VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The Barton men's and women's indoor track and field teams competed Monday at the 2021 Conference Carolinas Championships which took place at the brand new Virginia Beach Sports Complex.
The Bulldogs finished tied for ninth in the men's standings while the women's squad took 11th overall. Mount Olive captured its fifth consecutive league men's championship while UNC Pembroke won the women's title in its first year of competition within the conference.
Barton junior
Quante Downey (Nashville, N.C.) placed third overall to earn all-conference honors in the men's pole vault while the men's distance medley relay – consisting of senior
Greg Gibbs (Newark, N.J.), junior
Evan Lee (Wilson, N.C.) and freshmen
Damien Gonzalez (Mooresville, N.C.) and
Chase Eaton (Wilson, N.C.) – garnered all-league accolades with a third-place finish as well. The DMR clocked in at 10:47.82.
In addition, the Bulldogs' men's team had a pair of top-four finishes: senior
Chianti Ghee (Fayetteville, N.C.) in the weight throw (51'3") and freshman
Tyler Burns (Wilson, N.C.) in the 200-meter dash (22.48).
On the women's side, Barton's top finish came from junior
Hailey Russell (Jacksonville, N.C.). Russell finished fifth overall in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:27.66.
The outdoor season for Barton's track and field teams begin on Friday, March 12, and Saturday, March 13, at the Wendy's Seahawk Invitational on the campus of UNC Wilmington in Wilmington, N.C.
Results
2021 Conference Carolinas Indoor Track and Field Championships
Monday, February 22, 2021
Virginia Beach, Va. (Virginia Beach Sports Complex)
MEN
1. Mount Olive 167.5
2. Emmanuel (Ga.) 102
3. UNC Pembroke 71.5
4. North Greeville 61
5. Lees-McRae 56
6. Belmont Abbey 40
7. Erskine 38
8. King 33
9t. Barton 26
9t. Southern Wesleyan 26
WOMEN
1. UNC Pembroke 155
2. Mount Olive 115
3. Southern Wesleyan 95
4. North Greenville 55
5. Lees-McRae 50
6. Emmanuel (Ga.) 47
7t. Converse 30
7t. Erskine 30
9. King 27
10. Belmont Abbey 15
11. Barton 4
2021 CONFERENCE CAROLINAS
INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD AWARD WINNERS
Women's Freshman of the Year
Zai Fraser, Lees-McRae
Women's Track Athlete of the Year
Jharna Alston, Emmanuel
Women's Field Athlete of the Year
Mary Brigid Keck, Mount Olive
Women's Coach of the Year
Dr. Peter Ormsby, UNC Pembroke
Elite 23
Anna Bulsa, North Greenville
Men's Freshman of the Year
Cas Kopmels, Mount Olive
Men's Track Athlete of the Year
Cas Kopmels, Mount Olive
Men's Field Athlete of the Year
Eian Hines, Mount Olive
Men's Coach of the Year
Earl Graves, Mount Olive
Elite 23
Jon Wojcuich, Mount Olive
All-Conference Finishes
(Top Three finishes are First, Second and Third Team All-Conference)
WOMEN
60 Meter Dash
1. Jharna Alston, Emmanuel
2. Sydney McCoy, Mount Olive
3. Dy'Air McCormick, UNC Pembroke
200 Meter Dash
1. Jharna Alston, Emmanuel
2. Michele Beugre, Southern Wesleyan
3. Dy'Air McCormick, UNC Pembroke
