record as Track & Field Completes Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational

Lynchburg, Va. -- Weston Carr broke a four year old meet record in the 1000m as the UMBC Track & Field concluded the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational on Saturday at Liberty.

Carr took gold in an America East top time of 2:24.46 with Joey Ensor finishing right behind him in 2:24.95, both were PR's. Lyna Beraich won silver in the Women's 1000m in 24.70 and teammate Lilly Norcross finished fourth in 2:55.94.

Winter Evans won gold in the High Jump (open) with a PR of 1.64m, and Janine Amefia had a PR of 11.86m in a fifth place finish in the Triple Jump. Ava Roberts (14.18m) and Marie Abongwa (14.11m) finished sixth and seventh in the Shot Put. 

In the 60m hurdles, freshman Enazajah Young finished second in 8.40, while classmate Lily Bandy won silver in the 200m in a PR time of 24.67. Bandy's result is the number two in the event in the America East behind an earlier performance teammate Anna Creel, who took fourth in 24.78.

Justin Febles (1:04.36) and Rhema Nkwocha (1:04.56) each set PR's in the 500m as they took third and fourth. In the Mile, Michael Heinemann had a PR in 4:16.72 in an eighth place finish, while in the Women's Mile, Micah Haskins finished fifth in a PR of 5:08.77.

The Retrievers will compete in the America East Championships in Boston next weekend.
 
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Players Mentioned

Marie Abongwa

Marie Abongwa

Throws
Senior
Janine Amefia

Janine Amefia

Jumps
Sophomore
Lyna Beraich

Lyna Beraich

Mid-Distance
Senior
Anna Creel

Anna Creel

Sprints
Sophomore
Ava Roberts

Ava Roberts

Throws
Graduate Student
Weston Carr

Weston Carr

Distance
Sophomore
Joey Ensor

Joey Ensor

Distance
Sophomore
Justin Febles

Justin Febles

Sprints
Sophomore
Enazajah Young

Enazajah Young

Hurdles/Sprints
Freshman
Lily Bandy

Lily Bandy

Sprint
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Marie Abongwa

Marie Abongwa

Senior
Throws
Janine Amefia

Janine Amefia

Sophomore
Jumps
Lyna Beraich

Lyna Beraich

Senior
Mid-Distance
Anna Creel

Anna Creel

Sophomore
Sprints
Ava Roberts

Ava Roberts

Graduate Student
Throws
Weston Carr

Weston Carr

Sophomore
Distance
Joey Ensor

Joey Ensor

Sophomore
Distance
Justin Febles

Justin Febles

Sophomore
Sprints
Enazajah Young

Enazajah Young

Freshman
Hurdles/Sprints
Lily Bandy

Lily Bandy

Freshman
Sprint
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