WILMINGTON, North Carolina – The UNCW men's and women's track and field teams combined for 16 first-place finishes to kick off the outdoor season in style with Saturday's UNCW Invitational at the Harold Greene Track & Field Complex.
 
"What a special team this is," said Jeff Klaves, UNCW's third-year head coach. "They are fun to coach and this snapshot shows we're doing all the right things to keep pushing the mark. Our mission statement this year has been 'Be The One' and today there were many. That's a great sign."
 
Each team registered eight first-place finishes on the day and 13 different individuals picked up a gold medal in the first of back-to-back meets for the Seahawks.
 
Junior Josh Parks of Kannapolis, N.C., led the way for the Seahawks with three golds. He won the 100 Meters, 200 Meters and 110 Hurdles. Freshman Dalton Zimmerman of Thomasville, N.C., claimed first in the 400 Meters and ran a leg on the winning 4x400 Relay unit with Ryan Kobziak, Nikolis Anderson and Cooper Wright.
 
On the women's side, Alexa Woltjen of Mount Laurel, N.J., and Gabby Ryan of Durham, N.C., collected a pair of first place finishes. Woltjen raced to first in the 800 Meters and 1,500 Meters, while Ryan captured the 400 Hurdles and Long Jump.
 
Nine men's teams and nine women's teams competed in the event. In addition to UNCW, the men's teams included Barton, Methodist, Methodist, Mount Olive, N.C. Wesleyan, Pfeiffer, UNC Pembroke and William Peace. The women's teams entered were UNCW, Barton, Meredith, Methodist, Mount Olive, N.C. Wesleyan, Pfeiffer, UNC Pembroke and William Peace.
 
The Seahawks return to their home oval next Saturday, Mar. 12, for the Seahawk Invitational.
   

Men's 100 Meters
1.	Josh Parks	10.83
5.	Kobe Jean-Guillaume	11.23
15.	Taylen West	11.56
17.	Owen Pelletier	11.68

 

Men's 200 Meters
1.	Josh Parks	21.50
4.	Cooper Wright	22.38
6.	Nikolis Anderson	22.44
21.	Jalen Fleming	23.48
27.	Ryan Hunt	23.73

 

Men's 400 Meters
1.	Dalton Zimmerman	48.66
7.	Zeke Shore	52.09

 

Men's 800 Meters
3.	Ryan Camden	2:01.60

 

Men's 1,500 Meters
3.	Zeke Shore	4:07.16
11.	Owen Marish	4:19.03

 

Men's 110 Meter Hurdles
1.	Josh Parks	14.39
2.	JT Allen	14.92
3.	Khairi Williams	15.24
5.	Ryan Hunt	16.06

 

Men's 400 Meter Hurdles
2.	Khairi Williams	58.47
3.	JT Allen	58.67

 

Men's Long Jump
1.	Owen Pelletier	27-7.25
11.	Ryan Hunt	19-6
14.	Donovan Lara	18-8

 

Men's Shot Put
2.	Kenny King	46-2.75
14.	Ryan Hunt	37-5

 

Men's Hammer Throw
7.	Kenny King	129-5

 

Men's Discus
11.	Kenny King	110-9

 

Men's Javelin
1.	Ryan DeBarber	179.5

 

Men's 4x400 Meter Relay
1.	Ryan Kobziak, Dalton Zimmerman, Nikolis Anderson, Cooper Wright	3:19.27
4.	Zeke Shore, Owen Marish, Ryan Camden, Jalen Fleming	3:34.77

 

Women's 100 Meters
6.	Destiny Smith	12.57
11.	Miquela Hunter	13.06

 

Men's 200 Meters
4.	Janiyah Fields	25.35
12.	Miquela Hunter	26.79

 

Women's 400 Meters
1.	Mackenzie Townsend	56.70
2.	Nasiah Ferguson	57.02

 

Women's 800 Meters
1.	Alexa Woltjen	2:20.68
2.	Kendall Hobbs	2:21.62
6.	Gretchen Bingham	2:34.97

 

Women's 1,500 Meters
1.	Alexa Woltjen	4:44.59
2.	Kendall Hobbs	4:45.98
5.	Taylor Rand	5:10.57
7.	Gretchen Bingham	5:15.23
11.	Madeline Sullivan	5:26.20

 

Women's 5,000 Meters
3.	Summer Owens	19:32.12
4.	Chloe Byrd	19:35.09

 

Women's 100 Meter Hurdles
1.	Destiny Smith	15.01
4.	Carly Mixon	16.23

 

Women's 400 Meter Hurdles
1	Gabby Ryan	1:09.00
2.	Carly Mixon	1:12.25

 

Women's High Jump
1.	Rebekah Smith	5-3
2.	Maddie Norr	5-1

 

Women's Pole Vault
1.	Maddie Norr	11-2.25
2.	Jena Rhodes	8-6.25

 

Women's Long Jump
1.	Gabby Ryan	16-10

 

Women's Javelin
3	Rebekah Smith	83-2