Leading the way on this record breaking day was Brandon Hoskins (Fr., Garden City, Texas) as he set a school and Big South record in the heptathlon, scoring 5375 points which is also a national qualifier. Hoskins and fellow Flame frosh Josh McDougal (Fr., Peru, N.Y.) both have the #1 top freshman perfomances in the nation this season.
Dan Royal (Sr., Ft. Myers, Fla.) annihilated the oldest school record as he threw 58' 1 ½" in the shot to eclipse Bill Gillespie's record throw of 55'10 ½ " set 23 years ago to the day at the NAIA nationals. Royal also set a new school record in the 35-lb weight throw, tossing 63' 1 ¾".
Caitlyn Sutterfield (So., Murfreesboro, Tenn.) set a school record in the 20-lb. weight throw, throwing 50' 9 ¼", while the Liberty women's 4x800 relay team of Carol Jefferson (Fr., Schwenksville, Pa.), Samantha Pelletier (Sr., Wells, Maine), Sarah Roberts (Fr., Zieglerville, Pa.) and Melissa Blackstone (Sr., Presque Isle, Maine) ran a time of 9:25.31 to establish a new Liberty record.
Picking-up victories as well as ECAC and IC4A qualifying marks were: Eric Lundy (So., Sparta, Ga.) in the triple jump with a distance of 47' ½", Don Wood (Sr., Nassau, Bahamas) in the 60m dash with a time of 6.91 and Blackstone in the 1000m run, running 2:57.26.
The Liberty track and field teams will be back in action this upcoming weekend as they head to Boston, Mass., to participate at the ECAC and IC4A Championships.