LEXINGTON, Va. --- The Tusculum University men's and women's indoor track and field teams collected 10 top-five finishes on the second day of the VMI Winter Classic.
Notable performances included freshman Emily Coddington winning the women's 800 meters and senior Will Cronin setting a school record in the men's mile run.
WOMEN'S RECAP
Coddington ran 2:22.21 in the 800 to hold off Gillian Kasitz of Queens by .15 of a second for the victory. Her time was one second off the school record of 2:21.20 set last year by Gabrielle Beckett, and set a season best for Coddington by four seconds. Freshman Judy Chellah ran 2:27.99 for fourth place in the event and eighth place on the program's Top 10 list in the 800, and senior Yoland Boyce was seventh in 2:39.27.
Senior Kenisha Stubbs placed fourth in the finals of the 60-meter hurdles in 9.49 seconds, followed by junior Brianna Oats in sixth at 9.58 seconds. Stubbs was the top finisher for the Pioneers in the 200 meters at 26.92 seconds.
Tusculum's 4x400-meter relays team of Stubbs, junior Earthaiza Watkins, Coddington and sophomore Aliyah Adderley placed third overall in 4:10.16, putting the quartet fifth on the school's all-time performance list and registering the 10th-fastest time in program history.
MEN'S RECAP
Cronin was the top collegiate finisher in the mile run, behind an unattached runner, as he was clocked in 4:16.99 to break his school record by nearly 6 1/2 seconds. