GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Junior Colton Kempney and sophomore Chris Knight won the men's 3,000m Steeplechase and 1,500m, respectively, to lead the Furman track and field teams Friday at the Asheville Bulldog Invite at the Karl Straus Track in Asheville, N.C., while junior Jenna Mulhern and senior Nicole Matysik posted strong finishes to pace the Paladin women at the at the Duke Invitational at Morris Williams Stadium in Durham, N.C. 

Kempney, a native of Castorland, N.Y., posted a time of 9:24.16 to take gold in the Steeplechase, and Knight, who hails from Signal Mountain, Tenn., recorded a personal-best time of 3:47.79 in the 1,500m to lead a group of seven Paladins who finished among the top 14 in the event.  Three additional Furman athletes registered PRs in the 1,500m, including freshman Tripp Roemer, who placed fifth at 3:53.88, and sophomore Owen Shifflett, who finished seventh at 3:54.77.  Senior Casey Burr took ninth place with a personal-best time of 3:59.76. 

Also in Asheville, senior Madelynne Cadeau placed third in the women's 1,500m with a time of 4:36.68. 

At Duke, Mulhern was paced by freshman Nysa Males to an eighth-place finish in the 5,000m, crossing the line in 16:43.99.  Senior Nicole Matysik turned in a time of 4:22.55 to take 17th place in the 1,500m, and junior Carly Wilkes turned in a time of 4:24.98 for 21st place in the event.

Both meets continue on Saturday.

Asheville Bulldog Invitational - Friday Furman Results
Men 
1500m
1st Chris Knight 3:47.79 PR
5th Tripp Roemer 3:53.88 PR
7th Owen Shifflett 3:54.77 PR
9th Casey Burr 3:59.76 PR
12th Foster Wilfong 4:02.59
13th Trevor Coggin 4:03.05
14th Rives Boltwood 4:03.16

3000m Steeplechase
1st Colton Kempney 9:24.16

Women 
1500m
3rd Madelynne Cadeau 4:36.68

Duke Invitational - Friday Furman Results
Women
1500m
17th Nicole Matysik 4:22.55
21st Carly Wilkes 4:24..98
30th Jais Ward 4:30.17
52nd Zoie Lamanna 4:34.35
68th Emma Jones 4:37.21
79th Rory Sullivan 4:39.94
81st Callie Harper 4:41.02

5,000m
8th Jenna Mulhern 16:43.99