Emory University junior Jasmine McCullough recorded an NCAA provisional qualifying time, and the women’s 4x100-meter relay team followed with a provisional qualifying performance as well, headlining the Eagles’ performance at the Western Carolina Invitational on Friday.

McCullough’s time of 14.70 in the 100-meter hurdles was good for a third-place finish, and .29 seconds better than the NCAA provisional qualifying time.  The mark was a personal record for the junior, and the seventh-fastest time in the program’s history.  McCullough’s time ranks as the second-fastest by a University Athletic Association (UAA) competitor this season, and is tied for seventh among all NCAA Division III runners this season, heading into the weekend.

Meanwhile, Emory’s 4x100-meter relay team of McCullough, Alycia Adams, Lauren Attiah, and Alix Dyer finished second in the event with a time of 47.91 seconds, the seventh-best time in school history and .74 seconds better than the NCAA’s provisional qualifying mark.  The time ranks as the fourth-fastest by an NCAA Division III program this season, and the best among UAA schools.

Other top performances from the Emory women included a first-place finish from the Eagles’ 4x400-meter relay team of Alisha Reynolds, Alicia Adams, Laura Lambie-Hanson, and Dyer (4:00.36), second-place finishes from Attiah in the high jump (1.50 meters) and Theresa Ford in the discus throw (36.24), and third-place finishes from Dyer in the 100-meter dash (12.51 seconds) and Lambie-Hanson in the 400-meter hurdles (1:06.73).

The Emory men received two first-place finishes during the meet.  The first came from Jason Campbell in the 800-meter run, as the senior won the event with a time of 1:55.53.  Emory’s other first-place finish came from the team’s 4x400-meter relay team of Isaac Chambers, Mike Moserowitz, Ian Francis, and Campbell, which recorded a time of 3:24.93.

Junior Ben Euwer finished second in the hammer throw with a distance of 42.97 meters, while Scott Greathouse claimed third in the high jump (1.85 meters) and Pence Wiant claimed third in the javelin throw (43.44 meters).  Everett Bryant (15.13 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles) and Taylor Warren (59.61 seconds in the 400-meter hurdles) each recorded fourth-place finishes.

Emory also sent Charlotte Diggs to the War Eagle Invitational, where the junior ran a time of 1:01.25 in the 400-meter dash and a mark of 16.44 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles.

With this weekend’s meets behind them, the Eagles will now turn their attention towards hosting next weekend’s conference championships.  The 2011 University Athletic Association Outdoor Track and Field Championships will be held at the Woodruff P.E. Center, starting on Friday, April 22^nd, and continuing throughout the day on Saturday, April 23^rd.