JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – UNCW track and field added seven performances to the program's all-time top 10 lists during the East Coast Relays, the final regular season meet before the Coastal Athletic Association Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

"Tremendous track and field weekend," head coach Jeff Klaves said. "We truly were sharpening our models and we're working on some of those fine tuning details before heading into the outdoor championships in less than two weeks. I'm really proud to coach this team and see where this team is going. This is where we start reaping the reward of all that hard work and discipline. We're going to refocus here and get back to practice, and then we'll go lay it all on the line at the CAA Outdoor Championships."

Cameron Wright improved on his sixth-best time in program history in the 110-meter hurdles by four-tenths of a second with a time of 14.06 in the prelims and the finals. The junior placed sixth in the prelims and finished ninth in the finals a few hours later on Saturday.

On Friday, junior Bailey Tart set the fourth-best outdoor pole vault in program history with a mark of 3.82 meters (12-6 1/4) to finish eighth. Originally fifth all-time, Tart surpassed Ashley Wildhaber's leap of 3.81m (12-6) in 2003 to slide into fourth place.

In the 400-meter dash on Saturday, freshman Ella Jane Osada set the program's sixth-fastest time of 55.99 to finish 17th. Osada almost broke her teammate Nasiah Ferguson's 2022 freshman record (55.92).

On Saturday, freshman Lucas Smith jumped from 10th to sixth all-time in the 400 with a time of 47.38 to finish 10th. Smith fell just shy of tying the program's freshman record of 47.28.

Owen Marish, a senior, ran 1:51.80 in the 800 on Saturday to pass Max Mittelman (2011) for sixth all-time in program history. 

On Friday, junior Chad Hillman moved from eighth to seventh in the men's 400 hurdles, running a personal best of 52.39 seconds to finish sixth. He exceeded Chris Felmet's time of 53.15 back in 2011. 

Freshman Makaila Williamson ran 11.93 on Saturday in the 100 to add her name to the program's top 10 list with the eighth-fastest time in team history. 

Miles Higgins, the CAA's runner-up in the javelin throw last season, finished second on Saturday with a throw of 65.45 meters (214-8) in his final attempt. Higgins recorded his season best of 65.52 meters at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational to kick off the season.

Jordyn Robbins, the 2024 CAA Javelin Throw Champion, fell just short of her season best of 45.59 meters (149-7), throwing 45.48 meters (149-2) to finish fourth to carry momentum into the conference championship meet. 

Bryson Robinson, the 2024 CAA Long Jump Champion, recorded his best jump of the season on Friday, leaping 7.19 meters (23-7 1/4) to finish 10th. 

The Seahawks will compete at the Coastal Athletic Association Outdoor Track and Field Championships, beginning May 14 at the Marcus T. Johnson Track in Greensboro, North Carolina.

UNCW Women's Competitors | East Coast Relays | Final Results
Program Top 10
Collegiate Best