MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. – The Barton men's and women's track and field teams put together a strong performance at the 2021 Conference Carolinas Outdoor Championships which wrapped up Saturday at Ray McDonald, Sr., Sports Complex on the campus of the University of Mount Olive.
Both squads finished in seventh place with the men and women finishing with 48 and 52 points, respectively. Meanwhile, Mount Olive swept both titles. The Trojans' women totaled 158 points while the men's squad finished with 268 points.
Barton was led by junior
Takeitha Glaspie (Goldsboro, N.C.), who won the women's 100-meter dash (12.20) and finished second in the women's 200-meter dash in 24.80 seconds. Meanwhile, junior
Telina Bunch (Hampton, Va.) ran the women's 400-meter hurdles in 1:03.95 seconds, good for second place for the Bulldogs.
Barton junior
Ashley Teilborg (Sneads Ferry, N.C.) also finished second in the women's javelin (113'5") while freshman
Bianca Kave (Hamden, Conn.) took second place in the women's long jump (17'5").
On the men's side, Barton junior
Tyler Burns (Wilson, N.C.) took third in the 200-meter dash (22.14) and was part of the 400-meter relay team which earned all-league honors as well thanks to a third-place finish and a time of 43.13 seconds. The remaining trio of the relay included freshmen
Chase Eaton (Wilson, N.C.) and
Ronnie Robinson (Columbia, S.C.) and junior
Jimere Summers (Kinston, N.C.).
In addition, senior
Chianti Ghee (Fayetteville, N.C.) took third place in the men's hammer throw (169'0") while the Bulldogs took second and third place in the men's pole vault courtesy of freshman
Jacob Boucher (Swansboro, N.C.) and junior
Quante Downey (Nashville, N.C.), respectively, with a mark of 13'5".
The Barton men's and women's outdoor track and field teams are next scheduled to compete in the Last Chance Meet on Sunday, May 16, back on Mount Olive's campus.
Results
2021 Conference Carolinas Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Friday, April 23 – Saturday, April 24
Mount Olive, N.C. – Ray McDonald, Sr., Sports Complex
MEN
1. Mount Olive 268
2. Emmanuel (Ga.) 119
3. North Greenville 104
4. Lees-McRae 64
5. Southern Wesleyan 58
6. Belmont Abbey 52
7. Barton 48
8. King (Tenn.) 32
9. Erskine 25
WOMEN
1. Mount Olive 158
2. Southern Wesleyan 156
3. North Greenville 88
4. Converse 86
5. Lees-McRae 70
6. Emmanuel (Ga.) 62
7. Barton 52
8. Belmont Abbey 46
9. Erskine 34
10. King (Tenn.) 20
2021 All-Conference Carolinas
Outdoor Track and Field honorees
(First, Second and Third Team)
Women's Javelin
1. Danielle Trimbur, Mount Olive – Conference Record
2. Ashley Teilborg, Barton
3. Bayle Wood, Lees-McRae
Men's Javelin
1. Calvin Fernandez, Southern Wesleyan
2. Jon Wojcuich, Mount Olive
3. Luke Gordy, Southern Wesleyan
Women's Hammer
1. Candy Lockett, Mount Olive – Conference Record
2. Kelsie Smith, Southern Wesleyan
3. Tameia Morrison, Mount Olive
Men's Hammer
1. Jon Wojcuich, Mount Olive
2. Kolin Miller, King
3.
Chianti Ghee, Barton
Women's Long Jump
1. Cristina Villanueva, Belmont Abbey
2. Bianca Kave, Barton
3. Carmen Devries, Southern Wesleyan
Men's Long Jump
1. Eian Hines, Mount Olive
2. Adrian McGee, North Greenville
3. Ethan Hines, Mount Olive
Women's Pole Vault
1. Clara Heiss, Emmanuel
2. Kristin Frost, Converse
3. Millie Klefsaas, North Greenville
Men's Pole Vault
1. Tucker Flint, Emmanuel
2. Jacob Boucher, Barton
3. Quante Downey, Barton
Women's High Jump
1. Moena Battle, Emmanuel
2. Olivia Huskey, North Greenville
3. Paige Peterson, Southern Wesleyan
Men's High Jump
1. Jawann Washington, Mount Olive
2. Jordan Meekins, North Greenville
3. Kamden Johnson, Mount Olive
Women's 10,000-Meter
1. Deanna Betzer, Lees-McRae
2. Lizzie Naval, Erskine
