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Men's Track and Field Brandon Sans

Seahawk Invitational Begins on Friday

WILMINGTON, North Carolina – The UNCW men's and women's track teams open the outdoor season in a big way this weekend by staging the UNCW Seahawk Invitational at the Harold Greene Track & Field Complex.
 
The Seahawks will be joined by 14 other teams in the two-day meet, which opens at 10 a.m. on Friday and continues on Saturday.
 
In Friday action, two field events, the hammer throw and javelin, will take place in addition to the 3,000 meters, 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters for men and women. The field events begin at 10 a.m. following by the running events at noon.

The action continues on Saturday with throws and jumps events at 10 a.m. along with running events starting at 11 a.m. The Seahawks' Senior Day recognition will take place at 11 a.m. while the Hall of Fame inductions will occur at 3:45 p.m.
 
In addition to UNCW, teams participating in the meet include Allen, Barton, Belmont Abbey, Francis Marion, High Point, Louisburg College, Meredith (W), Methodist, Morgan State, Mount Olive, Shaw, UNC Pembroke and William Peace.
On the women's side, UNCW returns four All CAA performers in Elise Hall, Jordyn Robbins, Courtney Lines, and the women's 4x100m Relay which consisted of Janiyah Fields, Brynn Sheffield, Amanda Ruffin and Courtney Lines. 

Lines has won four straight CAA Championships in the women's long jump and looks to maintain that standard to put her in a position to be one of the NCAA's best jumpers.  
 
A local product from nearby Leland, N.C., Lines finished 21st overall in the long jump in the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field East Preliminary Round last May. The fifth-year registered marks of 19-9.50, 19-0 and 18-3.75 in her three jumps to wind up 21st in the field of 48 jumpers.

On the Men's side, UNCW led the conference with five NCAA Qualifiers that competed at the NCAA Division I Track & Field Preliminaries, highlighted by Josh Parks who became the first Seahawk in 17 years to earn a berth to the NCAA Division I Track & Field National Championships last season. 
 
Parks captured 21st place at the NCAA Finals with a 13.99 time in the Men's 110m Hurdles to earn Honorable Mention All-American distinctions. The other NCAA Qualifiers were:  Nickolis Anderson (400m), Donovan Lara (High Jump), Ryan DeBarber (Javelin) and Miles Higgins (Javelin).  
 
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Players Mentioned

Brynn Sheffield

Brynn Sheffield

Sprints
5' 8"
Graduate Student
Sprints
Janiyah Fields

Janiyah Fields

Sprints
5' 5"
Junior
Sprints
Elise Hall

Elise Hall

Jumps
5' 6"
Graduate Student
Jumps
Courtney Lines

Courtney Lines

Jumps
5' 10"
Graduate Student
Jumps
Jordyn Robbins

Jordyn Robbins

Throws
5' 8"
Sophomore
Throws
Amanda Ruffin

Amanda Ruffin

Jumps
5' 3"
Junior
Jumps
Nickolis Anderson

Nickolis Anderson

Sprints
5' 11"
Senior
Sprints
Ryan DeBarber

Ryan DeBarber

Throws
6' 0"
Junior
Throws
Miles Higgins

Miles Higgins

Throws
6' 3"
Sophomore
Donovan Lara

Donovan Lara

Jumps
6' 1"
Junior
Jumps

Players Mentioned

Brynn Sheffield

Brynn Sheffield

5' 8"
Graduate Student
Sprints
Sprints
Janiyah Fields

Janiyah Fields

5' 5"
Junior
Sprints
Sprints
Elise Hall

Elise Hall

5' 6"
Graduate Student
Jumps
Jumps
Courtney Lines

Courtney Lines

5' 10"
Graduate Student
Jumps
Jumps
Jordyn Robbins

Jordyn Robbins

5' 8"
Sophomore
Throws
Throws
Amanda Ruffin

Amanda Ruffin

5' 3"
Junior
Jumps
Jumps
Nickolis Anderson

Nickolis Anderson

5' 11"
Senior
Sprints
Sprints
Ryan DeBarber

Ryan DeBarber

6' 0"
Junior
Throws
Throws
Miles Higgins

Miles Higgins

6' 3"
Sophomore
Throws
Donovan Lara

Donovan Lara

6' 1"
Junior
Jumps
Jumps