BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Birmingham-Southern men's and women's track and field teams competed in their second indoor event of the season. The competition was tough, but BSC made a great showing against high-quality Division I programs.
Track
The Panthers had 10 student-athletes place in the top 25 of their events.
Zech Newby finished 21st in the 60 meter dash, with a time of 8.07.
Caroline Teal posted a 6:18.32 mile run to finish 18th.
Two BSC student-athletes placed in the men's 1-mile run.
Beck Wilkes and
Carl Albright each placed in the top 10 of the event. Wilkes finished fifth while Albright finished eighth.
The 400 meter dash was a strong event all-around for the Panthers. Five Panthers finished in the top 25 or better. On the women's side
Kamryn Bendolph finished 18th ahead of some Division I and II opponents. On the men's side
William Wideman,
Reece Weaver, Gavin Riner, and
Alton Hill all finished in the top 25, making it a very impressive showing for BSC.
The 200 meter dash was also impressive with three student-athletes placing highly in the event. Weaver and Wideman each placed again, joining them would be
Maurice Sutherland. The three capped off a very impressive meet for the Panthers.
Field
Birmingham-Southern continued their success on the field events. Three Panthers placed in the men's shot put. Senior,
Jacob Kennedy recorded a new personal record of a throw of 13.38 meters, out throwing his previous record by over a meter and a half. Kennedy also placed 10th in the men's weight throw.
Tre Butler and
Malcolm Hogan also placed 16th and 17th respectively.
Sutherland finished in seventh in the long jump defeating four Division I opponents. The most impressive finish was Sutherland finishing third in the men's triple jump with a 13.95 meter jump. Wideman and
Jordan Jones each finished top 10 in the long jump and triple jump as well.
Quotes from Coach Cox
"It was a strong meet to be a part of and have a chance to compete against some top teams. With our first meet back since the Christmas break, our focus was on giving our athletes a chance to get back into action, and take advantage of the atmosphere created by the CrossPlex. We are looking forward to building on what those athletes that were able to compete did today, as well as the rest of our team."
Up next
The Panthers will travel to Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio in two weeks as they compete on Saturday, Jan. 29.
