ATLANTA, Ga. - The Birmingham-Southern men's and women's track and field teams finished the Emory Thrills in the Hills meet with seven top 10 finishes between the two teams on Friday and Saturday.

Kobe King and Andrew Warhurst tied for the highest placements on the day for the Panthers. In the triple jump, King finished fourth with a jump of 13.26m. Warhurst also earned a fourth-place finish with a 16.10 time in the 100m hurdles. 

Jaylen Scott continued his fantastic freshman campaign in the field with a 36.67m discus throw to earn seventh place. Andrew Martin also had a great day in the field with a ninth-place finish in javelin throw after his 40.13m heave. The men's team was rounded out by two more 10th place finishes courtesy of Jack Rodgers (16:38.23 in 5000m) and Kobe King (6:06m in long jump).

Sydney Smith was the leader for the Panther women's team at Emory with four top 20 individual finishes. She was part of BSC's 4x400m relay team that finished sixth with a time of 4:45.23. Kya Gardner, Mallory Jackson, and Ada Weems summed up the team with an outstanding performance,

Other Birmingham-Southern Top Finishes

• Sydney Smith - 12th in women's javelin (24.66m)
• Jaylen Scott - 14th in men's hammer throw (31.18m)
• Ahmari Thomas - 14th in men's shot put (10.12m)
• Sydney Smith - 15th in women's 100m (13.39)
• Jaylon Pearson - 16th in men's shot put (9.57m)
• Mallory Jackson - 17th in women's 100m (13.50)
• Ada Weems - 17th in women's 400m (1:10.18)
• Kya Gardner - 18th in women's 100m (14.10)
• Ken Felder - 18th in men's shot put (8.94m)
• Jaylon Pearson - 19th in men's discus (29.01m)
• Ken Felder - 20th in men's discus (27.16m)
• Sydney Smith - 20th in women's 200m (28.39)

Up Next
The Panthers will compete next Friday, Mar. 29 in the UAB Spring Invite in Birmingham