Segrave of Atlanta Track Club Elite secures victory in first indoor 600-meter race in three years with 1:34.96 effort, and Queens graduate student-athlete Walliker clears an indoor-best 5-10.75 (1.80m) in the high jump at JDL Fast Track

By Erik Boal, DyeStat Editor

Photos by Phil Ponder

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Whether it was on the track or in the infield, a pair of British women were excelling Friday at the Camel City Invitational at JDL Fast Track.

Hannah Segrave, representing Atlanta Track Club Elite, triumphed in her first 600-meter race since 2021 and graduate student-athlete Lucy Walliker of Queens University repeated as women’s high jump winner on the opening day of competition at the two-day event.

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Segrave, who is scheduled to pace the women’s elite mile in addition to running a 3,000-meter race Saturday, clocked 1:34.96 on the flat 200-meter surface, prevailing against East Tennessee State’s Hannah Burkhart in 1:37.0.

Segrave’s last indoor 600 was three years ago, running 1:29.93 in South Carolina. During her collegiate career at NAIA Milligan University in Tennessee, Segrave clocked 1:31.47 in the 600 in 2017 at JDL Fast Track.

Walliker cleared an indoor-best 5-10.75 (1.80m) on her first attempt to secure back-to-back Camel City victories after a 5-8.75 (1.75m) effort last year. She had three unsuccessful attempts at clearing 6 feet (1.83m) for the first time in her career.

Walliker, competing unattached Friday, achieved her best performance since clearing 5-11.25 (1.81m) as part of a heptathlon at the South Atlantic Conference outdoor final in 2022.

Charles McBride II of Campbell produced a 6-10.75 (2.10m) clearance on his second attempt to triumph in the men’s high jump against former Miami (Florida) and UCLA standout Isaiah Holmes, who cleared 6-8.75 (2.05m) on his first opportunity.

Holmes also finished fourth in the men’s long jump at 23-2.75 (7.08m), with Emory’s Henry Brandstadter prevailing with a leap of 23-8.75 (7.23m), followed by East Carolina’s Jared Harrell at 23-5.50 (7.15m) and Montreat’s Dustin Blevins with a mark of 23-4.75 (7.13m).

East Carolina’s Elizabeth Taylor edged teammate Skyler Harrelson by an 18-7.75 (5.68m) to 18-7 (5.66m) margin in the women’s long jump.

Jessica McQueen from Fayetteville State held off Elon’s Piper Jons in the seeded women’s 400 to secure victory by a 57.53 to 57.58 margin.

Claflin’s Zion Murry clocked 49.32 in the men’s seeded 400 to triumph against teammate Chandar Anderson in 49.53.

Anderson later contributed to Claflin winning the men’s 4x400 relay in 3:20.34.

East Carolina’s Makhia Jarrett clocked 25.38 to earn the win in the women’s seeded 200.

Appalachian State’s Armonte Ferguson won the men’s seeded 200 in 22.09, just ahead of Shorter’s Elijah Williams in 22.11.

Carlmelo Martin from East Carolina emerged victorious in the men’s 60-meter dash final in 6.75.

Rosalynd Hollingsworth, also from East Carolina, triumphed in the women’s 60 in 7.53.

East Carolina added another victory in the women’s 60 hurdles, with Sydni McMillan clocking 8.36 and also secured the win in the women’s 4x400 relay in 3:55.96.

Hayley Whoolery contributed a 5,000 victory for the Pirates in 17:35.32.

Dario Laing from Columbia International won the men’s 60 hurdles in 8.02.

Carter Windham led a Milligan sweep of the top three spots in the men’s 600, clocking 1:24.49.

Milligan also won both the men’s and women’s distance medley relay, running 10:06.15 and 12:21.78, respectively.

Emory’s Tristan Olpin prevailed in the men’s 5,000 in 15:13.75.

Appalachian State swept both the men’s and women’s pole vault competitions, with Matthew Gray clearing 16-10.75 (5.15m) and Ava Studney producing a mark of 12-5.50 (3.80m).

Christopher Wainscott added another victory for Appalachian State in the men’s weight throw with an effort of 61-6.25 (18.75m).

Elon’s Kaitlin McGoogan won the women’s weight throw with a 62-10.75 (19.17m) performance.