JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. --- The Tusculum University indoor track and field teams opened their third straight weekend of competition at the two-day Buccaneer Track and Field Invitational, hosted by East Tennessee State University.
The Pioneers competed in six events between the men and the women on Friday, with a full day of competition starting Saturday at 10 a.m. at the ETSU Athletics Center.
WOMEN'S RECAP
Junior Destini Wilson broke her own school record in the long jump, leaping 5.32 meters (17 feet, 5 1/2 inches) in the last of her six jumps to break her own record of 5.30 meters (17 feet, 4 3/4 inches) she set at the same meet in 2019 and matched last weekend at the VMI Winter Relays.
Destiny Wilson with a career best of 5.32m today. Wilson finished 4th overall! pic.twitter.com/lYXWwHiMQH
— Tusculum XC/T&F (@tusculumxctf) February 5, 2021
Wilson also recorded a season-best mark in the high jump, clearing 1.55 meters (5 feet, 1 inch) to take third place in a field of 14 competitors. Wilson cleared on her first attempt on each of her first four jumps, and tied for her fourth-best height in her career at 1.55 meters.
In the 800 meters, freshman Judy Chellah finished eighth overall in a time of 2:26.26, with freshman Emily Coddington right behind her in ninth with a time of 2:26.27. Those times are the fourth and fifth-fastest, respectively, in program history, and leave Chellah and Coddington second and third on the Tusculum performance list in the event.
Sophomore Erin Bruce finished 11th in the mile run with a time of 5:53.03, putting her seventh on the school's all-time performance list.
MEN'S RECAP
Sophomore Caleb Archer finished eighth overall in the mile with a career-best time of 4:38.05, shaving 4 1/2 seconds off his previous best set earlier this season at the KMS Invitational. Archer climbed into seventh place on the program performance list with his result on Friday.
Freshman Javon Brown finished ninth in the long jump with a best mark of 6.51 meters (21 feet, 4 1/4 inches), which is the sixth-best mark in program history and moves him up to third on the school performance list.
Javon Brown with a big long jump today of 6.51m and takes 9th place in a deep field! pic.twitter.com/ADOUWvCmnu
— Tusculum XC/T&F (@tusculumxctf) February 5, 2021
Buccaneer Track & Field Invitational
at East Tennessee State University - Feb. 5, 2021
Tusculum results
MEN
Mile: 8. Caleb Archer, 4:38.05; 20. Maximus Florence, 5:00.94.
Long jump: 9. Javon Brown, 6.51m (21-4 1/4).
WOMEN
800: 8. Judy Chellah, 2:26.26; 9. Emily Coddington, 2:26.27; 24. Yoland Boyce, 2:40.80.
Mile: 11. Erin Bruce, 5:53.03.
High jump: 3. Destini Wilson, 1.55m (5-1).
Long jump: 4. Destini Wilson, 5.32m (17-5 1/2 - school record); 16. Shanee Angol, 4.79m (15-8 3/4).
