Day 1 Results

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The Christopher Newport University men's and women's track teams set 37 personal records by the end of the first day of competition in the New Captain's Classic and Combined Events. The decathlon and heptathlon will be completed on Sunday.

Samuel Martin and Daniel Richard qualified for the USATF National Championships with their performances today. Richard's 6:22.63 in the 2000m steeplechase earned him a spot while Martin's time of 4:56.70 in the 1500m also earned him a fourth place spot on CNU's all-time list. Richard and Martin will join Donovan Lewin who qualified in the 10k at the Colonial Relays earlier this season.

Also earning spots on the program's all-time list were Kendrick McMinn and Enuma Ezenwa. McMinn is now in the No. 5 spot in the men's javelin with his score of 48.09m (157-9). Ezenwa improved her No. 10 spot score with a 1.56m (5-1.25) in the women's heptathlon high jump.

The women's team took three events and Ezenwa is currently first in the heptathlon with 2,431 points and will finish the final three events on Sunday. Dira Hansen won the 400m hurdles with a 1:03.12. The women's 4x100m relay team beat out Salisbury for first place with a time of 49.85. Jenna Elliott and Hansen finished one-two in the high jump with marks of 1.60m (5-3.0) and 1.55m (5-1.0) respectively.

The men's team finished first in three events. Robert Mayes won the 400m coming in at 50.27, followed by Matt Gaddy at 50.71. Martin's 3:56.7 in the 1500m gave him first place and Richard's time of 6:22.63 earned him a first place finish.

Stay tuned to CNUsports.com for final results tomorrow after the completion of the heptathlon and decathlon.