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Men's Track & Field

Emory & Henry Men’s Track & Field Takes 11th At SAC Indoor Championships Sunday

Aaron Wilson running in a relay.
Posted: Feb 25, 2024

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Emory & Henry College Men's & Women's Track & Field Teams concluded action in the South Atlantic Conference Indoor Championships on Sunday. The men's squad earned a pair of runner-up finishes while breaking two school records while the women also saw a program record fall.

The Basics
EVENT – South Atlantic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships
MEN'S RESULT – 11th/13
WOMEN'S RESULT – 11th/12
LOCATION – Winston-Salem, North Carolina
VENUE – JDL Fast Track

The Men
- 60 Meter Finals – Freshman Will Humphrey, II (Charlotte, N.C.) posted a time of 6.95 seconds to finish seventh.
- 800 Meter Finals – Freshman Heath Bowker (Salem, Va.) finished as the SAC runner-up, clocking a 1:56.22 while junior Aaron Wilson (Chester, Va.) was seventh in 2:01.24.
- 3,000 Meters – Sophomore Miles Baldwin (Willis, Va.) placed 22nd with a time of 9:15.09.
- Shot Put – Sophomore Tyrique Taylor (Christiansburg, Va.) posted a 13.08 meters to take 11th while junior Zadok Laryea (Ruther Glen, Va.) was 24th.
- Triple Jump – Freshman Drew Craft (Covington, Va.) finished 11th with a school-record leap of 13.55 meters. Laryea was 14th while senior Colby Martin (Fork Union, Va.), freshman Joseph Ihlenburg (Roanoke, Va.) and freshman Justin Williams (Suffolk, Va.) were 17th through 19th, respectively.
- 4x400 Meter Relay – The squad of freshman Gavin Kegler (Woodbridge, Va.), Wilson, freshman Hillis Roberson, IV (Rosenburg, Texas) and Bowker ran a 3.24.35 to take second place in school-record time.

The Women
- 3,000 Meters – Sophomore Delaney Eller (Salem, Va.) broke her own school record as she placed 10th in 10:29.60.
- Shot Put – Sophomore Taylorann Cash (Buena Vista, Va.) was 21st with a throw of 10.06 meters while junior Avery Word (Fincastle, Va.) placed 27th.
- Triple Jump – Sophomore Scarlett Eversley (Dumfries, Va.) jumped 9.94 meters to place 18th.
- 4x400 Meter Relay – Freshman McKenzie Tate (Wytheville, Va.), sophomore Madison Ricketts (Kingsport, Tenn.), freshman Maya Turner (Midland, Va.) and freshman Kennedy Harris (Mineral, Va.) were eighth, running a 4:17.22.

Up Next
- Emory & Henry will next compete at the ECAC/IC4A Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Boston University Track & Tennis Center from Friday, March 1 through Sunday, March 3.
- The Wasps' qualified athletes are Humphrey in the 60 meters and the 4x800 meter relay squad.

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