ROME, Ga. – On Saturday, the Berea Mountaineers traveled to Berry College to kick-off the outdoor season at the Victor Ice Breaker Duals. The meet within the meet had the Mountaineers going head-to-head against fellow CCS program, the Maryville College Scots. The Mountaineers started the outdoor season with 17 personal bests for the women and 13 personal bests for the men.

For the meet, Berea secured first place finishes, in the men's and women's CCS battles between the Mountaineers and the Scots. Berea men edged out the Scots 52-51 in team score, while the Berea women laid out a dominate 106-18 team score win.

Freshmen duo Madison Stonestreet (5:01.10) and Carah Anteck (5:12.84) started their outdoor season with a blazing 1500m race. The junior duo of Silas Fair (4:04.82) and Robert Immell (4:05.72) not to be outdone followed it up with their own battle in the 1500m. Sarah Keown on her third throw of the day, threw an all-time best of 10.49m in shot put. Three Mountaineer women finished in the top 8 for long jump, Hannah Hisle (4.70m), Liz Stokes (4.52m), Jerneisha Lewis (4.48m).

Anita Chukwu (28.28) started her senior outdoor season with a new personal best in 200m. Kymiah Blair continued her indoor success with two top-4 finishes in the 100m and 200m and lowering her own personal best each event and running the current #1 time in Division III in the women's 200m. Calib Collier-Smith lead the Mountaineer men sprinters with personal bests in the 100m (11.20) and the 200m (22.79). David Emeka-Ibe (11.32) in the 100m and JC Ozor (23.01) in the 200m followed close behind Collier-Smith. Jakeisha Lewis (10.04m) set a new personal best in the triple jump to secure 4^th place. Finishing the day for the Mountaineers, DeMarcus Smith (44.56m/146'2") reset his personal best three times on the day in javelin.
 
Next up, the Mountaineers travel to Oxford, OH for Miami University Blizzard Buster on March 17^th.
 
Victor Ice Breaker Duals Recap

Hammer
Women- Kyonna Ross started the day for the Mountaineers with a personal best of 30.94/101'6" and Elise Kemp threw 31.13m/102'1" to finish the day 16^th and 15^th respectively.
Men- Joshua Carr threw 18.72m/59'11" to finish 19^th on the day.

Shot Put
Men- Joshua Carr threw an outdoor personal best of 7.06m/23'2".
Women- The quartet of Sarah Keown, Lilly Stears, Elise Kemp and Kyonna Ross took part in the shot put. Keown lead the way with a personal best of 10.49m/34'5" and finished 10^th. Stears finished 13^th with a mark 9.97m/32'8.5", Kemp finished 23^rd with a mark of 8.77m/28'9.25" and Ross finished 26^th with a mark of 7.81m/25'7.5".
 
Long Jump
Women- Hannah Hisle (4.70m/15'5"), Liz Stokes (4.52m/14'10") and Jerneisha Lewis (4.48m/14'8.5") finished 4^th, 6^th, and 8^th on the day. Hisle jumped a season best to secure 4^th place.
Men- Larry Branch lead the way with a jump of 6.18m/20'3.5" to secure 6^th. Robert Russell lead the way with a jump of 5.86m/19'2.75" to finish 8^th on the day. Caleb Wilson jumped a season best 5.80m/19'0.5" to secure 11^th.

5000m
Women- Leslie Estrada in her outdoor debut ran a personal best of 21:46.61 to take 45^th place in the event.

4x100 Relay
Women- The Mountaineers took 4^th place with a time of 51.13, led by the team of Jakeisha Lewis, Kymiah Blair, Anita Chukwu and Angel Patterson.

1500m
Women- Two Mountaineer women made their outdoor debut in the 1500m and two ran personal bests. Madison Stonestreet in her outdoor debut ran 5:01.10 to win her heat. Carah Anteck ran 5:12.84 to secure 2^nd place in her heat.

Men- Three Mountaineer men raced in the 1500m and two of them finished in the top-8. Silas Fair took 1^st in his heat with a time of 4:04.82 and Robert Immell was closely behind finishing 2^nd with a time of 4:05.72

100m Hurdles
Women- Jakeisha Lewis took 9^th place with a time of 18.27.

400m
Women- Brianna Dowell took 11^th running a season best of 1:06.51

Men- Larry Branch opened his outdoor season with a 12^th place finish at 52.12, his second fastest mark all time.

100m
Men- Six Mountaineer took place in the men's 100m and two of them finished in the top-15. Calib Collier-Smith finished 9^th with a personal best of 11.20 and David Emeka-Ibe finished 14^th with a time of 11.32.

Women- Five Mountaineer men raced in the 100m and three finished in the top 20. Kymiah Blair secured 4^th with a personal best time of 12.62. Anita Chukwu (13.72) and Hannah Hisle (13.81) finished 18^th and 19^th.

High Jump
Women- Alyssa Tittsworth in her event debut jumped 1.36m/4'5.5" to secure 9^th. Liz Stokes jumped 1.31m/4'3.5" to secure 10^th .

800m
Women- Liberte Mack secured 6^th place with a personal best of 2:29.83. Freshmen Kristin Fischli in her event debut finished 15^th with a time of 2:36.40

Men- Alexis Arreola continued his strong senior season. Arreola (1:59.00) took 5^th in the event setting an outdoor season best and 2^nd all-time run for him.

400m Hurdles
Women- Jerneisha Lewis secured 5^th place with a time of 1:12.81 and Alyssa Tittsworth ran 1:24.42 to secure 10^th.

Men- Making his event debut, Quinncey Gibson ran a 1:05.87 to secure 11^th place.

Triple Jump
Women-Jakeisha Lewis on her last jump of the day, jumped a personal best 10.04m/32'11.25" which secured 4^th.

