Women's Indoor Track and Field Southern Conference

Saturday's Indoor Track & Field Roundup

Bulldogs Complete Final Day of Competition

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The Citadel’s track and field teams competed in the final day of the Buccaneer Invitational on Saturday.

For the men’s squad, after qualifying for the finals on Friday sophomore Josiah Johnson placed eighth in the 60-meter race with a time of 6.89 seconds to secure his No. 3 spot in program history. Sophomore Stephan Kulick placed 12th overall in the 800-meter race with a time of 1:56.70. Senior Ross Jordan took third place in the 5,000 in a time of 15:12.95.

In the field events, sophomore Ja’Lon Williams finished sixth in the shot put with a throw of 46 feet, 1 inch. Junior Derrick Freeland followed closely with a 10th-place finish with a 44-1.75 toss.

For the women’s team, senior Caillian Colquitt placed 11th overall in the 5,000 with a time of 19:00.09. In the field, junior Asyria Daniels took 12th place in the long jump with a mark of 17-5.50, and sophomore Kameron Cass placed 14th in the shot put with a 37-4.00 toss.

Mady Riegel took the No. 11 spot in the weight toss final with a throw of 43-7.75, and freshman Jessy Page followed to take 13th place with a toss of 42-10.25.

The Citadel continues its seasons in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for the High Point Team Challenge on Thursday. Results will be available at CitadelSports.com.  


Seniors lead Bucs to outstanding performance at the Buccaneer Track and Field Invitational

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. –  At the Buccaneer Track and Field Invitational in Johnson City, ten seniors led the surge for the ETSU men’s and women’s track and field programs on senior day on Saturday.

Highlights of the final day

  • Overall, ETSU had two athletes finish first, 13 in the top-5 and 21 in the top-10 in their respective events on Saturday.
  • The Bucs had a good showing in their field programs as ETSU placed three athletes in the top-10 in three different events. Brett Squibbs (Rock Hill, S.C.) nearly took home first place honors as he fell into second in the men’s pole vault with a mark of 5.15m. The senior nearly set a personal best but fell 0.05m short of tying that mark he set his freshman campaign. Adriana Watkins (Kingsport, Tenn.) cracked the top-5 in the women’s triple jump. She set her previous personal best back two season ago in her rookie campaign, and the junior edged that mark today with a leap of 11.58m. Jacob Dunlap (Fulks run, Va.) tossed himself into the top-10 as he made a throw of 13.83m in the men’s shot put finals.
  • ETSU had its first number one finisher of the day in Kyra Atkins (Greer, S.C.) as the sophomore took home the top spot in the women’s 60m hurdles. She clocked in with the two fastest times yesterday in the prelims and semi-finals, and she continued that success as she finished with an 8.46 mark in the finals.
  • Senior Michael Williams (Mt. Laurel, N.J.) finished runner-up in his respective 60mH final. Williams nearly set a personal best as he was just 0.02 seconds behind that mark he set in 2016 (8.14).
  • The Blue and Gold posted another top spot on the final day as freshman Adam Bradtmueller (Sarasota, Fla.) claimed the overall slot in the men’s one mile run. He clocked in at 4:16.55, which was over a second quicker than the runner who finished in second. His teammate Matthew Warriner (Maryville, Tenn.) nearly moved into the top-5 as he finished sixth with a time of 4:23.91.
  • On the women’s side of the one mile run, Macy Carrier (Bluff City, Tenn.) finished fifth. The junior hasn’t competed in the event in two years and set a new personal mark at 5:17.01.
  • ETSU had a runner qualify for each of the 60m dash finals on the final day. On the women’s side, Kiana Davis (Ooltewah, Tenn.) finished fifth after crossing the finish line at 7.82. On the other side, senior Matt Moore (Oak Ridge, Tenn.) finished third as he crossed at 6.79, which was 0.06 seconds behind first place.
  • The Bucs had six runners placed in the top-10 in both the men’s and women’s 800m. The men had four of those six, and Harper Sigler (Bogart, Ga.) led the charge as he finished second with a 1:54.26 time. Thomas Miller (Lithonia, Ga.) and Ashton Wilson (Gray, Tenn.) fought over fifth and sixth place, but the senior, Miller, came out on top by over half a second. Simeon Roberts (Greeneville, Tenn.) was the fourth male runner as he finished in eighth for the Bucs. A pair of women, Kaitlyn Lay (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Sahara Fletcher (College Park, Ga.), cracked the top-10 in the 800m. Lay knocked off her personal best by 0.02 seconds on Saturday as she crossed with a 2:20.82 mark. The senior, Fletcher, placed eighth in a highly competitive event.
  • A trio of Buccaneers competed in the women’s 200m final. Davis, Atkins and Starr Graham (Alpharetta, Ga.) each claimed a spot in the top-6 with Davis finishing third with a 25.16 mark. Atkins was nipping at Davis’ heels as she fell 0.03 seconds behind her teammate. Graham crossed the line at 25.59, which was good enough for sixth place.
  • The senior, Victoria Hutchens (Stuart, Va.), crushed her personal best in the women’s 3000m as she finished in second with a time of 10:17.99. Her previous record came during her freshman season at 10:24.73 at the University of Tennessee Challenge.
  • On the men’s side of the 3000m, ETSU had three runners finish in the top-10. Freshman Louis Morris (Knoxville, Tenn.) finished the highest in seventh with a time of 8:48.24.
  • For the men’s and women’s 4x400m relay, the Bucs stayed hot in this competition as both teams finished in the top-5. The women placed third with a time of 3:58.29, and the men clocked in at 3:20.52, which was good enough for fourth place.

