Track & Field Tallies 12 Lifetime Bests at East Coast Relays

Friday, April 26

Jacksonville, Fla.

All Day

University of North Florida

East Coast Relays - Day 1

Track & Field Tallies 12 Lifetime Bests at East Coast Relays

4/26/2024 11:00:00 PM | Men's Track, Women's Track

Results

Day One Highlighted By Osprey Distance Runners

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida outdoor track & field started off its home meet weekend with 12 athletes recording personal-best marks on the first day of the East Coast Relays at Visit Jax Track on Friday evening.

The Ospreys had its best performances of the day come from its distance runners, as it got a top overall finish from Ilias El Khattabi in the 3000mS. Robert Pedroza and Aidan O'Gorman also finished first as unattached runners in the 1500m and 5000m invite races respectively.

On the men's side, UNF had Ryan Douihech join Pedroza and O'Gorman in the top four for the 1500m, as well as three runners in the top seven of the 5000m invite, including both O'Gorman and Seth Martinez in the top two. They also went 1-2-3 in the 3000mS with El Khattabi, O'Brien and Perry, followed by Colton Lawson in eighth, as all four runners recorded lifetime marks.

Jada Williams (3000mS), Erica Fisher (5000m invite) and Billie Castillo all went top five in their respective races for the women, while a Hannah Martin and Isa Leen went top 16 with personal-bests in the 1500m. Celine D'Anna also had a nice day for the short distance runners with a personal-best in the women's 400mH, while Rey Hernandez was top 10 in the men's 400mH.

UP NEXT

The Ospreys will run it back with the final home meet day of the season at the East Coast Relays on Saturday, Apr. 27, at Visit Jax Track. The senior day ceremony will also take place early afternoon inside of Hodges Stadium at 11:30 a.m.

OSPREY RESULTS

Men's HJ
Jacob Hippo - T12th - 1.95m (6-4.75)
Tariq LaJoie - T15th - 1.95m (6-4.75)

Women's HJ
Renske Drenten - 10th - 1.60m (5-3)

Women's LJ
Aleks Futschek - 49th - 4.71m (15-5.5)
Camryn Batt - 50th - 4.67m (15-4)

Women's 400mH
Celine D'Anna - 9th - 1:02.46 (PR)
Serenity Miller - 26th - 1:08.12

Men's 400mH
Rey Hernandez - 10th - 53.09

Women's 200m
Mariama Kamara - 63rd - 25.12 (PR)
Camryn Batt - 83rd - 25.99
Melissa Epting - 93rd - 26.51

Men's 200m
Jonathan Bailey - 74th - 22.22

Women's 1500m
Hannah Martin - 12th - 4:38.43 (PR)
Isa Leen - 16th - 4:40.34 (PR)
Laci Watford - 45th - 4:56.39

Men's 1500m
Robert Pedroza - 1st - 3:43.91 (UNAT)
Aidan O'Gorman - 2nd - 3:46.36 (UNAT)
Ryan Douihech - 4th - 3:49.48
Andrew Mahorner - 18th - 3:56.14 (PR)
Christian Ruocco - 22nd - 3:57.22
Ben Tary - 23rd - 3:57.24

Women's 3000mS
Jada Williams - 5th - 11:10.12

Men's 3000mS
Ilias El Khattabi - 1st - 8:59.60 (PR)
Gavin O'Brien - 2nd - 8:59.61 (PR)
Cole Perry - 3rd - 9:00.51 (PR)
Colton Lawson - 8th - 9:29.52 (PR)

Women's 5000m Invite
Erica Fisher - 5th - 17:04.46

Men's 5000m Invite
Aidan O'Gorman - 1st - 14:15.46 (UNAT)
Seth Martinez - 2nd - 14:17.66 (PR)
Thomas Weiler - 7th - 14:30.52 (PR)
Sebastian Hernandez - 15th - 15:06.80
Justin Tackling - 16th - 15:08.70

Women's 5000m
Billie Castillo - 3rd - 17:40.84 (PR)