RESULTS
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Justin and Josiah Brooks combined for three NCAA DII provisional qualifying marks as the Lee University Track & Field teams began their indoor seasons at the Emory Crossplex Invitational on Sunday. The Flames placed third out of 22 teams and the Lady Flames were sixth out of 24 teams. Both squads finished second among non-DI schools.
"This is the best both squads have looked this early," said Lee head coach Caleb Morgan. "We are really excited about the depth we have added to our roster this season."
Justin won the 400 meter dash with a time of 47.86, while Josiah was third at 48.47 with both times under the provisional mark of 48.73. Justin's time is the fifth-fastest in DII so far this season and Josiah's is currently No. 16.
"We feel confident Justin's time will stay in the top 18 through the season," added Morgan. "He should be our first athlete to go to nationals."
Josiah added another third place finish and provisional qualifier with a distance of 14.84 meters in the triple jump.
"Josiah doesn't need a whole lot of work in the pit. He looked very explosive, jumping further on each of his attempts," Morgan said. "He will go much further as the season progresses."
The duo also finished in the top six of the 200 meter dash. Josiah placed fifth (21.92) and Justin was sixth (22.02). Derek Flatford was 41
st in the event with a time of 24:12.
Justin joined Flatford in the long jump where his leap of 6.26 meters tied him for 13
th and Brooks finished 15
th with a jump of 6.23 meters.
Flatford was Lee's lone competitor in the 60 meter hurdles. The freshman recorded a time of 8.85 in the provisional (10
th) and the final (12
th) rounds.
Christian Noble and Audrey Smith picked up Lee's other two event victories with strong performances in the 5000 meter run. Smith stopped the clock at 17:57.10 and Noble crossed the finish line at 15:05.99. Seth Eagleson was right behind Noble in third (15:11.75).
"Christian and Audrey had great races in the 5000 meter. They both looked comfortable getting their first wins of the season," said Morgan.
Smith garnered third in the mile run with a mark of 5:06.97. Charlee Boxall finished 19
th (5:27.18), while Madison Hodges (5:33.38) and Lacey Duvall (5:49.82) finished 25
th and 43
rd, respectively.
Noble claimed a seventh-place finish in the mile run with a time of 4:24.38. Four other Flames were in the mile run. Brandon Raleigh was eighth (4:25.28), Harold Smith finished 18
th (4:29.86), Moises Ponce was 21
st (4:33.54) and Jared Herzog was 31
st (4:39.85).
Smith, Raleigh and Ponce joined Alex Carter in the 800 meter run. Smith finished fourth with a time of 1:55.56. Raleigh was 12
th (2:00.61) and Carter was right behind in 13
th (2:00.65). In 35
th was Ponce with a mark of 2:05.73.
Tucker Hindle and Thomas Kelton ran the 3000 meter event with Hindle placing ninth (9:07.66) and Kelton posting a time of 9:12.26 (17
th).
Adrian Martin just missed reaching the provisional mark in the 60 meter dash. The senior advanced out of the preliminaries with a 7.80 (sixth) mark and improved to fifth place with a time of 7.73 in the final. The provisional mark is 7.71. Kiley Brock advanced to the final with a preliminary time of 8.05 and finished 14
th with a final time of 8.06.
Martin and Brock also took on the 200 meter dash. Martin placed fourth (25.35) and Brock was 26
th (26.71). Jordan Allison was 25
th (1:01.86) in the 400 meter dash and 17
th (9.80) in the 60 meter hurdles.
The Lady Flames had four athletes in the 800 meter run. Jessica (Childers) Gullette was third (2:18.61) and Cayce Bryan was fourth (2:18.64). Boxall finished 16
th (2:26.38) and Duvall was 29
th (2:31.39).
Amy Carpenter gave Lee another top 10 performance with a time of 10:42.88 (sixth) in the 3000 meter run. Blakely Moore finished 14
th (10:59.23), Logan Hernandez was 22
nd (11:14.77) and Lily Fell was 26
th (11:27.18).
In the field events, Hannah Buttolpht tied for 13
th with a high jump of 1.42 meters. Camilla Sims placed sixth with a shot put distance of 12.18 meters and was 16
th in the weight throw with a toss of 13.23 meters.
The Lady Flames and Flames are scheduled to travel to Winston-Salem, N.C., for the Camel City Invitational Feb. 3-4.
