Four Harding Athletes Take Advantage of Last Chance Meet

SEARCY – Harding hosted a last chance meet Thursday at overcast Ted Lloyd Track. The meet proved fruitful for four Harding athletes attempting to improve their chances of being invited to the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

For the Harding men, junior Jonathan Wall cleared 5.02 meters or 16 feet, 5.5 inches in the pole vault and moved up to 14th nationally. The NCAA invited 19 pole vaulters to compete in the outdoor national championships in 2022.

Three Harding women reaped the benefits of the meet.

Junior Lisa Retailleau ran 1:01.13 in the 400-meter hurdles and moved to 24th nationally. Twenty competed in the 400 hurdles last season at nationals.

Sophomore Kiera Blankinship improved her season-best clearance in the high jump. She cleared 1.69 meters or 5 feet, 6.5 inches and moved to 22nd nationally. Blankinship was one of 20 competitors in the high jump last year at outdoor nationals.

Senior Sierra White moved up to 10th nationally in the pole vault, clearing 4.02 meters or 13 feet, 2.25 inches, and likely clinching an invitation to the national meet.

Several Harding competitors will be in action again Saturday at a last chance meet at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee.

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