MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - - The Wilmington University track and field teams opened their 2025 outdoor season in Myrtle Beach, competing against all divisions at the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge on Friday and Saturday inside Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium.

The Wildcats scored points in the large field, which was won by Appalachian State on both sides. The Wildcats scored seven points to finish 23^rd overall while the women scored five points to finish 26^th.

Sytieia Brown was the scorer on the women's side for the Wildcats, setting a new outdoor school record in the shot put. She launched the cannonball 12.46 meters to finish fourth overall to give the Wildcats five points. It's not the overall school record, as she had a 12.58-meter toss indoors earlier this year.

The men scored in two events this weekend, getting seven points from the 110-meter hurdles and the long jump. Freshman TJ Taiwo impressed in his first outdoor weekend, finishing fifth in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.14 seconds. He ran a 15.34 in the prelims to qualify. Bradley Spencer also qualified for the finals in the 110-meters, running a 15.33 in the prelims and then finished eighth overall in the finals with a 15.94 to give the Wildcats another point.

The women had a number of personal records this weekend, including Angie Chomo who set new personal records in the 1500-meter and the 800-meter race. She finished 14^th in the 1500-meter in 5:27.42 and 24^th in the collegiate 800-meter final, finishing in 2:36.67.

Deja Curry set a personal record in the 800-meter as well, running to a 22^nd place finish in 2:41.62. Maddie Minnick set new times in the 1500-meter and the 5000-meter while Sammy Banning set a new personal record in the 5000-meter race. Trinity Fortune-Medine set a new mark in the hammer throw for the Wildcats as well.

On the men's side Bostwick Patten led the men in 400-meter race and anchored the 4x400-meter relay team. He set a personal record with a 21^st place finish in 50:53 seconds. Trent Taylor finished just outside the points with a ninth-place finish in the 5000-meter event, running in a time of 15:39.12.

The Wildcats are back in action next weekend, making the short trip to West Chester on Saturday afternoon. The Purple & Gold Open will take place at Farrell Stadium at West Chester.

SCORERS:
110m Hurdles:
5 – TJ Taiwo – 15.14 – 4 pts (PR)
8 – Bradley Spencer – 15.94 – 1 pt (15.33 prelims)

Long Jump:
7 – Rayhan Issah – 6.61m – 2 pts

Shot Put:
4 – Sytieia Brown – 12.46m – 5 pts (SR)

WOMEN:
1500m
17 – Tiffany Banning – 5:01.92
14 – Angie Chomo – 5:27.42 (PR)
32 – Maddie Minnick – 5:58.59 (PR)

800m
24 – Angie Chomo – 2:36.67 (PR)
22 – Deja Curry – 2:41.62 (PR)
29 – Camila Cornejo – 2:47.90

5000m
10 – Tiffany Banning – 18:48.15
24 – Sammy Banning – 19:37.90 (PR)
38 – Maddie Minnick – 22:12.17 (PR)

400m
37 – Deja Curry – 1:01.80
60 – Cadence Bell – 1:06.27
69 – Angelina Davis – 1:09.93

200m
72 – Angelia Davis – 28.92

Javelin
43 – Trinity Fortune-Medine – 22.43m

Hammer
52 – Trinity Fortune-Medine – 22.33m (PR)

Shot Put
17 – Jada Obegi – 10.90m

Discus
33 – Jada Obegi – 28.84m

MEN:
1500m
24 – Dan Wyshinski – 4:09.40
28 – Zach Souders – 4:30.62 (PR)

100m
35 – Rayhan Issah – 11.27
48 – Rob Powell – 11.41 (PR)
51 – Elijah Gillis – 11.45 (PR)

800m
23 – Zach Souders – 2:09.15 (PR)

4x200m
11 – Gillis, Spencer, Powell, Patten – 1:31.58

5000m
9 – Trent Taylor – 15:39.12
15 – Dan Wyshinski – 15:44.01
26 – Carter Sparwasser – 16:14.00
47 – Joe Volk – 17:20.09

3000m
40 – Braeden Peterson – 10:06.45 (PR – 1^st)

400m
21 – Bostwick Patten – 50:53 (PR)
24 – Tyler Levons – 50.99

200m
48 – Elijah Gillis – 23.21 (PR)

4x400m
10 – Levons, Taiwo, Peterson, Patten – 3:33.96

Hammer
26 – Christian Dollard – 40.86m
39 – Sam Distler – 34.83m

Long Jump
32 – Samir Barber – 5.69m

Javelin
29 – Braeden Peterson – 36.91m

Discus
21 – Christian Dollard – 41.03m

Shot Put
23 – Sam Distler – 12.78m
32 – Christian Dollard – 11.93m

Triple Jump
19 – Samir Barber – 12.78m