RALEIGH, N.C. – Lipscomb's men's and women's track & field programs continued their outdoor season by competing in the prestigious three-day Raleigh Relays, hosted by NC State. The Bisons tallied five new program records, eight top-20 finishes, and numerous new personal bests in a successful weekend in North Carolina.
 
Freshman Makayla Watson led the Bisons over the weekend by breaking two individual outdoor program records (100m and 200m) and teaming up with sophomore Aislinn McElhaney, sophomore Kiara Carter, and sophomore Kennedy Miller to break the outdoor program record in the 4x400m relay. sophomore Lydia Miller and junior Austin Remick also broke the outdoor program records in the women's 5K and the men's 3,000m steeplechase over the weekend.
 
Remick paced Lipscomb on Thursday night as he broke the outdoor program record in the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 8:50.06 (12th place overall), with junior Nick Regas and freshman Brady Yingst finishing with time of 9:06.43 and 9:17.08 in the event respectively. Sophomore Brady Johnson and freshman James Schmidt also posted times of 3:46.04 and 3:49.61 in the men's 1,500m run respectively.
 
Sophomore Colbi Borland and senior Ally Suyak finished 21st (34:12.68) in the 10,000m invitational and 25th (35:37.09) in the 10,000m run respectively.
 
Watson continued the Bisons' success on the second day of the Raleigh Relays by breaking the outdoor program record in the 100m dash with a time of 11.89, while Miller posted a time of 12.27 in the event as well. Miller also broke the outdoor program record in the 5K with a time of 16:04.50, while sophomore Mackenzie Barnett posted a time of 16:47.24 in the event as well.
 
Sophomore Bella Jackson finished tied for 9th in the women's high jump (1.67m), while Carter and freshman Liza Corso posted times of 4:22.13 and 4:22.97 in the women's 1,500m run respectively. Junior Mollie Longmire, sophomore Sydney Liddle, and freshman Aly Negovetich also crossed with times of 4:30.76, 4:30.89, and 4:39.68 respectively in the 1,500m run.
 
Seniors Deven Ward and Demontae Wilson also posted times of 11.13 in the 100m dash and 48.80 in the 400m dash respectively.
 
Watson broke her second individual outdoor program record on Saturday by breaking the 200m dash outdoor record with a time of 24.74, while also teaming up with Miller, Carter, and McElhaney to break the 4x400m relay record with a time of 3:47.54. Carter and McElhaney also posted a time of 2:08.24 in the 800m run and a distance of 5.69m in the long jump to close out the weekend.
 
Freshman Levi Streeval and senior Bill Comstock posted times of 1:50.51 and 1:52.96 in the 800m run respectively, while Ward and Wilson tallied times of 21.79 and 21.88 in the 200m dash respectively. The 4x400m relay team of Ward, Wilson, Streeval and Comstock also posted a time of 3:20.50.
 
UP NEXT:
The Bisons will travel down to Oxford, Mississippi on Friday, April 7 as Lipscomb competes in the Joe Walker Invite.
 
FULL RALEIGH RELAYS RESULTS
 
RALEIGH RELAYS RESULTS:
Women's High Jump
T9. Bella Jackson (1.67m)
 
Women's Long Jump
11. Aislinn McElhaney (5.69m)
 
Women's 100m Dash
21. Makayla Watson (11.89) – Program Record
38. Kennedy Miller (12.27)
 
Women's 200m Dash
37. Makayla Watson (24.74) – Program Record
 
Women's 800m Run
12. Kiara Carter (2:08.24)
 
Women's 1,500m Run
19. Kiara Carter (4:22.13)
26. Liza Corso (4:22.97)
73. Mollie Longmire (4:30.73)
74. Sydney Liddle (4:30.89)
137. Aly Negovetich (4:39.68)
 
Women's 5,000m Run
17. Lydia Miller (16:04.50) – Program Record
62. Mackenzie Barnett (16:47.34)
 
Women's 10,000m Run
25. Ally Suyak (35:37.09)
 
Women's 10,000m Run Invitational
21. Colbi Borland (34:12.68)
 
Women's 4x400m Relay
15. Miller, McElhaney, Watson, Carter (3:47.54) – Program Record
 
Men's 100m Dash
52. Deven Ward (11.13)
 
Men's 200m Dash
23. Deven Ward (21.79)
27. Demontae Wilson (21.88)
 
Men's 400m Dash
27. Demontae Wilson (48.80)
 
Men's 800m Dash
16. Levi Streeval (1:50.51)
75. Bill Comstock (1:52.96)
 
Men's 1,500m Run
26. Brady Johnson (3:46.04)
83. James Schmidt (3:49.61)
 
Men's 3,000m Steeplechase
12. Austin Remick (8:50.06) – Program Record
28. Nick Regas (9:06.43)
44. Brady Yingst (9:17.08)
 
Men's 4x400m Relay
16. Ward, Streeval, Comstock, Wilson (3:20.50)