Women's Outdoor Track and Field Southern Conference

Furman Men's Track & Field Claims Fifth at SoCon Championships, Lady Paladins Place Eighth

Boone, North Carolina -- The Furman men's track and field team tallied 53 points to claim fifth place at the Southern Conference Championhips in Boone, N.C. The Lady Paladins finished in eighth place in the two-day event.

Furman scored strong day two finishes in the men's 800m and 110m hurdle. Paladin teammates Tyler Johnson and Jamie Bach finished third and fourth, respectively. Johnson, who took first place in his heat on Saturday completed the event in 1:53.40.

Brian Stone followed up a preliminary victory on Saturday with a third place finish in the 110m hurdles. Stone's 14.84 placed him behind Western Carolina's Lawrence Briscoe and Xavier Godard.

Molly Mungovan paced the Lady Paladin effort. Mungovan placed third in the 1,500m run and eighth in the 5,000m with a time of 18:56.30.