WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Barton men's and women's indoor track and field teams wrapped up competition at the 2023 Conference Carolinas Championships which concluded Monday at the JDL Fast Track.
The men's team took ninth place overall while the women's squad finished in 11th place for the Bulldogs. Mount Olive won both titles with the men's squad winning its seventh straight league championship while the women's team earned first-place honors for the eighth time in the last nine seasons.
Barton senior
Deshawn Owens (Pikeville, N.C.) earned all-league accolades thanks to his third-place performance in the men's one-mile run. Owens ran a school-record 4:20.06.
Barton sophomore
Justin Copper (High Point, N.C.) was fifth in the men's 400-meter run (50.78) while freshman
Chace Pearson (Sicklerville, N.J.) took sixth overall in the men's long jump (21'10").
On the women's side for Barton, senior
Hailey Russell (Jacksonville, N.C.) ran the one-mile race in 5:31.77 - good for ninth place - and was part of the 1,600-meter relay which took fifth overall (4:16.02). Russell was joined by seniors
Telina Bunch (Hampton, Va.) and
Kayla King (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and freshman
Aniya Heckstall (Greensboro, N.C.) on the squad.
The Barton track and field teams open the outdoor season on Saturday, March 4, at UNC Wilmington Invitational at the Greene Track and Field Complex in Wilmington, N.C.
Full Results
2023 Conference Carolinas Indoor Track and Field Championships
Winston-Salem, N.C. – JDL Fast Track
Sunday, February 19 – Monday, February 20
MEN
1. Mount Olive 146
2. UNC Pembroke 139
3. North Greenville 89
4. Belmont Abbey 48.5
5. Southern Wesleyan 46
6. Emmanuel (Ga.) 43.5
7. Lees-McRae 37
8. Erskine 28
9. Barton 19
10. Converse 14
11. King 12
WOMEN
1. Mount Olive 159
2. UNC Pembroke 102
3. Converse 74
4. Southern Wesleyan 65
5. North Greenville 63
6. Belmont Abbey 51
7. King 42
8. Lees-McRae 23
9. Erskine 22
10. Emmanuel (Ga.) 12
11. Barton 7
2023 All-Conference Carolinas
Indoor Track and Field Teams
Men's Weight Throw
Alex Smith-Forte, Mount Olive
Kolin Miller, King
Israel Long, Mount Olive
Women's Weight Throw
Raigan Evans, UNC Pembroke
Mary Brigid Keck, Mount Olive
Lillian Marino, UNC Pembroke
Men's Long Jump
Terrique Webb, North Greenville
Kamden Johnson, Mount Olive
Jeremiah Kimbrough, Mount Olive
Women's Long Jump
Mycherie Onwuzuruike, Southern Wesleyan
JoAnn Smiling, North Greenville
Channie Jefferson, Mount Olive
Women's High Jump
Phoebe Myers, Converse
Natalyah Wilson, Mount Olive
Macie Tuttanon, Belmont Abbey
Men's High Jump
Kamden Johnson, Mount Olive
Demonte Lavender, Mount Olive
Jayden Green, Lees-McRae
Men's Distance Medley Relay
Emmanuel
Belmont Abbey
North Greenville
Women's Distance Medley Relay
Converse
UNC Pembroke
King
Men's 5,000-meter Relay
Joshua Chepkesir, UNC Pembroke
Hayden Goode, North Greenville
Ronan O'Neill, Southern Wesleyan
Women's 5,000-meter Relay
Morgan Whitley, King
Kathryn Anderson, UNC Pembroke
Jackline Kosgei, UNC Pembroke
Women's Triple Jump
Karla Hormazabal, Mount Olive
Leah Dotson, Erskine
Mycherie Onwuzuruike, Southern Wesleyan
Men's Triple Jump
Jaleal Hamlett, Mount Olive
Kendrick Lewis, UNC Pembroke
Royal Foster, North Greenville
Women's Shot Put
Ashley Lindsay, Mount Olive
Kaliya Suttone, Mount Olive
Mary Brigid Keck, Mount Olive
Men's Shot Put
Josh Faison, Mount Olive
Nic Cloud, Mount Olive
Justin Walker, UNC Pembroke
Women's Pole Vault
Caitlin Paulins, King
Trinity Frayer, Mount Olive
Sydney Keller, Belmont Abbey
Men's Pole Vault
Bryce Hamby, North Greenville
Tucker Flint, Emmanuel
Kelly Hay, Belmont Abbey
Women's Mile
Ruth Spijker, Converse
Avery Shope, North Greenville
Kathryn Anderson, UNC Pembroke
Men's Mile
Delsin Burkhart, UNC Pembroke
Joshua Chepkesir, UNC Pembroke
Deshawn Owens, Barton
Women's 60-meter Hurdles
Isabelle Flores, Belmont Abbey
Phoebe Myers, Converse
Karolina Colon, Belmont Abbey
Men's 60-meter Hurdles
Tayvon Callahan, UNC Pembroke
Christian Bargaineer, Lees-McRae
Jacobie Sims, North Greenville
Women's 400 meters
Jaiden Moody, Mount Olive
Channie Jefferson, Mount Olive
Michele Beugre, Southern Wesleyan
Men's 400 meters
Jalen Jones, UNC Pembroke
Antavious Lawton, North Greenville
John Clayton Reed, Erkine
Women's 60 meters
Tiara Cox, North Greenville
Jaylin Reeves, Mount Olive
Mahala Evans, UNC Pembroke
Men's 60 meters
Justen Burnette, Mount Olive
Gavin McFadden, Converse
DaMarr Harvey, UNC Pembroke
Women's 800 meters
Ruth Spijker, Converse
Julia Van Dine, UNC Pembroke
Katy Neubert, King
Men's 800 meters
Delsin Burkhart, UNC Pembroke
Josh Gillis, Less-McRae
Thomas Thierfelder, Belmont Abbey
Women's 200 meters
Jaylin Reeves, Mount Olive
Chianel Asoburuenwu, Mount Olive
Tiara Cox, North Greenville
Men's 200 meters
Justen Burnette, Mount Olive
DaMarr Harvey, UNC Pembroke
Noah Meadows, Southern Wesleyan
Women's 3,000 meters
Kathryn Anderson, UNC Pembroke
Valary Samoei, UNC Pembroke
Morgan Whitley, King
Men's 3,000 meters
Joshua Chepkesir, UNC Pembroke
Brandon Martin, Emmanuel
Ronan O'Neill, Southern Wesleyan
Women's 1,600-meter Relay
Southern Wesleyan
North Greenville
Belmont Abbey
Men's 1,600-meter Relay
North Greenville
Mount Olive
Belmont Abbey
Women's Track & Field Award Winners
Women's Elite 23 Presented by McGriff Insurance Services
Anna Blankenship, King
Women's Freshman of the Year
Ruth Spijker, Converse
Women's Track Athlete of the Year
Kathryn Anderson, UNC Pembroke
Women's Field Athlete of the Year
Mycherie Onwuzurukie, Southern Wesleyan
Women's Coach of the Year
Earl Graves, Mount Olive
Men's Track & Field Award Winners
Men's Elite 23 Presented by McGriff Insurance Services
Jacob Klumb, North Greenville
Men's Freshman of the Year
Terrique Webb, North Greenville
Men's Track Athlete of the Year
Joshua Chepkesir, UNC Pembroke
Men's Field Athlete of the Year
Kamden Johnson, Mount Olive
Men's Coach of the Year
Earl Graves, Mount Olive
