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Lauryn Tumey Ursery competes in the Flames Invitational
Reily Rogers

Women's Track & Field

Wingate’s Young wins men’s triple jump at Flames Invitational Friday

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Cleveland, Tenn.----
Wingate University senior Timothy Young won the men's triple jump on a busy day at the Flames Invitational Friday. Young established an outdoor PR with his mark of 14.19 meters. Lee University is hosting the Flames Invitational at the LU Multi-Sport Complex.
 
On the team leader board, the Wingate women are sixth out of 24 teams. Host Lee is first on the women's charts. The Bulldog men are tied for 11th place with fellow South Atlantic Conference member Tusculum. Alabama-Huntsville leads the men's race out of 30 teams who have scored points. The Flames Invitational concludes Saturday.
 
Wingate men's highlights
 
- Jakob Rettschlag finished seventh in the 1500 meters with his season-best time of 3:51.44
- Wingate had four runners in the men's 1500 meters' top 25
- In his outdoor season debut, Daniel Schmidt was 12th with his time of 3:54.60
- Scott Nutter (16th, 3:57.23) and Jan Bayona (21st, 3:57.87) also cracked the top 25
- Tai Smith was ninth in the 5000 meters with his time of 14:22.75
- Felix Nadeborn finished 10th in the 10,000 meters with his time of 30:08.55
- Anthony Lepkowski ran a PR in the 200 meter dash with his time of 22.83
 
Wingate women's highlights
 
- Three Bulldogs finished in the top 15 in the women's 1500 meters
- Anna Torras led the way, taking fourth place with her time of 4:39.01
- Mollie Scott was eighth (4:41.23), while Lauryn Tumey Ursery was 13th (4:43.41)
- Carly Platt was fourth in the discus (34.22 meters) and sixth in the hammer (39.51 meters)
- Lexie May finished fifth in the discus (33.16 meters)
- Ennessey Sorrells earned a fifth-place showing in the triple jump (10.90 meters)
- Valerie Daehler was sixth in the high jump (1.60 meters)
 
Wingate University
 
Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a laboratory of difference-making that serves more than 3,400 students in North Carolina. Wingate offers 37 undergraduate majors as well as eight master's and five doctoral degrees. The University is home to the Cannon College of Arts and Sciences; the Levine College of Health Sciences; the Byrum School of Business; and the College of Professional Studies, which includes the Thayer School of Education and the School of Sport Sciences.
 
Wingate is a leader in healthcare education, and nearly one in five Wingate undergraduate students is preparing to be a pharmacist, physician assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist or nurse. Student-athletes on Wingate's 24 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award for 13 years straight. The University's motto is "Faith, Knowledge, Service." View current news and videos at www.wingate.edu.
 
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