400 Meter Dash
1. Collia Rowe, North Greenville
2. Michele Beugre, Southern Wesleyan
3. Emily Beisecker, North Greenville
800 Meter Run
1. Katy Neubert, King
2. Meg Davis, King
3. Monique Whiteman, Mount Olive
One-Mile Run
1. Macey Morgan, Southern Wesleyan
2. Valary Samoei, UNC Pembroke
3. Madison Lewellen, Southern Wesleyan
3,000 Meter Run
1. Lizzie Naval, Erskine
2. Kathryn Anderson, UNC Pembroke
3. Valary Samoei, UNC Pembroke
5,000 Meter Run
1. Lizzie Naval, Erskine
2. Jackline Kosgei, UNC Pembroke
3. Kathryn Anderson, UNC Pembroke
60 Meter Hurdles
1. Mckenzie Connor, Mount Olive
2. Quanterra Harrison, UNC Pembroke
3. Savannah Watkins, UNC Pembroke
4x400 Meter Relay
1. Southern Wesleyan
2. UNC Pembroke
3. North Greenville
DMR
1. UNC Pembroke
2. Southern Wesleyan
3. Converse
High Jump
1. Moena Battle, Emmanuel
2. Aly Hudspeth, UNC Pembroke
3. Olivia Huskey, North Greenville
Pole Vault
1. Haley McLaughlin, Southern Wesleyan
2. Lauren Caughman, North Greenville
3. Millie Klefsaas, North Greenville
Long Jump
1. Sydney McCoy, Mount Olive
2. Savannah Watkins, UNC Pembroke
3. Cristina Villanueva, Belmont Abbey
Triple Jump
1. Zai Fraser, Lees-McRae
2. Mora Smith, Mount Olive
3. Blessing Laudermilich, Southern Wesleyan
Shot Put
1. Mya Roberts, Lees-McRae
2. Kaliya Sutton, Mount Olive
3. Mary Brigid Keck, Mount Olive
Weight Throw
1. Mary Brigid, Mount Olive
2. Raigan Evans, UNC Pembroke
3. Tameia Morrison, Mount Olive
MEN
60 Meter Dash
1. Justin Burnette, Mount Olive
2. Zephaniah Cox, North Greenville
3. Chuck Nnamdi, Emmanuel
200 Meter Dash
1. Justen Burnette, Mount Olive
2. Abraham Fuentez, Belmont Abbey
3. Zephaniah Cox, North Greenville
400 Meter Dash
1. Sulaimane Banguara, Emmanuel
2. Joshua Morell, Mount Olive
3. Josiah Campbell, Emmanuel
800 Meter Run
1. Thomas Thierfelder, Belmont Abbey
2. Amir McCall, North Greenville
3. Delsin Burkhart, UNC Pembroke
One-Mile Run
1. Cas Kopmels, Mount Olive
2. Ethan Hargrove, Emmanuel
3. Shane Shelafoe, Emmanuel
3,000 Meter Run
1. Cas Kopmels, Mount Olive
2. Shane Shelafoe, Emmanuel
3. Hunter Levy, UNC Pembroke
5,000 Meter Run
1. Cas Kopmels, Mount Olive
2. Tristin Bertie, Lees-McRae
3. Silus Kipkoech, UNC Pembroke
60 Meter Hurdles
1. Malik Jackson, Emmanuel
2. Christian Bargaineer, Lees-McRae
3. Jathan Deberry, UNC Pembroke
4x400 Meter Relay
1. Emmanuel
2. North Greenville
3. Erskine
DMR
1. Lees-McRae
2. Mount Olive
3. Barton
High Jump
1. Orlandus Gamble, UNC Pembroke
2. Chandler Whittle, Southern Wesleyan
3. Jawann Washington, Mount Olive
Pole Vault
1. Tucker Flint, Emmanuel
2. Tanner Smith, Mount Olive
3. Quante Downey, Barton
Long Jump
1. Adrian McGee, North Greenville
2. Reed Samuel, King
3. Ethan Hines, Mount Olive
Triple Jump
1. Christian Bargaineer, Lees-McRae
2. Eian Hines, Mount Olive
3. Ethan Hines, Mount Olive
Shot Put
1. Josh Faison, Mount Olive
2. Bryce Crawford, Erskine
3. Tom Kalliske, Mount Olive
Weight Throw
1. Jon Wojcuich, Mount Olive
2. Michael Lotts, Mount Olive
3. Kolin Miller, King