Men- Caleb Wilson took 6^th with a jump of 10.97m/36'0".

200m
Women-The quartet of Kymiah Blair, Anita Chukwu, Angel Patterson and Brianna Dowell all set new personal best in the 200m. Blair (25.20) took 2^nd place in the 200m dash lowering her own personal best. Blair's time is currently #1 in Division III.

Men- Mountaineer men had two runners in the 200m and they did not disappoint. Calib Collier-Smith (22.79) and JC Ozor (23.01) ran personal best and secured 10^th and 14^th respectively.

4x400 Relay
Women- Berea had two women's 4x400 teams and two top-8 finishes. Berea "A" secured 6^th place with the team of Jerneisha Lewis, Kristin Fischli, Madison Stonestreet and Kymiah Blair ran a season best 4:11.72. Berea "B" led by Brianna Dowell, Liberte Mack, Jakeisha Lewis and Alyssa Tittsworth ran 4:28.22 to secure 8^th.

Men- Berea had two relay teams going head-to-head. Berea sprinters 4x4 with Larry Branch, Calib Collier-Smith, David Emeka-Ibe, and Ozor ran 3:30.61 to secure 6^th place. Berea middle distance 4x4 with Alexis Arreola, Noah Reasoner, Robert Immell and Silas Fair secured 9^th place

Javelin
Men- DeMarcus Smith started his day with a personal best in javelin and two throws later, threw two more personal bests. Smith finished 10^th on the day with a personal best of 44.56m

Discus
Women- Sarah Keown threw a season best 28.55m/93'8" and Lilly Stears in her event debut threw 27.51m/90'3".
 

Victor Ice Breaker Duals Saturday, March 4th
Event	Place, Mountaineer (Time/Distance), Notes
Hammer (W)	15. Elise Kemp (31.13m/102'1") 16. Kyonna Ross (30.94m/101'6"), Personal Record
Hammer (M)	19. Joshua Carr (18.27m/59'11"), Personal Record, Event Debut
Long Jump (W)	4. Hannah Hisle (4.70m/15'5"), Personal Record 6. Liz Stokes (4.52m/14'10") 8. Jerneisha Lewis (4.48m/14'8.5")
Long Jump (M)	6. Larry Branch (6.18m/20'3.5") 8. Robert Russell (5.86m/19'2.75"), Personal Record, Mountaineer Debut 11. Caleb Wilson (5.80m/19'0.5"), Season Debut
Triple Jump (M)	6. Caleb Wilson (36'0")
Triple Jump (W)	4. Jakeisha Lewis (10.04m/32'11.25"), Personal Record
Shot Put (M)	25. Joshua Carr (7.06m/23'2")
Shot Put (W)	10. Sarah Keown (10.49m/34'5"), Personal Record 13. Lilly Stears (9.97m/32'8.5") 23. Elise Kemp (8.77m/28'9.25") 26. Kyonna Ross (7.81m/25'7.5")
5000m (W)	45. Leslis Estrada (21:46.61), Personal Record
4x100 (W)	4. Berea (51.13)
4x100 (M)	DQ. Berea
1500m (W)	3. Madison Stonestreet (5:01.10), Personal Best, Event Debut 14. Carah Anteck (5:12.84), Personal Best, Event Debut
1500m (M)	6. Silas Fair (4:04.82), Personal Record 7. Robert Immell (4:05.72), Personal Record, Event Debut 25. Noah Reasoner (4:14.60), Personal Record
100m Hurdles	9. Jakeisha Lewis (18.27)
400m (W)	11. Brianna Dowell (1:06.51)
400m (M)	12. Larry Branch (52.12)
100m (W)	4. Kymiah Blair (12.62), Personal Record 18. Anita Chukwu (13.72), Personal Record 19. Hannah Hisle (13.81), Personal Record 22. Angel Patterson (13.92), Personal Record 26. Liz Stokes (14.12), Personal Record
100m (M)	9. Calib Collier-Smith (11.20), Personal Record 14. David Emeka-Ibe (11.32), Personal Record, Event Debut 25. Cameron Bridgeman (11.80) 31. Jean-Paul Nunez (11.99), Personal Record 32. Adrian Castaneda (12.01), Personal Record 35. Immanuel Darling (12.22)
High Jump (W)	9. Alyssa Tittsworth (1.36m/4'5.5"), Personal Record, Event Debut 10. Liz Stokes (1.31m/4'3.5")
800m (W)	6. Liberte Mack (2:29.83), Personal Record 15. Kristin Fischli (2:36.40), Personal Record, Event Debut
800m (M)	7. Alexis Arreola (1:59.00), Outdoor Personal Record
400m Hurdles (W)	5. Jerneisha Lewis (1:12.81) 10. Alyssa Tittsworth (1:24.42), Personal Record, Event Debut
400m Hurdles (M)	11. Quinncey Gibson (1:05.87), Personal Record, Event Debut
200m (W)	2. Kymiah Blair (25.20), Personal Record, #1 in DIII this season 21. Anita Chukwu (28.28), Personal Record 28. Angel Patterson (29.14), Personal Record 29. Brianna Dowell (29.18), Personal Record
200m (M)	10. Calib Collier-Smith (22.79), Personal Record 14. Jeffrey Ozor (23.01), Personal Record
Javelin (M)
Discus (W)	13. Sarah Keown (28.55m/93'8") 16. Lilly Stears (27.51m90'3"), Personal Record, Event Debut
4x400 Relay (W)	6. Berea "A" (4:11.72) 8. Berea "B "(4:28.22)
4x400 Relay (M)	6. Berea "A" (3:30.61) 9. Berea "B" (3:34.59)