Complete Results

OXFORD, Ohio – The Eastern Kentucky University track and field team opened the outdoor season at the Miami (Ohio) Blizzard Buster on Saturday at the George L. Rider Track.
 
Sophomore Quantasia Perry highlighted the meet for the women's team. She finished second in the 100 meters with a time of 12.06, which currently ranks No. 2 in the OVC. That is the fastest outdoor 100 meters time clocked by an EKU woman since 2012.
 
Perry also finished fourth in the 200 meters with a time of 25.06, which currently ranks No. 5 in the OVC.
 
Freshman Jeanne Reix Charat also delivered a big opener in the women's 5,000 meters, placing second with a personal-best time of 17:52.8. That time is currently second-fastest in the OVC. Fellow freshman Beighley Ayers was not far behind, finishing fourth in the 5,000 meters with a personal-best time of 18:01.7. That time puts her at No. 6 in the OVC.
 
Other notable performances on the women's side included junior Hailey Lacy placing second in the long jump with a leap of 18-0.25 (No. 7 in the OVC) and sophomore Hannah Cook finishing eighth in the hammer with a personal-best toss of 138-0. That throw moves her to No. 2 on EKU's all-time list in that event.
 
On the men's side, freshman Bryce Favors-Charleston ran 22.23 in the 200 meters, currently No. 6 in the OVC. He also placed second in the high jump with a leap of 6-2, which currently ranks No. 4 in the conference.
 
Sophomore Ben Thoms, meanwhile, finished fifth in the 110-meter hurdles on Saturday with a time of 15.58, currently No. 2 in the OVC.
 
Senior JP Ferraro made his debut in the 400-meter hurdles at the meet, placing ninth with a time of 58.26 (No. 7 in the OVC). Junior Jacob Alleyne, meanwhile, finished sixth in the long jump with a mark of 20-8 (No. 7 in the OVC).
 
The Colonels will send athletes to the Raleigh Relays in North Carolina and the Stanford Invitational in California next weekend.