HARTSVILLE, S.C.- The Coker College women's track and field team has been rated eighth-best in their region, as voted and released by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. The Cobras have picked up the pace considerably running into the 2017-2018 campaign. 

Three events into the season the Navy and Gold have held themselves to a high level, breaking and setting multiple Coker program records.

In their first event of the season at the JDL Collegiate Kick-Off Classic (Dec. 2), Noelia Leake pushed the start for the Cobras, setting a new record in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.70 seconds. She later tied her own record in their most previous race at the Wake Forest Open (Jan. 20).

Senior leader Darroneshia Lott added to the success, securing the new record in the 800-meter race, finishing in first place with a time of 2:11.53.

Kaylah Ruff and Tamera McMichael also joined in the festivities, collecting new school records in the 60-meter hurdles, shot put, and weight throw events. Ruff placed inside the top-15 at the JDL Collegiate Kick-Off Classic and set the new record in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.31. Her teammate, McMichael, issued dual records for herself setting the mark at 9.84 meters in the shot put and threw for a distance of 10.9 meters in the weight throw.

Additionally, at the JDL New Year College Kick-Off (Jan. 7), Charity Snelling, Chauntress Like, Lisa Foster, and Breanna Sullivan took home the top spot in the 4x400 relay medley, finishing in the time of 4:47.97.

The Cobras have sights set on their next event, which will be this upcoming weekend, participating in the JDL College Dual Meet Madness in Winston-Salem, N.C. on Sunday (Jan. 28).