RESULTS

In the program's first home meet, the Lee University men's track & field team recorded one automatic qualifying mark, three provisional and three Lee records at the Flames Invitational this past weekend at the Lee Multi-Sport Complex.

The Flames accumulated 53 points to finish sixth. Tiffin University was first with 156 points and Ashland University was second at 78.

Christian Noble led the way with an automatic-qualifying time and Lee record in the 5000-meter run. He crossed the finish line at 13:55.37 to eclipse the automatic standard of 13:55.74. The previous Lee record time of 14:38.26 was held by Ben Tabor since the 2019 season. Caleb Eagleson finished 11^th in the 5000 with a time of 14:24.68 to meet the provisional mark of 14:32.33.

Jeremiah McCain placed sixth in the 110-meter hurdles. His time of 14.49 seconds was under the provisional-qualifying time of 14.51 and knocked 46-hundredths of a second off his Lee record time.

Thomas Kelton placed sixth with a time of 9:03.54 to meet the provisional time of 9:13.76 in the 3000-meter steeplechase. Joshua Beam joined Kelton in the steeplechase and finished 24^th (9:49.07).

Titus Lagat completed the 1500-meter run in 3:52.64. The time broke Mike Walker's record that was set in 2014. Caleb Guthery recorded a 1500 time of 4:04.30. Silas Eckenroad finished in 4:04.39, Jacob Hatcher finished at 4:06.64 and Will Stone completed the distance in 4:07.48.

Lagat was third in the 800-meter run after stopping the clock at 1:52.60. Jacob Hatcher (2:01.38) and Caleb Guthery (2:02.74) were 40^th and 44^th, respectively.

McCain and Siphosethu Boya were in the top 13 of the 200-meter dash. McCain finished 12^th (21.72) with Boya right behind in 13^th (21.76). Ian Thomas finished 36^th (22.26) and Stacen Cunningham was 46^th (22.47). Boya also added a second-place finish in the 400-meter dash with a time of 48.87 seconds.

Stone, Eckenroad, Guthery and Adan Rodriguez joined Noble and Eagleson in the 5000-meter run. Stone finished 17^th (14:36.94), Eckenroad was 23^rd (14:43.04), Guthery crossed at 15:02.10 (31^st) and Rodgriguez was 47^th (15:19.70). Ezekiel Harless was the lone Flame in the 10000-meter run where he finished at 32:18.46 (36^th).

Cameron Stine was 19^th (15.72) in the 110-meter hurdles and Derek Flatford finished in 21^st with a time of 15.86 seconds. Cunningham had the seventh-fastest time in the 400-meter hurdles at 56.78 seconds.
Stine cleared 1.85 meters to finish seventh in the high jump. Teagan Lenox and Flatford tied for eighth with a height of 1.80 meters. Daniel Surman tied for fifth with a pole vault of 4.33 meters.

Matthew Black competed in the shot put, discus throw and hammer throw. He was 28^th with a mark of 11.35 meters in the shot put and finished 22^nd with a discus throw of 34.07 meters. His hammer throw of 32.05 meters put him in 26^th.

Samuel Duarte threw the javelin 49.96 meters to finish sixth, while Lenox's throw of 42.38 meters was good for 13^th.

The Flames will return to action April 29-May 1 at the Gulf South Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The meet will be held at the UM Track & Field Facility in Montevallo, Ala.