3. Meghan Little, Belmont Abbey
Men's 10,000-Meter
1. Cas Kopmels, Mount Olive
2. Alexander Andrade-Sosa, Emmanuel
3. Noah Woodbury, Erskine
Women's Discus
1. Mary Brigid Keck, Mount Olive – Conference Record
2. Tameia Morrison, Mount Olive
3. Kelsie Smith, Southern Wesleyan
Men's Discus
1. Josh Faison, Mount Olive – Conference Record
2. Ben Howard, Mount Olive
3. Dorian Tolbert, Mount Olive
Women's Triple Jump
1. Za'Isha Fraser, Lees-McRae – Conference Record, DII Provisional Mark
2. Belssing Laudermilich, Southern Wesleyan
3. Serenity Hunt, Converse
Men's Triple Jump
1. Eian Hines, Mount Olive
2. Nykie Pray, Mount Olive
3. Jawann Washington, Mount Olive
Women's Shot Put
1. Kelsie Smith, Southern Wesleyan
2. Mary Brigid Keck, Mount Olive
3. Kaliya Sutton, Mount Olive
Men's Shot Put
1. Josh Faison, Mount Olive
2. Michael Lotts, Mount Olive
3. Kolin Miller, King
Women's 3,000-Meter Steeplechase
1. Monique Whiteman, Mount Olive
2. Morgan Dutton, Erskine
3. Abbey Frock, Southern Wesleyan
Men's 3,000-Meter Steeplechase
1. Jacob Holcombe, North Greenville
2. Elias Zajicek, Lees-McRae
3. Blaine Metcalf, King
Women's 400-Meter Relay
1. Southern Wesleyan
2. Lees-McRae
3. North Greenville
Men's 400-Meter Relay
1. Mount Olive
2. North Greenville
3. Barton
Women's 1,500-Meter Run
1. Monique Whiteman, Mount Olive
2. Taylor Farmer, Emmanuel
3. Kylie Futrell, North Greenville
Men's 1,500-Meter Run
1. Cas Kopmels, Mount Olive
2. Ethan Hargrove, Emmanuel
3. Victor Shellhammer, North Greenville
Women's 100-Meter Hurdles
1. Daeja Belton, Converse
2. Brittney Augustin, Lees-McRae
3. Clara Heiss, Emmanuel
Men's 110-Meter Hurdles
1. Malik Jackson, Emmanuel
2. Christian Bargaineer, Lees-McRae
3. Demetrius Walker, Emmanuel
Women's 400-Meter Dash
1. Jami Wright, Southern Wesleyan – Conference Record, DII Provisional Mark
2. Collia Rowe, North Greenville
3. Michele Beugre, Southern Wesleyan
Men's 400-Meter Dash
1. Sulaimane Bangura, Emmanuel
2. Tedric Shannon, Mount Olive
3. Brian Sims, Lees-McRae
Women's 100-Meter Dash
1. Takeitha Glaspie, Barton
2. Kayla Achenbach, Southern Wesleyan
3. Krishayla Boyd, Converse
Men's 100-Meter Dash
1. Tevin Richardson, North Greenville
2. Justen Brunette, Mount Olive
3. Zach Jenkins, Mount Olive
Women's 800-Meter Run
1. Meg Davis, King
2. Bayley Robinson, Converse
3. Lycia Zavala, Southern Wesleyan
Men's 800-Meter Run
1. Thomas Thierfelder, Belmont Abbey
2. Mattia Marci, Mount Olive
3. Victor Shellhammer, North Greenville
Women's 400-Meter Hurdles
1. Emily Bishop, North Greenville
2. Telina Bunch, Barton
3. Whitney Christian, King
Men's 400-Meter Hurdles
1. Malik Jackson, Emmanuel
2. Christian Bargaineer, Lees-McRae
3. Demetrius Walker, Emmanuel
Women's 200-Meter Dash
1. Jami Wright, Southern Wesleyan
2. Takeitha Glaspie, Barton
3. Collia Rowe, North Greenville
Men's 200-Meter Dash
1. Tevin Richardson, North Greenville
2. Justen Burnette, Mount Olive
3. Tyler Burns, Barton
Women's 5,000-Meter Run
1. Lizzie Naval, Erskine
2. Monique Whiteman, Mount Olive
3. Deanna Betzer, Lees-McRae
Men's 5,000-Meter Run
1. Cas Kopmels, Mount Olive
2. Shane Shelafoe, Emmanuel
3. Demarco Hernandez, Emmanuel
Women's 1,600-Meter Relay
1. Southern Wesleyan
2. North Greenville
3. Converse
Men's 1,600-Meter Relay
1. Belmont Abbey
2. Emmanuel
3. Lees-McRae
Men's Outdoor Track & Field Award Winners
Coach of the Year: Earl Graves, Mount Olive
Freshman of the Year: Cas Kopmels, Mount Olive
Track Athlete of the Year: Cas Kopmels, Mount Olive
Field Athlete of the Year: Eian Hines, Mount Olive
Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Coach of the Year: Greg Thiel, Southern Wesleyan
Freshman of the Year: Monique Whiteman, Mount Olive
Track Athlete of the Year: Jami Wright, SWU
Field Athlete of the Year: Kelsie Smith, SWU
