OXFORD, Miss. / CLEVELAND, Tenn. – Lipscomb men's and women's track & field teams traveled to compete in both the Joe Walker Invite, hosted by Ole Miss, on Friday and Saturday, while also competing in the Flames Invitational, hosted by Lee University, on Friday. The Bisons broke three program records, won three overall events, tallied 18 total top-5 finishes, and numerous personal bests in a successful weekend.
 
Sophomore Aislinn McElhaney, along with freshmen Liza Corso, and Makayla Watson all broke program records to lead the women's side at the Joe Walker Invite. McElhaney posted a distance of 6.02m in the women's long jump to break her own outdoor program record and finish 3rd overall in the event. Corso shattered the outdoor 1,500m run program record with a time of 4:20.97 to cross second overall in the event, and Watson continued her record-breaking start to the outdoor season by setting a new outdoor 200m dash record with a time of 24.60.
 
Freshman Brady Yingst and junior Scott McKenzie paced the men's side at the Joe Walker Invite by winning three total events. Yingst won the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 9:01.67 and also posted a victory in the 1,500m run with a time of 3:52.05, while McKenzie won the 5,000m invite with a time of 14:08.36.
 
The Bisons also captured 18 top-5 finishes across the two meets they competed in, including junior Maddie Moody, who led Lipscomb at the Flames Invitational by crossing fourth overall in the 10,000m run (35:39.37).
 
UP NEXT:
The Bisons will next travel to California to compete in both the Mt. SAC Invite and the Bryan Clay Invitational starting on Thursday, April 13.
 
FULL JOE WALKER INVITE RESULTS
FULL FLAMES INVITATIONAL RESULTS
 
FLAMES INVITATIONAL RESULTS:
Women's 10,000m Run:
4. Maddie Moody (35:39.37)
13. Caroline Inman (36:41.07)
 
Men's 10,000m Run:
17. Ben Butcher (30:25.20)
30. Andy Stohr (30:53.09)
 
 
RALEIGH RELAYS RESULTS:
Women's High Jump
3. Bella Jackson (1.67m)
 
Women's Triple Jump:
9. Allie Scott (11.34m)
 
Women's Long Jump:
3. Aislinn McElhaney (6.02m) – Program Record
19. Jaden Mathews (5.29m)
22. Allie Scott (5.16m)
 
Women's Javelin Throw:
14. Raelee Moore (33.60m)
 
Women's 100m Dash:
9. Kennedy Miller (12.02)
15. Makayla Watson (12.12)
 
Women's 200m Dash:
14. Makayla Watson (24.60) – Program Record
28. Kennedy Miller (25.14)
44. Abigail Alvarado (25.90)
60. Kynnedy Gilbert (26.46)
63. Ashley Witucki (27.00)
69. Lucy Litwin (27.53)
 
Women's 400m Dash:
7. Aislinn McElhaney (56.66)
20. Abigail Alvarado (58.35)
30. Jaden Mathews (1:01.09)
34. Kynnedy Gilbert (1:02.11)
 
Women's 800m Run:
2. Kiara Carter (2:07.13)
12. Sydney Liddle (2:13.31)
19. Aly Negovetich (2:15.87)
20. Ellie Brewer (2:15.88)
29. Juane' Klaus (2:21.49)
36. Grace McGuckin (2:28.17)
 
Women's 1,500m Run:
2. Mackenzie Barnett (4:26.18)
5. Ellie Brewer (4:31.55)
6. Aly Negovetich (4:32.47)
9. Mollie Longmire (4:36.96)
16. Juane' Klaus (4:43.31)
23. Ally Suyak (4:49.14)
 
Women's 1,500m Invite:
2. Liza Corso (4:20.97) – Program Record
6. Kiara Carter (4:25.04)
10. Sydney Liddle (4:30.26)
 
Women's 3,000m Steeplechase:
4. Mollie Longmire (11:05.29)
 
Women's 5,000m Invite:
2. Abigail Horevay (16:41.15)
3. Ally Suyak (16:41.85)
 
Women's 100m Hurdles:
29. Lucy Litwin (16.36)
 
Women's Heptathlon
12. Franziska Decker (4312 points)
 
 
Men's Long Jump:
20. Dimitri Kemp (6.53m)
 
Men's 100m Dash:
20. Deven Ward (10.99)
33. Wessel van der Nest (11.33)
 
Men's 200m Dash:
18. Demontae Wilson (21.91)
26. Deven Ward (22.19)
48. Wessel van der Nest (23.02)
 
Men's 400m Dash:
7. Demontae Wilson (49.02)
25. Dimitri Kemp (51.91)
 
Men's 800m Run:
2. Brady Johnson (1:50.81)
7. Bill Comstock (1:52.32)
8. Levi Streeval (1:53.22)
14. Saxon Brown (1:54.97)
32. Brian Risse (1:58.08)
36. Trey Haralson (1:58.65)
 
Men's 1,500m Run:
1. Brady Yingst (3:52.05)
3. Bing Hudson (3:54.11)
19. Trey Haralson (4:01.02)
 
Men's 1,500m Invite:
4. Brady Johnson (3:46.15)
5. Austin Remick (3:45.56)
8. Levi Streeval (3:50.01)
10. James Schmidt (3:53.14)
11. Nick Regas (3:53.82)
13. Brian Risse (3:55.88)
 
Men's 3,000m Steeplechase:
1. Brady Yingst (9:01.67)
4. Bing Hudson (9:10.19)
 
Men's 5,000m Run:
8. Cayden Durrough (15:50.34)
 
Men's 5,000m Invite:
1. Scott McKenzie (14:08.36)
 
Men's 110m Hurdles:
14. Malik Baker (15.40)
 
Men's 400m Hurdles:
14. Nathan Wallace (57.76)
15. Malik Baker (1:00.58)