CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Charlotte 49ers Track & Field team is set to split once again over the next three days, with sprints and jumps heading to Gainesville, Fla. for the Florida Relays on Friday, Apr. 3 and Saturday, Apr. 4 while the throwers will be traveling to High Point, N.C. to take part in the Vertklasse meet on Thursday, Apr. 2 and Friday, Apr. 3.

Thursday will see the men’s throwers take center stage in High Point, competing in both the shot put, discus, and javelin; several of the multis will also be present to take part in the long jump and 110H. Women’s throws are set to take part in the hammer throw and discus on Friday.

Beginning on Friday, the 49ers are set to take part in the 100H, 110H, 100m, 200m, 400m, 4x100m, and 4x400m races in Florida while also competing in the high jump, triple jump, and pole vault over both days in Gainesville.

Live results for the Florida Relays can be found here:

The schedule for the Florida Relays can be found here:

Live results for the Vertklasse can be found here:

The schedule for the Vertklasse can be found here:

Additionally, both days of the Vertklasse will be streamed on ESPN+ and are accessible below:

LAST TIME OUT
Distance has the weekend off after taking part in 800m, 1500m, and 5000m heats at the Raleigh Relays from March 26-28, where the Niners notched three program top 10 finishes among an elite field in the state capital thanks to Zak Freeland (men’s 1500m), Moritz Kleesiek (men’s 1500m), and River Mead (women’s 800m). Men’s throws took part in the discus in Raleigh, where Gates Hinton placed second and Jahnaul Ritzie improved on his No. 6 all-time mark to finish third.

The Florida Relays will be a welcome test for a pole vault group that has continued to make strides since the turn of the calendar to the outdoor season, racking up program top 10s over the opening two weeks. Last week’s outing at the Davidson Relays on March 28 saw Rachel Venter (fourth), Madisyn Williams (fifth), Eleni Fiore (10th), and McKenna Rutledge (10th) all post new best marks in the all-time standings, while Jonathan Hopkins moved from fourth to third in the men’s all-time ladder.

Women’s throws saw Sarah Pullium (discus) and Chin-Loy Raymond (shot put) notch wins in Davidson, Raymond’s best toss in the shot put elevating her from fifth to fourth in the program record books. Kayla Davis-Edwards placed second in both events for the Green and White.

Elsewhere, Charlotte earned event wins from Brandon Benitez (men’s 400H), Lauryn Djaouga (women’s 100H), Amir El-Amin (men’s long jump), Sasha Gregory (women’s long jump), London Myles (men’s triple jump), and Chloe Trevant (women’s 100m).

PREVIOUSLY AT THE FLORIDA RELAYS

Last season’s outing to Gainesville saw Joyasia Smith place among the top 10 of the women’s 200m among a loaded field before anchoring program top 10 marks in both the 4x100m relay (with Nia Grose, Jada Lloyd, and Aniya Matthews) and the 4x400m relay (with Angela Alozie, Amaya Hopkins, and Khia Holloway). For the men, both James Harris (200m) and Chase Harrison (400m) posted program top 10 marks before Harris helped a 4x400m relay unit along with Jaylin Milton-Hall, Tajauni Elliott, and Bryson Lomick enter the all-time ranks.

In the field events, each of Gianni Vines (men’s high jump), Gates Hinton (men’s discus), and Connor Wetherington (men’s javelin) posted then-best marks that ranked inside their respective program top 10s.

PREVIOUSLY AT THE VERTKLASSE

The 49ers sent several runners to compete in the women’s 800m and 1500m, with throws now taking the spotlight in the 2026 edition of the meet for the Niners.

UP NEXT

Charlotte will head to Durham over a four-day stretch from Wednesday, Apr. 8 to Saturday, Apr. 11 to take part in the Duke Invitational. The multis will take part in the combined events section over the first two days before the bulk of events take place at Morris Williams Track on the 10th and 11th.