LEXINGTON, Va.- Senior Di'Joun Huitt won the men's triple jump to highlight Western Carolina's efforts on the first day of the VMI Indoor Classic held at the Corps Physical Training Center.

Huitt won the men's triple jump with a leap of 15.00 meters (49'2.5"). Huitt's distance is his top performance of the season and gave him his ninth career triple jump victory and 10^th overall in his college career.

Reigning Southern Conference Women's Field Athlete of the Week Rachel Rouse was the runner-up in the women's shot put with a throw of 13.85 meters (45'5.25"). Amy Yarborough finished fifth thanks to her throw of 13.44 meters (44'1,25"). Lesleigh Tabor was the third Catamount to finish in the top-10 with a seventh-place finish after a top mark of 13.31 meters (43'8").

Kinley Drummonds finished fourth in the women's pole vault elite section after she cleared a height of 3.50 meters (11'5.75"). Carter Unger placed ninth after topping out at a height of 3.35 meters (10'11.75").

Marissa Blakely finished seventh in the women's high jump college section after she cleared a height of 1.50 meters (4'11").

In the women's high jump elite section, Ronje Williams finished eighth after topping out at 1.60 meters (5'3").

Siena Gates finished fifth in the women's 1,000-meter run with a time of 3:02.07. Lindsey Trotter finished 10^th, completing the race with a time of 3:13.24.
Lindsey Trotter finished 10^th in the women's 1,000-meter run, completing the race with a time of 3:13.24.

Makaila McIntyre ran the fastest time in the 60-meter dash preliminaries at 7.70 seconds and qualified for Saturday's finals thanks to having the fourth-fastest time in the semifinal round.

Huitt won the men's triple jump with a leap of 15.00 meters (49'2.5"). Huitt's distance is his top performance of the season and gave him his ninth career triple jump victory and 10^th overall in his college career.

Michael Harris was the runner-up in the men's 400-meter dash with a personal-best time of 48.56.

Benjamin Okafor finished third in the men's triple jump after his mark of 14.63 meters (48'0").

Jay Stanley placed eighth in the men's weight throw with a distance of 16.32 meters (53'6.5").

Fletcher Bost finished 10^th in the men's 5,000-meter run with a time of 15:43.79.

Mike Jones qualified for the men's 60-meter hurdles after finishing in seventh place in the semifinals.

The meet continues Saturday at 10 a.m. with the men's shot put, men's long jump, men's pole vault, and men's mile run.

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