GEORGIA TECH RESULTS | VIRGINIA CHALLENGE RESULTS

ATLANTA/CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Lee University Men's Track & Field team competed at the Georgia Tech Invitational and Virginia Challenge this weekend with seven members recording nine NCAA Division II provisional qualifying performances.

Matthew Fowler was the only member of the men's team to go to the Virginia Challenge where he finished eighth in the 10000-meter Run. His time of 29:29.13 met the provisional time of 30:19.08 and is now No. 23 among DII athletes this season.

Roberto Fajardo crossed the finish line of the 800-meter Run at 1:49.35 to claim second place. His time is the fourth-best reported this year. He doubled-up with another provisional time in the 1500-meter Run. He finished first in the race at 3:40.98 to claim the No. 3 time on the performance list. Jacob Hatcher joined him at No. 15 on the list with a fifth-place time of 3:46.65.

At Georgia Tech, Justin Steele and Nokia Masengu reached the needed time of 47.74 seconds in the 400-meter Dash. Steele placed seventh (46.80) and Masengu was 17^th (47.48) at the meet and stand at eighth and 24^th, respectively, in this year's DII performance list.

Owen Pearce completed the 3000-meter Steeplechase at 9:10.47 to finish eighth at the meet and meet the provisional time of 9:12.31. His time is good for No. 33 among DII runners this season.

Cale Kassen placed third in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.67 seconds. The time met the standard of 14.44 seconds but was not enough to improve his standing. His best time this season was 13.53 at the Lee University – Fast Break Invitational, which is No. 2 in the country.

Kassen did the same in the High Jump. He finished second at Georgia Tech with a clearance of 2.04 meters. That result met the standard of 2.04 meters, but it was 0.03 meters shy of his mark at the Kennesaw State Invitational on March 29.

Doniven Jackson was the first of four Flames to cross the finish line of the 100-meter Dash. He finished 27^th overall at 10.77 seconds. Luke Blanchard (11.08) was 60^th, Cameron Stine finished 80^th (11.39) and Timothy Doolittle was 91^st (11.69). The 4x100-meter Relay team of Blanchard, Steele, Aiden Shaw and Jackson claimed fifth with a combined time of 41.17 seconds.

Shaw was the top Lee finisher in the 200-meter Dash with a time of 21.80 seconds. Jackson was 26^th (21.93) with Masengu right behind in 27^th (21.96). Niquaine Henry stopped the clock at 22.17 (35^th), Ian Newman finished 46^th (22.51) and Blanchard (22.80) was 57^th.

Shaw, Newman and Isaac Iosia joined Steele and Masengu in the 400. Shaw placed 23^rd (47.88), while Newman was 34^th (48.64) and Iosia finished 64^th (52.98).

Titus Lagat posted a time of 1:51.88 (13^th) in the 800 and Hatcher was 31^st (1:54.57). Pearce was 36^th (1:55.05) with Caleb Guthery right behind at 1:55.21 (37^th). Ryan Lovelace completed the race at 1:58.67 for 71^st. Lovelace was 11^th in the 1500 with a time of 3:49.68 and Guthery finished 22^nd with a time of 3:53.20.

Jon Fielding Stogner, Ezekiel Harless and Aaron Himes all finished in the top 21 of the 5000-meter Run. Stogner was fourth overall at 14:24.96. Harless placed 15^th (14:28.26) and Himes was 21^st (14:55.82). Tal Old finished 33^rd in the Steeplechase. He completed the race at 10:10.59.

The Flames had three other runners behind Kassen in the 110 Hurdles. Stine placed 24^th at 15.42 seconds, Iosia finished 30^th (16.01) and Caleb Long was 36^th (17.11). Henry completed the 400 Hurdles in 53.78 seconds for 14^th place.

Kassen covered 7.24 meters to place fourth in the Long Jump. Camden Williams finished eighth with a throw of 15.32 meters in the Shot Put. He was also seventh following a mark of 47.52 meters in the Discus. Braxton Philpott's mark of 41.58 meters put him at No. 21 in the Discus. With a throw of 56.06 meters, Long finished sixth in the Javelin. Eli Brooks placed 12^th with a mark of 49.06 meters and Myles Mann was 15^th with a measurement of 44.98 meters.

The Flames are scheduled to have this week off before traveling to Montevallo, Alabama, for the Gulf South Conference Championships May 2-4.