LEXINGTON, Va. --- The Tusculum University men's and women's indoor track and field teams concluded competition Saturday at the VMI Winter Relays, held at the Corps Physical Training Facility.
The Pioneers are scheduled to return to action on Friday-Saturday, Feb. 5-6 at the Buccaneer Track & Field Invitational at the ETSU Athletics Center in Johnson City.
MEN'S RECAP
Senior Widchard Guervil finished second in the 200 meters with a time of 21.92 seconds, short of the Division II provisional time of 21.63 seconds but still 12th-fastest in the country this season. Sophomore Jontavus Walker took ninth place in 22.75 seconds. In the 60 dash finals, junior Gerard Hearst took fourth place in 7.04 seconds and sophomore Giovanni Purser was eighth in 7.17 seconds. Senior Althiery Leontes was fourth in the 60 hurdles with a career-best time of 8.57 seconds.
Sophomore Antonio Aparicio broke his own school record in the 800 meters and finished third overall in a field of 21 runners with a time of 1:55.94. Senior Kyle Stanley also set a school record in the 500 meters with a sixth-place finish of 1:10.72. Sophomore Caleb Archer set a career best in the 3000 meters, placing sixth overall in 9:08.47 with junior Kyler Hodges in ninth at 9:13.18.
In the long jump, freshman Javell Brown recorded the sixth-best mark in program history at 6.49 meters (21 feet, 3 1/2 inches) for eighth place, with freshman Javon Brown at 5.99 meters (19 feet, 8 inches) for 11th in the meet and the 10th-best mark in school history. Sophomore Alex Higgins earned seventh place in the shot put with a throw of 13.13 meters (43 feet, 1 inch), the sixth-best in program history, while senior Zach Lane was 11th at 12.32 meters (40 feet, 5 inches).
WOMEN'S RECAP
Junior Destini Wilson tied her own school record in the long jump with a mark of 5.30 meters (17 feet, 4 3/4 inches), finishing third overall in the event. Junior Brianna Oats was sixth at 4.84 meters (15 feet, 10 1/2 inches) and junior Shanee Angol took seventh at 4.76 meters (15 feet, 7 1/2 inches).
Oats earned a sixth-place finish in the 60 dash finals (8.27 seconds) and took third in the 60 hurdles (9.66 seconds). Senior Kenisha Stubbs was second in the 60 hurdles at 9.57 seconds, the fifth-fastest time in program history. In the 200 meters, freshman Justice Wade was second in 26.42 seconds, good for seventh on the program's performance list.
Junior Earthaiza Watkins finished fourth in the 500 meters at 1:24.72, the second-best time in program history, and freshman Emily Coddington improved a second on her time in the mile as she crossed the line in 5:26.66 to take eighth overall. Freshman Judy Chellah was ninth in the mile at 5:40.72.
The 4x400-meter relay team of Stubbs, Chellah, Wade and Coddington took third place in 4:20.30, which is eighth on the program's performance list.
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VMI Winter Relays - January 30, 2021
Tusculum Results
MEN
60: 4. Gerard Hearst, 7.04; 8. Giovanni Purser, 7.17.
60 hurdles: 4. Althiery Leontes, 8.57.
200: 2. Widchard Guervil, 21.92; 9. Jontavus Walker, 22.75; 20. Gerard Hearst, 23.60.
500: 6. Kyle Stanley, 1:10.72.
800: 3. Antonio Aparicio, 1:55.94 (school record).
3000: 6. Caleb Archer, 9:08.47; 9. Kyler Hodges, 9:13.18.
4x400: 3. Tusculum (Leontes, Walker, Purser, Stanley), 3:39.79.
Long jump: 8. Javell Brown, 6.49m (21-3 1/2); 11. Javon Brown, 5.99m (19-8); 17. Giovanni Purser, 5.44m (17-10 1/4).
Shot put: 7. Alex Higgins, 13.13m (43-1); 11. Zach Lane, 12.32m (40-5).
WOMEN
60: 6. Brianna Oats, 8.27.
60 hurdles: 2. Kenisha Stubbs, 9.57; 3. Brianna Oats, 9.66.
200: 2. Justice Wade, 26.42; 11. Shanee Angol, 27.71.
500: 4. Earthaiza Watkins, 1:24.72; 9. Yoland Boyce, 1:28.20.
Mile: 8. Emily Coddington, 5:26.66; 9. Judy Chellah, 5:40.72.
4x400: 3. Tusculum (Stubbs, Chellah, Wade, Coddington), 4:20.30.
Long jump: 3. Destini Wilson, 5.30m (17-4 3/4) (tied school record); 6. Brianna Oats, 4.84m (15-10 1/2); 7. Shanee Angol, 4.76m (15-7 1/2).
