BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C.— The Montreat women's track and field team hosted its Last One Best One meet on a rainy Friday in Black Mountain, N.C. As the Cavaliers competed in a dozen or so events, the squad put together a solid day, tallying one school record, one win and six other podium finishes.
Makayla Anderson helped get the day started with a bang late Friday morning. Already the owner of Montreat's women's hammer throw record, Anderson surpassed her previous-best mark by 0.64m thanks to a 36.40m throw. The distance earned the Kannapolis, N.C. native a fourth-place finish among those competing.
Dominating the 800m as she's done all season long,
Yessenia Castellanos came within a second of breaking Montreat's record in the event, a time she set earlier this year. Castellanos was the lone Cavalier to take home a first-place result on Friday, finishing the 800m in 2:18.26, 5.5 seconds ahead of the second-place runner.
Anna Tastinger was one of the rare Cavaliers to participate in multiple events at the Last One Best One meet, and she proved to be a fierce competitor in both. In the 100m hurdles, Tastinger sprinted to a second-place result (16.70 seconds). Later, in the 400m hurdles, Tastinger finished third when she nearly caught the program-record mark with a time of 1:13.4.
Adrianna Gullette continued her stellar freshman campaign with another high-level effort in the 100m. Coming within 0.15 seconds of a program record, Gullette dashed 100m in just 12.84 seconds. The Winston-Salem, N.C. native placed second overall in the event thanks to her speedy showing.
Montreat etched out three other podium finishes on Friday via a trio of third-place results. In the field events,
Kylie Millner finished in the No. 3 spot in the javelin after throwing her implement 25.45m, while
Triniti Lockhart ended third with a 4.91m leap in the long jump. Meanwhile, on the track, the 4x100m relay team placed third with a 51.62-second effort.
For a complete list of results from the Last One Best One meet, click
here.
The Montreat women's track and field team competes in one more meet next week before heading to nationals. The Cavaliers travel to Cleveland, Tenn. next Saturday for the Lee University Last Chance meet, which is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m.
