RALEIGH, N.C. – The Eastern Kentucky University track and field team put together several impressive performances at the Raleigh Relays this weekend at Paul H. Derr Track.
 
Sophomore Quantasia Perry highlighted the meet by running two Ohio Valley Conference-best and EKU top-five times.
 
Perry – who broke the EKU indoor 200 meters record in February – ran a personal-best 11.68 in the women's 100 meters on Thursday. That is No. 2 all-time at EKU and is currently the fastest in the OVC.
 
She followed that up by running another personal-best time of 24.05 in the 200 meters on Thursday. That time ranks her No. 4 all-time at EKU and is also tops in the OVC.

Perry currently ranks No. 33 in the 100 meters and No. 35 in the 200 meters in the NCAA East Region.
 
Freshmen sprinters Kayla Smith and Christian "Joy" Scott also impressed in Raleigh. Smith ran 11.85 in the 100 meters, which is No. 6 all-time at EKU and currently No. 2 in the conference. Scott clocked a 12.06, which ranks No. 6 in the OVC.
 
Smith doubled up with a 24.20 in the 200 meters on Saturday. That is second-fastest in the OVC, behind only Perry.
 
Other notable performances from the women in Raleigh included senior Ashley Barr running 2:15.78 in the 800 meters (No. 6 in the OVC), and freshmen Emma García-Palencia (5-3 / No. 3 in the OVC) and senior Cassi Reed (5-1 / No. 8 in the OVC) in the high jump.
 
On the men's side, sophomore Bryce Favors-Charleston sprinted his way to a couple of big personal-bests. The 2019 OVC 100-meters bronze medalist clocked a PB of 10.86 in that event on Thursday. That time is currently No. 4 in the OVC.
 
He followed that up by running a personal-best 21.84 in the 200 meters on Saturday, also fourth-fastest in the conference.
 
Sophomore Matthew Jackson also posted a nice season-opener in the 100 meters, clocking a time of 10.96 (No. 6 in the OVC).
 
Junior Joan Tapias and Jackson Siddall posted personal-best performances in the 1,500 meters on Thursday. Tapias went 3:48.2 (No. 3 in the OVC), while Siddall took six seconds off his previous PB with a 3:51.1 (No. 6 in the OVC).
 
Freshman Charles Kipchumba ran 14:31.2 in the 5,000 meters on Thursday night, which is currently second-fastest in the OVC.
 
On Saturday, freshman Alex Leshan raced to a personal-best 1:51.9 in the 800 meters, putting him at No. 4 in the conference.
 
Freshman Pedro García-Palencia closed out the meet with a strong performance in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. He won his heat with a personal-best and OVC-leading time of 8:54.8. That time currently ranks No. 3 in the NCAA East Region.
 
Freshman Nikodem Dworczak ran 9:21.8 in the steeplechase, currently putting him at No. 3 in the OVC.
 
In all, the Colonels posted 12 personal-best performances at the meet.
 
EKU track and field returns to action at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational April 2-3 in Cincinnati.