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Championship Central
Winston-Salem, N.C. – The Appalachian State men and Western Carolina women won the 2013 Southern Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships at the JDL Fast Track during events held over two days in Winston-Salem.
On the men’s side, the Mountaineers scored 183.50 points followed by Samford with 179 points and Western Carolina with 161.50 points in the final standings. The Western Carolina women tallied 149 points with Appalachian State coming in second place with 143.50 points and Samford in third with 139 points.
Sunday began with the conclusion of the men’s heptathlon, where Samford made a clean sweep of the top six spots. Freshman Steven Bastien finished first (4916) for his second individual title of the championships. Fellow Bulldogs Brandon Basset and Cody Russell finished second (4658) and third (4558), respectively.
In the women’s 60m hurdles, Elon freshman Sydney Griffin won the event with a time of 8.65. Georgia Southern’s Jasmine Billings, last year’s 60m hurdle champion, finished second with a time of 8.69. On the men’s side, Appalachian State’s Stanley Broaden tied his SoCon record (set in yesterday’s prelims) with a time of 7.90, followed by Samford’s Bo Ackerson-Gilroy (8.22).
Samford’s Lauren D’Alessio captured her second individual title of the weekend, this time in the women’s mile, with a time of 4:57.60. This is the second mile title for D’Alessio in her career. On the men’s side, Appalachian State’s Alex Taylor won the title with a time of 4:12.29.
Western Carolina freshman Tayla Carter took home the women’s 60m dash title with a time of 7.45, while last year’s champion Ebony Carter finished second (7.59). On the men’s side, Samford’s Justin Emerson took home the title for a second consecutive year (6.85).
Appalachian State’s Breanna Alston won her third-consecutive title in the women’s 200m dash with a time of 24.38. Western Carolina senior Brandon Hairston took home the men’s 200m dash title with a time of 22.12.
In the women’s 400m, Alston took home another crown with a time of 56.70, followed by Elon junior Bria Bell (57.25). On the men’s side, Western Carolina made a clean sweep of the top three spots, with junior Aaron Harris taking the top time (49.15).
Davidson sophomore Marie Demedicis won her second-straight SoCon championship in the women’s 800m with a new facility record time of 2:11.20, followed by Western Carolina junior Jocelyn Keen (2:12.91). Samford’s Nathan Hendershot captured the men’s 800m title with a time of 1:53.68, followed by Chattanooga freshman Marquis Carter (1:54.21).
The women’s 5000m came down to a sprint finish, where D’Alessio won her third individual championship of the weekend, defeating UNCG’s Chelsea Sumney by three-hundredths of a second, 17:05.48 to 17:05.51, both facility records. In the men’s 5000m, UNCG’s Paul Katam took home the crown with a facility record 14:13.77.
Appalachian State junior Jamal Tiller took home the men’s triple jump title with a facility record 15.41m jump, while last year’s champion Bob McNeil from Western Carolina, took second (14.76m). In the women’s triple jump, Samford’s Emily Allen won her second-consecutive title with a mark of 11.95m (39’2.5”).
Appalachian State senior Jared Stalling took home his second individual title of this year’s championships, this time in the men’s weight throw, with a mark of 18.83m (61’9.5”). Western Carolina senior Jamie Van Pelt finished second with a throw of 18.26m (59’11”), while The Citadel sophomore Geno Porter finished third (17.24m – 56’6.75”).
Western Carolina’s Alisha Bradshaw took home her second individual title of the weekend after winning the women’s weight throw with a mark of 17.56m (57’7.5”), followed by Appalachian State junior Ana DeLeon (17.34m – 56’10.75”).
In the women’s pole vault, Western Carolina freshman Devyn Ressler took home the individual title with a mark of 3.75m (12’3.50”).
