RESULTS

MONTEVALLO, Ala. – The Lee University Men's Track & Field Team claimed its second straight and fourth overall GSC Outdoor Track & Field Championship Saturday afternoon after collecting 241 points over the three days of competition at the University of Montevallo Track & Field Stadium. Alabama Huntsville finished second with 203 points and Mississippi College (151) was third.

In addition to the team championship, Cale Kassen received a pair of individual honors. He was selected as the Most Outstanding Field Performer and the Most Outstanding Overall Performer.

Eli Brooks began the final day with a first-place performance of 4.50 meters in the Pole Vault. Kassen was fourth at 4.40 meters and Caleb Long finished ninth with a vault of 3.65 meters.

Camden Williams added another event championship after posting a mark of 16.06 meters in the Shot Put. Ian Trill's throw of 12.46 meters put him in 14^th.

Caleb Long finished third in the Javelin Throw with a mark of 57.08 meters with Brooks in fourth with a throw of 56.70 meters and Kassen in fifth at 55.59 meters. Williams placed eighth with a measurement of 50.77 meters and Myles Mann was 11^th with a throw of 43.12 meters.

Luke Blanchard, Justin Steele, Aiden Shaw and Doniven Jackson were the first Lee track athletes to compete on Saturday. The foursome posted a time of 40.57 seconds to finish second in the 4x100-meter Relay.

Roberto Fajardo was the first of five Flames to finish in the top eight of the 1500-meter Run. He was first overall with a time of 3:51.31. Jacob Hatcher placed third (3:53.34) and Owen Pearce finished fifth (3:55.50). Caleb Guthery (3:56.45) was seventh and Ryan Lovelace (3:56.46) grabbed the final scoring position in eighth.

Kassen stopped the clock at 13.98 seconds to win the 110-meter Hurdles. Isaac Iosia finished eighth in 15.80 seconds. Niquaine Henry (53.05) was second in the 400-meter Hurdles and Iosia (1:00.34) was 11^th.

Steele and Shaw were Lee's top finishers in the 400-meter Dash. Steele crossed the finish line at 46.36 seconds for second place. Shaw was fifth with a time of 47.67. Nokia Masengu placed seventh (47.82) and Ian Newman was eighth (47.96), while Eli Cobble finished in 17^th (50.03).

Four Flames were in the top 10 of the 800-meter Run. Titus Lagat was first overall at 1:51.70. Hatcher (1:53.98) was fifth, Lovelace (1:56.34) placed eighth and Guthery was 10^th (1:56.72).

Jackson and Shaw took on the 200-meter Dash with Jackson finishing fifth (21.52) and Shaw placing sixth (21.64).

The 4x400-meter Relay team of Newman, Henry, Cobble and Masengu added the finishing touch to the team championship with a second-place time of 3:11.27.