ATLANTA, Ga. – A handful of top-10 all-time performances highlighted a trip to Atlanta, Georgia for the Capital University track and field team as they competed at the Emory University Thrills in the Hills Invitational this weekend. 

Below is a summary of the weekend performances from the Comets. 

MEN
400m Hurdles: Kaden Lowe clocked in a time of 57.43 seconds in the 400 meter hurdles, and was followed by Kelly Wilson II's 1:01.63 time. Lowe's time just edges Nate Thornhill on the program top-10 list for the 10th spot. Thornhill ran a time of 57.46 seconds in 2005. 

200m Dash: Ishmael Young led a group of four Comets in the race finishing in 23.03 seconds. Ben Char was right behind with a 23.04 second time. They were followed up by Daniel Hiser (23.08s) and Xavier Jennings (23.44s). 

3000m Steeplechase: Donovan Slattery placed second overall in the event with a time of 9:56.33. 

5000m Run: Zach Glotzbecker finished in 16:34.87, while Zach Brown crossed the line in 18:11.96. 

4x100m Relay: The foursome of Dom Glenn, Xavier Jennings, Ishmael Young and Daniel Hiser finished fourth in a time of 42.48 seconds. 

110m Hurdles: Kelly Wilson II qualified for the finals in eighth place with a prelim time of 15.72 seconds. In the finals, he improved to fourth in a time of 15.37 seconds, which is good to put him 10th all-time in the event for Capital. 

100m Dash: Daniel Hiser placed 20th overall in a time of 11.26 seconds. 

400m Dash: Daniel McCormack led a group of Comets in the 400 with a 19th place finish in 51.37 seconds. Xavier Jennings finished in 52.43 seconds, Jeremiah Smith clocked in at 54.83 seconds and Ben Char crossed the line in 55.95 seconds. 

800m Run: Donovan Slattery paced the Comets with a 24th place finish in 2:02.91. Zach Glotzbecker finished in 2:08.77 and Nick Stuck clocked 2:09.05. 

High Jump: Josh Kucker placed 18th, clearing the bar at 1.75 meters. 

Javelin: Jason McColl finished 16th, throwing 37.29 meters. 

Long Jump: Dylan Dowell placed sixth, jumping 6.55 meters. Daniel Hiser was 16th with a leap of 6.26 meters and Xavier Jennings jumped 5.33 meters. 

Pole Vault: Wesley Triplett placed seventh, clearing the bar at 3.85 meters. 

Discus Throw: Marvin Jean-Denis placed 23rd with a throw of 35.18 meters, while Toren smith tossed 31.40 meters and Waylon Yeager threw 23.04 meters. 

Shot Put: Marvin Jean-Denis placed ninth with a throw of 13.25 meters and Jon Kirk threw 12.49 meters. 

WOMEN
400m Hurdles: Maria Da Cunha placed 12th with a time of 1:11.23. She is sitting just about a second off the program top-10 in the event. 

200m Dash: Cece Samuels finished 22nd with a time of 26.60 seconds. They were followed by Hanna Bauer (27.81s), Erniesha Guerrier (27.84s) and Claire Larger (29.42s). 

1500m Run: Elizabeth Mak finished in a new PR time of 5:24.85 and Alexa Daley was just behind her, finishing in 5:25.72.  

400m Dash: Maria Da Cunha placed 17th in a time of 1:02.71. She was followed by Erniesha Guerrier (1:05.86) and Olivia Humes (1:06.94). 

800m Run: Elizabeth Mak crossed the line in 2:32.35 to place 30th. 

Hammer Throw: Alexa Poling placed fifth with her best throw registering 44.02 meters. Lily Purdon had a solid throw of 34.46 meters as well. 

Long Jump: Claire Larger placed 18th, leaping 4.53 meters, while Olivia Humes was 22nd with a jump of 4.26 meters. 

Triple Jump: Larger finished 17th with her furthest jump marking 9.72 meters. 

Discus Throw: Grace Heckenlively placed fifth with a throw of 37.30 meters – good to place her sixth all-time in the event.  Lily Purdon finished with a throw of 30.68 meters and Deivon McCullough threw 26.79 meters. 

Pole Vault: Bella McCarty placed 10th with a jump of 2.70 meters. 

UP NEXT
Capital's next competition is scheduled for April 1st at High Point University's Vertklasse Meeting in North Carolina.