Coker Men's Track and Field Set to Compete in the JDL New Year College Kick-Off
Behind several broken records in the first event, Coker hungry for more in 2018
HARTSVILLE, S.C.- The Coker Men's Track and Field team will travel to Winston-Salem, N.C. on Sunday (Jan. 7) to compete in the JDL New Year College Kick-Off for their first event in 2018.
The Cobras are coming off of a hot start, having broken several program records in the season-opener at the JDL College Kick-Off Classic back on Dec. 2.
Tony McElveen Jr. led the way for Coker in the men's 60-meter preliminary race, with a 15th-place finish overall and first in his heat, in the time of 6.96 seconds. This set a new school record, beating his previous mark by .03 seconds.
McElveen also raced the men's 200-meter, finishing 19th in a time of 22.87 seconds. This time missed his personal-best, and program record by .02 seconds. Sage Lilly also competed in the men's 200-meter race, finishing 24th in 23.06 seconds.
In the 60-meter hurdles, Richelieu Valery finished 11th overall to move into third place in Coker's record book with a time of 8.62 seconds. Derrian Moreau followed closely at the 8.69 mark.
The Navy and Gold also struck for seventh out of 19 in the 4x4 400-meter race with the time of 3:28.64.
Kace Faulkner set two new Coker records in the shot put and weight throw with distances of 10.96 meters and 11.59 meters respectively.
The Coker College men's track and field team will compete at the JDL New Year Kick-Off on Sunday (Jan. 7), beginning at 10 a.m. in Winston-Salem, N.C.