Freshman Veyda Conley now owns 2 school records

Freshman Veyda Conley now owns 2 school records

Veyda Conley

Freshman distance running sensation Veyda Conley now owns two school records.

Conley, who last fall astonished nearly everybody by turning in times under 20 minutes in the 5,000-meter cross country race, Friday night broke the school record in the 3200-meter run with a time of 12:09.9. The clocking was 18 seconds faster than the recored set in 2000.

A 24-year old school record has been shattered at the Kent City Elite Invitational. Conley finished sixth in the 3200-meter race and was the highest placing freshman in the race.

Conley also earned a medal in the 1600-meter race placing 10th in 5:39.23, in the elite division, featuring only the best runners.

The invitational included 25 teams, many of them Division 2 and 3 while Martin is Division 4.

The Lady Clippers as a team also performed well in distance events. They took fifth place in the 3200-meter relay with Sara Schipper, Emily King, Tory Harris, Veyda Conley in 19:43.44, only half second away from fourth.

Other Martin results:

• Alex Morin 13th in the 1600 meters, 5:05.19, 39 runners.

• Gavin Meyers, 17th in 300-meter hurdles, 45.51 seconds, with 42 in the field.

• Braxton Mathis 30th, Elliot Long 31st in the shot put, with 61 competitors.

• Taegan Harris tied for seventh in the high jump among 42 jumpers, 5-6.

• Seth Toris, 46th in the long jump.

For the Lady Clippers:

Torryn Harris 19th of 46 in the 200, 29.01.

• Freshman Sarah Schipper 22nd in 400, 1:09.08, with 47 runners.

• Emily King, 26th of 48 in 800.Kayden Jager, 23rd in 1600.

• Martin 400 relay 14th, Ellyse Blackburn, Sara Schipper, Emily King, Tory Harris.

• Mia Ramos 45th in shot put.

• Ellyse Blackburn 31st in discus, Mia Ramos 34th.

• Ellyse Blackburn 12th in high jump, 4-8.

• Emily King, 28th in long jump.

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