The Eastern track and field program had 10 of its athletes compete in the Mt. Sac Relays in Torrance, California over the weekend, finishing with four top-10 finishes.

Two Eastern athletes also moved up the OVC and NCAA West Region list for their finishes, and the program also competed in the Long Beach State Invite Saturday.

“We got a chance to compete against some of the best in country and it was a great opportunity,” said track and field director Brenton Emanuel. “We will only get better.”

Redshirt-freshman Dustin Hatfield finished 27th overall in the 10,000-meter race Thursday with a time of 29 minutes and 31 seconds. Hatfield was 13th among collegiate competitors in the field and his time is now the third-fastest in Eastern’s record list.

Hatfield’s time sits on top of the OVC list and is 40th in the NCAA West region.

Junior Marcus Skinner finished sixth in the Collegiate B Invite with a time of 30 minutes and 43 seconds. Skinner’s time is fourth on the OVC list.

Senior Pedra Hicks finished the women’s 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.14 seconds. In the women’s 400-meter hurdle Saturday, Hicks finished 12th with a new personal record of 1 minute and 1.7 seconds, improving her second-place mark on the OVC list.

The Panther duo of sophomore MaKenna Wilson and senior Jasmine Woodley competed in the women’s hammer throw Thursday evening.  Wilson threw a for a mark of 170 feet and 1 inch and placed eighth. Woodley finished ninth with a throw of 169 feet and three inches.

Senior Brandan Lane and sophomore Tadiwa Mhonde both competed in the 100-meter and 200-meter dash on Friday.

Lane posted a 100-meter dash time of 10.84 seconds and a 200-meter dash  time of 22.18 seconds.

Mhonde was just behind Lane’s time in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.89 seconds, but was slightly faster in the 200-meter dash at 22.16 seconds.

Panther seniors Clayton Turner and Joe Smith competed in the field events for the Panthers. Turner finished fifth in the men’s shot put with a throw of 49 feet and 5 inches. Smith finished ninth in the triple jump with a mark of 47 feet and 5 inches.

At the Long Beach Invite, junior Nick Phillips competed in the men’s hammer throw event and had a throw of 189 feet and 1 inch.

Wilson and Woodley both competed in the women’s hammer throw at Long Beach. Wilson had a throw of 170 feet and 10 inches and Woodley had a throw of 169 feet.

Wilson also competed in the women’s javelin throw and had a toss of 132 feet and 4 inches.

Lane and Mhonde competed again in the 100-meter and 200-meter dash. Lane had a 100-meter time of 10.93 seconds and 200-meter time of 21.83 seconds. Mhonde had a 100-meter time of 10.88 seconds and 200-meter time of 21.69 seconds.

Eastern’s track and field program will compete in the Drake Relays and the University of Louisville Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Meet this weekend.

Blake Faith can be reached at 581-2812 or [email protected]