LEXINGTON, Va. – Lawrence Kipkoech set the school record in the mile to highlight Campbell's performances on day two at the Keydet Invitational on Saturday.

Kipkoech set a new school record in the event with a time of 4:06.34 to finish in second place at VMI. He broke Chris Schulist's record of 4:08.11, which he set during the 2014 season. The Eldoret, Kenya, native's time is the fifth fastest time in the history of the Big South.

CU recorded nine top-10 finishes at the Virginia Military Institute on Saturday, including five in the distance events, two in the jumps, one in the pole vault and one in the 4x400m relay.

"As a whole, we are definitely starting to see the team come around," said head coach Michael Kelly. "The sprinters are getting closer to where they left off last year and our distance group had a solid indoor opener today as well."

Kelly continued, "Lawrence's school record in the mile was definitely one of the highlights of the meet this weekend."

DISTANCE

Kipkoech and Amon Kemboi made their indoor season debut in the mile at the Corps Physical Training Facility on Saturday morning. Kipkoech ran a lifetime best time of 4:06.34 to finish second, while Kemboi posted a PR of 4:09.07 to earn fifth place.

Kipkoech's time of 4:06.34 is the 20th best time in the NCAA so far this season, which puts him just four spots away from qualifying for the indoor national championship meet.

Shanley Koekemoer made her collegiate debut for the Fighting Camels on Saturday, earning top-10 finishes in both the mile and 800m. She ran a 2:17.17 in the half-mile to take fourth place and collected a seventh place finish in the mile with a time of 4:59.66.  

The Pretoria, South Africa, native's time in the 800m is currently ranked first in the Big South, while her mile time sits in second place behind Georgina Russell of Charleston Southern.

Graeme Fisher posted a time of 1:58.34 in the 800m to place ninth among all competitors. He also ran in the mile, clocking in at 4:25.88 to take 16th place.

Roshae Jackson competed in the 400m and mile at the Keydet Invitational, finishing in the top-25 in both events. The junior clocked in at 5:11.79 in the mile to finish in 11th place and crossed the finish line in 1:01.84 in the 400m to earn 25th place.

Madeline Fitch led the Fighting Camels in the 3000m, finishing the race with a time of 10:57.34 to place 16th. Ali Bowen placed second in her heat with a personal best time of 11:08.93 to finish in 19th place overall.

Travis Gallimore, Jacob Burgamy and Billy Knabe all competed in the 3000m at the Virginia Military Institute on Saturday. Gallimore led the trio with a time of 9:13.11 to finish in 25th place. Burgamy (9:17.31) followed in 28th place, while Knabe (9:21.61) ran a PR to place 30th in the event.

JUMPS/POLE VAULT

In her season debut in the event, Sabina Allen claimed first place in the long jump, posting a best mark of 5.81m. This is Allen's best indoor long jump mark, surpassing her previous best of 5.79m, which she set at the 2016 Big South Indoor Championship.

The Spanish Town, Jamaica, native's mark is now ranked No. 1 in the Big South, as she surpassed Gardner-Webb's Taylor Hotchkiss' mark (5.29m) by more 0.52m.

Brett Parks cleared the 4.30m bar in the pole vault to earn a three way tie for ninth place. This is Parks' first time posting a height in the event so far in the 2017-18 indoor season.

Darius Prescott posted a final mark of 1.90m in the high jump on Saturday afternoon to earn 10th place among all competitors. His mark is just 0.03m off of his lifetime best of 1.93m that he set at the UNCG Early Bird Duals on Dec. 3.

SPRINTS/RELAYS

The trio of Trevon Compito, Collin Cooper and Ka'Deem Wynn ran in the 400m for the Camels, with two of the three setting season-best times. Cooper led the way with a season-best time of 51.11 to tie for 17th place. Compito (51.32) followed in 21st place and Wynn (51.34) ran a season-best time to place 22nd.

After a season-best in the 60m on day one at VMI, Khai McLin followed up with another season-best in the 200m. The Plantation, Fla., native posted a time of 22.09s to finish in 14th place, while teammate Samuel Adams clocked in at 22.78s to place 29th.

CU competed in its second men's 4x400m relay of the 2017-18 indoor season, posting a season-best time of 3:21.94 to finish eighth. The relay, which was composed of Wynn, McLin, Compito and Cooper, improved upon its time of 3:26.75 from the UNCG Early Bird Duals on Dec. 3.

THROWS

Jasmine Brown, Cody Stewart and Caitlyn Vester set five personal records over the course of the Appalachian Open on Friday and Saturday. Brown and Vester set new PRs in the weight throw and shot put, while Stewart had a lifetime best performance in the weight throw. 

"The freshman had valuable competition experience this weekend and we are definitely moving in the right direction as the indoor season gears up," said throws coach Jeff Klaves.

On Friday, Stewart had a lifetime best mark of 12.25m in the weight throw to earn 20th place in the event. He followed that up with a mark of 11.23m in the shot put on Saturday morning, which is just 0.55m off of his personal record.

Brown and Vester competed in both the weight throw and shot put at the Holmes Convocation Center this weekend. Brown had personal bests of 8.92m in the shot put and 8.97m in the weight throw. Vester had a lifetime best marks of 8.27m in the shot put and 10.66m in the weight throw.

UP NEXT

The Camels will have a week off for training prior to competing at the Meyo Invitational in South Bend, Ind., and Camel City Invitational in Winston-Salem, N.C., from Feb. 2-3. For the latest information on Campbell track & field, make sure to follow @GoCamelsRun on Twitter.