The championship concluded with the women’s and men’s 4x400m relays. Western Carolina took first place in both. The women’s team, consisting of Genevieve Emrick, Corina Archie-McMillan, Jocelyn Keen and Tayla Carter, finished with a time of 3:47.95 for the Catamounts’ seventh-straight 4x4 crown. The men’s team, consisting of Aaron Tribble, Aaron Harris, Earl Rahming, and Brandon Hairston, set a new facility record with a time of 3:17.95
Men’s Team Results – Final
1. Appalachian State 183.50
2. Samford 179
3. Western Carolina 161.50
4. Davidson 30
5. UNCG 29
6. Chattanooga 27
6. The Citadel 27
8. Furman 22
9. Wofford 3
Women’s Team Results – Final
1. Western Carolina 149
2. Appalachian State 143.50
3. Samford 139
4. Elon 81
5. Georgia Southern 70.50
6. The Citadel 21
7. College of Charleston 18
8. Chattanooga 13
9. UNCG 9
10. Wofford 8
11. Davidson 7
12. Furman 4
Men’s Individual Awards
Most Outstanding Athlete
Brandon Hairston, Western Carolina
Most Outstanding Track Performer
Brandon Hairston, Western Carolina
Most Outstanding Field Performer
Steven Bastien, Samford
Freshman of the Year
Steven Bastien, Samford
Coach of the Year
Rod Tiffin, Samford
Women’s Individual Awards
Co-Most Outstanding Athlete
Lauren D’Alessio, Samford
Breanna Alston, Appalachian State
Most Outstanding Track Performer
Lauren D’Alessio, Samford
Most Outstanding Field Performers
Alisha Bradshaw, Western Carolina
Freshman of the Year
Tayla Carter, Western Carolina
Coach of the Year
Danny Williamson, Western Carolina
Men’s All-Freshman Team – Day 2
Heptathlon
Steven Bastien-Samford
Dustin Triplett-Western Carolina
Weight Throw
Jared Johnson-Western Carolina
Brian Hill-Samford
John Leonard-Appalachian State
Triple Jump
Henry Bustle-Appalachian State
Tevin Johnson-Wofford
60m Hurdles
Iman Isang-Chattanooga
Darius Johnson-The Citadel
60m Dash
Jermaine Lewis-Western Carolina
Marshall McRae-Appalachian State
Chris Armfield-Wofford
200m Dash
Marshall McRae-Appalachian State
Trey Edgerton-Appalachian State
Chris Armfield-Wofford
400m Dash
Cole Warren-Furman
Tevin Williams-The Citadel
Trey Edgerton-Appalachian State
800m Run
Marquis Carter-Chattanooga
Trevor Janssen-Chattanooga
Adam Jones-Samford
Mile Run
Brandon Hazouri-Samford
Josh Crawford-UNCG
Matthew Marshall-Chattanooga
5000m Run
Paul Stuart-Chattanooga
Daniel Samet-Davidson
Ryan Doyle-Wofford
Women’s All-Freshman Team – Day 2
Pole Vault
Devyn Ressler-Western Carolina
Audrey Diener-Appalachian State
Triple Jump
Jamie Glenn-Appalachian State
Achsah Brice-Western Carolina
Ashleigh Rasheed-Georgia Southern
Weight Throw
Kelsey Chandler-Georgia Southern
Jasmin Brown-Western Carolina
Jazmine Johnson-Georgia Southern
60m Hurdles
Sydney Griffin-Elon
Rachel Leder-College of Charleston
Shaakira Brown-Wofford
60m Dash
Tayla Carter-Western Carolina
Alyssa Felton-Georgia Southern
Sydney Griffin-Elon
400m Dash
Jennifer Pash-Elon
Kendra Douglas-Western Carolina
Corina Archi-McMillan-Western Carolina
800m Run
Shelby Howell-Appalachian State
Katelyn Brock-Samford
Kianna Howard-Chattanooga
Mile Run
Rachel Wooten-Samford
Caroline McCaslin-Elon
Katy Link-UNCG
5000m Run
Rachel Roberts-Samford
Teghan Henderson-Chattanooga
Lydia Saina-UNCG