Emory University sophomore Anthony Lombardo led the Eagles at the Appalachian Open on Saturday with a school-record performance in the pole vault.

Lombardo finished fourth in the pole vault, recording a height of 4.45 meters.  The mark bested the previous school record of 4.42 meters, set by Mark Kleinhopf during the 1985 season.

Also for the Emory men, junior Ben Euwer finished 13^th in the shot put with a throw of 13.53 meters, the sixth-longest in school history.  Other top finishers for Emory included senior Thomas Bright in the weight throw (14^th, 13.05 meters), senior Everett Bryant in the 55-meter hurdles (10^th, 8.07 seconds), sophomore Pat Lanter in the 55-meter dash (31^st, 6.92 seconds), sophomore Taylor Warren in the 400-meter dash (27^th, 55.75 seconds), freshman Eric Weiner in the 800-meter run (19^th, 2:07.57), and junior Ian Francis in the 200-meter run (19^th, 23.46 seconds).  Emory also fielded a men’s 4x400-meter relay team of Lanter, senior Brad Pruente, Weiner and freshman Mike Moserowitz, which finished 12^th in a time of 3:38.12.

The Emory women had three top-10 finishes at the met, led by freshman Melissa Notis, who claimed eighth in the high jump with a height of 1.53 meters.  Other top-10 finishes for Emory were provided by sophomore Kaele Leonard, who finished 10^th in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:01.57, and the Eagles’ 4x400-meter relay team of senior Alisha Reynolds, junior Lauren Attiah, junior Charlotte Diggs and senior Alycia Adams, which finished sixth in a time of 4:10.67.

The Eagles also turned in a strong performance in the women’s 55-meter dash, as junior Alix Dyer finished 15^th with a time of 7.53 seconds, and was immediately followed by freshman Cabrielle Clark, who took 16^th in a mark of 7.54 seconds.  Other top finishers for the Emory women included Attiah in the shot put (25^th, 7.63 meters), junior Laura Lambie-Hanson in the 55-meter hurdles (11^th, 9.15 seconds), and Adams in the 200-meter dash (15^th, 27.09 seconds).

Emory will return to action next week, traveling to Naperville, Ill. For the Cardinal Opener on Friday, January 21^st at North Central College.