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Men's Track and Field Sports Information

Flames 7th, Lady Flames 8th at Emory Crossplex

Combine For 15 Top Eight Performances



Results

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Lee University track teams participated in the Emory Crossplex Invitational at the Birmingham Crossplex Sunday afternoon. The Flames placed seventh and the Lady Flames were eighth out of 25 teams.

The top eight performers in each event earned points toward the team total. The two squads combined for 15 placements in the top eight with the men gaining the majority with eight.

"This was a big weekend for us," said Lee head coach Caleb Morgan. "Everyone improved a significant amount on their performances from just a week ago."

The Flames recorded 41 points to tie Tennessee Wesleyan. Lipscomb University was first with 92 points and Emory University was second with 70.50 points. Gulf South Conference foes Alabama Huntsville were ninth (40.50), Spring Hill was 12th (29) and Mississippi College finished 16th (eight). The Lady Flames earned 27.50 points, while Lipscomb scored 110.50 for first and Emory was second with 78.50. Alabama Huntsville was seventh (40) and Mississippi College was 11th (22).

Emmanuel Kipchumba was Lee's top finisher with a first-place time in the 800 meter run. Kipchumba recorded a time of 1:54.82, which was the top time reported to the NCCAA this season. Adam Gullette joined Kipchumba in the top five with a time of 1:56.87 and met the NCCAA qualification mark.

Four Flames runners placed in the top 15 of the mile run. Harold Smith was third with an NCCAA top time of 4:21.23. Alex Carter was 10th (4:33.39), Justin Knuth was right behind at 11th (4:35.29) and Nick Eckert placed 15th (4:41.25).

Seth Eagleson and Camden Perez finished sixth and eighth, respectively, in the 3000 meter run. Eagleson crossed the finish line at 8:48.70 and Perez claimed a time of 8:57.08.

Matt Jenkins recorded a time of 16:15.74 in the 5000 meter run to finish fifth. Rick Barry and Hunter Goforth both jumped their way into the top 10 of the long jump. Barry placed fifth with a distance of 6.51 meters and Goforth was 10th (6.26 meters).

The distance medley relay team of Gullette, Barry, Kipchumba and Smith gave the Flames another third place finish. The foursome ended with a time of 10:23.55.

"Our men's distance medley relay ran a very good performance despite the whole team running on tired legs. Kipchumba ran 1:53.5 on the 800 meter leg and Smith had a 4:21 on the mile," added Morgan.

Javon Jones marked a time of 23.01 in the 200 meter dash. The time put him in 17th and also qualified him for the NCCAA Nationals. Jones also ran in the 400 meter dash where he placed 28th with a time of 53.19.

For the women, Adrian Martin claimed two sixth-place finishes with a mark of 7.84 in the 60 meter dash and 25.98 in the 200 meter dash. Moneque Beckford was eighth in the 200 meter dash with a time of 26.29.

Beckford ran the 400 meter dash in 59.44 to finish second behind Emory's Electra Korn (56.57). Madison Riddle was 20th across the line at 1:02.55.

"Martin and Beckford's performances in the 60, 200 and 400 meter dashes are great for our program and show that we can be competitive outside the distance events," said Morgan. "Martin demolished both the school records in the 60 meter and 200 meter that were set by Ode (Fulutudilu) last year."

Jessica Childers placed fourth in the mile run with a time of 5:13.81. Audrey Smith recorded a time of 5:39.37 (22nd) and Danielle King was 35th (6:08.05).

Elizabeth Sillcocks, Rachel Riel and Lauren Hart finished in the top 15 of the 5000 meter run. Sillcocks was sixth with a mark of 18:54.06. Riel was 11th (20:32.45) and Hart finished 15th (21:40.99).

Emily Bryan and Brianna Prugh ran in the 800 meter event. Bryan placed 13th (2:26.47) and Prugh was 17th (2:27.07).

Smith, Beckford, Bryan and Childers teamed up for the distance medley relay and finished fourth with a NCCAA top time of 12:49.23. The winning time was 11:51.09 by Harding University.

"Our women's distance medley relay team ran a very solid performance that makes them the No. 1 ranked team in the NCCAA," said Morgan. "Childers ran the mile leg in 5:08 to beat her time of 5:13 she ran earlier in the meet and moved us from 10th place to fourth."

Kaitlynn Kincer took to the pit and finished 34th in the long jump with a leap of 4.26 meters.

The teams will return to the Birmingham Crossplex February 6-7 for the Samford Invitational. The trip will be the final event before the NCCAA Indoor Nationals on February 20-21.
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