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UPDATED FOR TIMES: Simmons, Unterholzner Qualify for Finals, Thweatt Named All-Freshman

*** UPDATED FOR TUESDAY START TIMES ***
  
PLEASE NOTE: ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL
 
HOMEWOOD, Ala. --- Through the first day of competition at the Southern Conference Championships, the Mocs get three qualifiers for Day Two, an all-freshman selection and picked up points in a pair of finals.
 
Stella Henry reached the finals in the women's long jump Monday and placed fifth with a personal record leap of 5.72 meters [18-9.25].
 
Also scoring for Chattanooga was Andrea Ellis in the 10,000 meter run. She placed eighth with a time of 38:45.66. Emma Thweatt was named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team in the 10,000 meter run.
 
Ryleigh Simmons posted the second fastest time Monday in the 100 meter preliminary round, winning her heat with a time of 11.98 to earn a spot in the final Tuesday. She also qualified for the 200 meter final, finishing ninth with a time of 25.22.
 
Also qualifying for Day Two is Sarah Unterholzner in the 400 meter Hurdles. She ran the race in a time of 1:05.25, placing eighth and earning a spot in Tuesday's final.
 
Norah Haney will start Tuesday's events with the conclusion of the heptathlon at 9:15 a.m. that includes the long jump, javelin and 800 meter.
 
Henry will get the field events going with the triple jump at 11:00 a.m. Chattanooga will start the running events off with the 4x100 meter relay just after 1:00 p.m. At 1:54 p.m. Simmons will run the 100 meter final. The 400 meter Hurdles final with Unterholzner is slated for a 2:21 p.m. start followed by Simmons in the 200 meter final at 2:35 p.m.
 
Leah Boyd, Andrea Ellis, Lesley Boyd, Brooke Tyll and Maddie Wheatcroft will to the line for the 5000 meter run at 2:45 and the Mocs will conclude with the 4x400 meter relay.
 
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Day 1 Results
400 meter – Prelims
14 Ava McGue 1:00.85  
 
100 meter- Prelims
2 Ryleigh Simmons 11.98Q  
 
800 meter- Prelims
10 Lexi Foley 2:16.33  
17 Taylor Crawford 2:29.26  
 
400 meter Hurdles- Prelims
8 Sarah Unterholzner 1:05.25q  
15 Adelaide McKeown 1:15.07  
 
200 meter- Prelims
9 Ryleigh Simmons 25.22q  
 
3000 meter Steeplechase – Final
10 EV McGowan 12:30.67  
 
10,000 meter – Final
8 Andrea Ellis 38:45.66 1pt
12 Brooke Tyll 40:02.26  
14 Michaela Dabney 40:26.62  
16 Emma Thweatt 41:55.11 all-freshman team
 
Long Jump – Final
5 Stella Henry 5.72m/18'9.25" 4 pts
16 Ava McGue 4.88m/16'0.25"  
 
Heptathlon – Norah Haney
10 High Jump 1.43m/4'8.25"  
11 Shot Put 8.50m/27'10.75"  
10 100m Hurdles 17.23  
12 200 meter 28.64  
 
Tuesday
9:15 a.m. Heptathlon Norah Haney
1:04 p.m. 4 x 100m Unterholzner, McGue, Haney, Simmons / alt: Henry
1:12 p.m. 1500m Final Leah Boyd, Lexi Foley, Lesley Boyd, Maddie Wheatcroft, Audrey Wade
1:54 p.m. 100m Final Ryleigh Simmons
11:00 a.m. Triple Jump Stella Henry
2:21 p.m. 400mH Final Sarah Unterholzner
2:35 p.m. 200m Final Ryleigh Simmons
2:45 p.m. 5,000m Final Leah Boyd, Andrea Ellis, Lesley Boyd, Brooke Tyll, Maddie Wheatcroft
3:28 p.m. 4 x 400m Unterholzner, McKeown, Crawford, Mcgue alt: Foley, Wheatcroft, Haney
 
 
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