Buchalski Sets Paladin Record & Leads NCAA in 3,000m

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Senior Allie Buchalski set a new Paladin record and leads the NCAA following her performance in the women’s 3,000m Saturday at the Camel City Invitational in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Buchalski was the top collegiate finisher in the event, posting a time of 9:06.68 and slashing nearly seven seconds off her previous Paladin record of 9:13.39, which she set last month.  Buchalski’s time leads the nation so far this season in the event.  

Senior Troy Reeder placed ninth in the men’s 3,000m with a time of 8:04.96, which ranks among the top-25 times in the nation to this point in the season.

Furman will compete at the Iowa State Invitational in Ames, Iowa, and at the Husky Classic in Seattle, Wash., Feb. 10-11.


Catamounts Win Three Events on Final Day of Buccaneer Invitational

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The Western Carolina men’s and women’s track & field teams picked up a trio of event victories Saturday afternoon while placing 20 athletes in top-10 positions. Junior Dakota Lamont, freshman Jazmine Gooden and senior Hailey Cook all picked up victories on Saturday to lead the way for the Catamounts.

Lamont won the men’s 400m with a time of 48.64 while junior Henry Kiedi placed sixth after crossing the line in 49.50.

Gooden took the title in the women’s 200m as she blazed over the distance in 24.88. Gooden also picked up top-three finishes in the 60m hurdles, where she placed second at 8.69, and the 60m which she finished third in 7.76. Senior Tiffani Lewis finished just ahead of Gooden in the 60m as she came in second with a time of 7.71.

Lewis also finished second in the women’s triple jump after touching down at 11.98m (39-03.75). Sophomore Alanna Johnson finished 10th in the triple jump as well as she posted a distance of 11.16m (36-07.50).

Cook led a group of four Catamounts in the women’s shot put as she won the event with a toss of 14.45m (47-05.25). Freshman Mahogani Holiday picked up her first top-10 finish as she placed fifth with a mark of 12.40m (40-08.50). Another first time top-10 finisher was freshman Tiffany Dunham who came in one spot back in sixth. Dunham stopped the tape at 12.22m (40-01.25). The final top-10 finisher for WCU in the event was freshman Amy Yarborough who came in ninth after her toss touched down at 11.85m (38-10.75).

Sophomore Dasha Arnaut picked up a second place finish in the women’s 400m as she rounded the track in 57.56.

Senior Scott Peretin led a group of three Catamounts in the men’s shot put as he placed fourth with a toss of 15.57m (51-01.25). Junior Mateius Brown finished one spot back in fifth with a mark of 14.96m (49-01.25) while sophomore Dakota Wright came in sixth after stopping the tape at 14.60m (47-11.00).

Sophomore Kaitlyn Lingard earned a top-five finish as she placed fourth in the women’s 800m after stopping the clock at 2:17.84.

The final top-five finisher was freshman Lindsey Trotter who finished fifth in the women’s 3,000m after completing the course in 10:40.57.

Junior Corey Ginley tied for seventh in the men’s pole vault after clearing 4.40m (14-05.25). The final top-10 finisher for WCU was junior Kevin Hires who took eighth in the men’s triple jump with a leap of 14.02m (46-00.00).

The Catamounts will now begin preparations for the Samford Invitational which will take place Friday, Feb. 10 in Birmingham, Ala.