Ben Hall, Cavaliers set several PBs at Lenoir-Rhyne's PowerSox Invitational

4/10/10 Hickory, NC -  Montreat's track and field team traveled to Lenoir-Rhyne University on Saturday to compete in the PowerSox Invitational, at which ten schools were represented.

On the track, Daniel Dunn (Jr./Daytona, FL) made his first competitive appearance of the season, racing in the 3000m steeplechase. Daniel started a personal best parade for the Cavaliers when he ran 10:51, thirty-three seconds faster than he had previously run.

Off the track, freshmen William Parker (Fr./Rome, NY) and Noah Hall (Fr./Columbus, NC) started things off on the long jump runway. Parker once again set a school record in his 10^th place finish, this time 5.9m (19' 4.75"), while Hall, in his career debut in the event finished in 13^th place and leapt 5.1m (16' 10.75"). Parker also went on to set a school record when he jumped 1.75m (5' 9") in the high jump as he finished in 8^th place.

Ben Hall (Jr./Columbus, NC) once again showed excellent form as the marathoner stepped down in distance to run a 4:09.27 1500m, a personal best that was good for 5^th place. In the same event, Will Musto (So./Rocky Face, GA) ran three seconds quicker than his previous personal best with a 4:27.88 and a 27^th place finish, and Winston Rheinbolt (Fr./Lima, Peru) ran a twelve second PB clocking 4:30.90 (29^th place) in the "metric mile."

For the ladies, Lindsay Mizok (So./Weddington, NC) made her season debut on the track, running the 1500m event in 5:08.41 (5^th place) and Kimberly Hibbit (Fr./Cleveland, OH) ran the first 1500 of her career in 6:01.31, good for 14^th place. Hibbit also doubled back and ran the 800m event in 2:45.87, good for 15^th place.

In the men's "two-lapper," Noah Hall ran a personal best 2:03.57, good for a 9^th place 800m finish, while Will Musto ran a 2:05.13 in his first effort at the event since 2008, also a personal best and qualifying him for a 17^th place finish.

The 5000m race finished the day for the Cavaliers. In the women's race, Lindsay Mizok finished in 2^nd place with a time of 20:05.65, her best mark on the track. In the men's 5K, Ben Hall led from the gun, winning in outstanding fashion-his first collegiate victory-with a seven second personal best of 15:41.74.

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Next up for the Running Cavaliers and Lady Running Cavaliers is the AAC Championship meet on April 15^th and 16th at Western Carolina University.