MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The Coker University women's track & field team opened the outdoor season this weekend at the Spring Break Invitational in Myrtle Beach and continued to show improvement as the Cobras prepare for conference competition later this spring.

Patience Lisbon led the way for Coker in the hurdles, posting a 1:06.05 in the 400-meter hurdles while recording a college personal record by more than one second.

In the field events, Massassi Maxwell-Smith recorded a mark of 9.79 meters in the triple jump.

Coker also saw improvement in relay competition as the women's 4x100 meter relay team Larissa Thames, Sydney Watson, Diamond Bailey, Patience Lisbon

finished with a time of 48.81, improving by nearly four seconds from last season.

In distance competition, Amelia Artz posted a time of 4:58 in the 1500 meters to round out the Cobras' performances.

Notes and Quotes

"Our women's team continues to prove to themselves that they are a much better group than last year. The ladies 4x100 improving by four seconds from last season shows we will be in the mix when conference comes around. Patience had a solid opener in the 400mh with a college PR of over one second. We have some things to adjust as a group, but just like indoors the ladies are making strides to improve."

Up Next

The Cobras hit the track again March 28 at the Davidson Invitational.