The ETSU track and field team made the short one-day trip over to Boone, and competed in the ASU Limited Open Friday afternoon inside the George Holmes Convocation Center.
The Buccaneer men’s team highlighted the day in many events; especially in the mile run, throws, and high jump.
A combination of ETSU distance runners strung together a solid showing in the men’s mile run.
Junior Jeff Crane (Taylors, S.C.) finished second with a season-best time of 4:20.78, while sophomore Kenneth Rotich (Nairobi, Kenya) was right behind his teammate in fourth.
Rotich, who was making his debut in the event, crossed the line in 4:24.67.
Once again sophomore Jarrod Burton (Bastian, Va.) was busy tearing it up in the throwing events. Burton recorded a third-place finish in the weight with is mark of 55-07.50 (16.95m). The Virginia native also made his second appearance in the shot put this season, and finished fifth (48-10; 14.88m).
Rounding things out on the men’s side was freshman Andrew Houston’s (Crossville, Tenn.) strong effort in the high jump.
The Crossville, Tenn., native posted a leap of 6-02 (1.88m), placing him third overall in the event.
On the women’s side, sophomore Zachlynn Blackburn (Tazewell, Va.) was again making highlights in both throwing events. Blackburn began the afternoon with a second-place performance in the weight throw, with a heave of 50-09.25 (15.47m).
Then, the Tazewell, Va., native finished the day with a personal best showing in the shot put. Blackburn finished third overall with her mark of 42-01.50 (12.84m).
On the track, junior Judy Johnson (Knoxville, Tenn.) and sophomore Vicki Currie (Dumfries, Scotland) turned in respectable times in their events. Johnson tied her season best in the 55-meters, with her time of 7.14 (finishing fifth overall). Currie, competing in the 1,000-meters, also finished fifth ending in 3:04.17.
Next weekend a select number of Buccaneer track and field athletes will make the trip to Fayetteville, Ark., to compete in the Tyson Invitational.

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