Howard's High Jump Victory Headlines Huntingdon Track and Field Season Opener

COLUMBUS, Miss.- The Hawks Track and Field teams traveled to Columbus, Mississippi to compete in the Mississippi College opener. The Hawks were led by reigning CCS Champion in high jump, Caden Howard, who began his sophomore campaign by taking first in high jump. 

Other Hawks placing within the top 8 of their event and scoring points include Rory Gilroy in the 110m hurdles, Rhiannon Sevier in the 400m Hurdles, Howard again in the long jump, Blake Bailey in the 3000m Steeplechase, the men's 4x100m relay team, and both the male and female 4x400m relay teams. See below for the Hawks full results.

Men's 110m Hurdles

• Rory Gilroy- 5th place with a time of 15.98 seconds

Men's 200m Dash

• Gavin McAbee- 64th with a time of 25.02 seconds
• Dylan McCellan- 70th with a time of 27.09 seconds

Women's 200m Dash

• Rhiannon Sevier- 36th with a time of 28.73

Men's 400m Dash

• Gavin McAbee- 22nd with a time of 53.78
• Woody Anthony- 29th with a time of 55.54

Women's 400m Dash

• Sydney Thompson- 21st with a time of 1:21.46

Women's 400m Hurdles

• Rhiannon Sevier- 7th with a time of 1:17.51

Men's 800m Dash

• Mac Brooks- 32nd with a time of 2:10.86
• Woody Anthony- 36th with a time of 2:13.91
• Levi Garrett- 42nd with a time of 2:21.42
• Ryan Cole- 45th with a time of 2:37.88

Women's 800m Dash

• Kate Smith- 17th with a time of 2:41.19
• Michaela Moore- 22nd with a time of 2:54.33

Men's 1500m 

• Mac Brooks- 23rd with a time of 4:22.20
• Blake Bailey- 33rd with a time of 4:37.17
• Levi Garrett- 40th with a time of 4:54.13
• Ryan Cole- 43rd with a time of 5:31.22

Women's 1500m

• Kate Smith- 16th with a time of 5:35.15
• Michaela Moore- 18th with a time of 5:39.49

Men's 3000m Steeplechase

• Blake Bailey- 6th with a time of 11:51.33

Men's Discus throw

• Carter Hardin- 21st with a throw of 21.57 meters

Men's High Jump

• Caden Howard takes first place with a jump of 1.90 meters

Men's Long Jump

• Caden Howard- 8th with a jump of 6.36 meters

Women's Shotput

• Trinity Treadway- 16th with a throw of 9.09 meters

Men's 4x100m relay

• Junior Mills, Caden Howard, Rory Gilroy, Gavin McAbee- 8th with a time of 44.93

Womens's 4x400m relay

• Kate Smith, Aleah Vess, Michaela Moore, Rhiannon Sevier- 4th place with a time of 4:53.95

Men's 4x400m relay

• Junior Mills, Gavin McAbee, Woody Anthony, and Rory Gilroy- 8th place with a time of 3:41.89
• Mac Brooks, Levi Garrett, Caden Howard, and Dylan McCellan- 9th place with a time of 4:22.93

The Hawks look to continue building momentum as the season goes on, with their next competition being at the Clark University of Atlanta Open Panther Invitational.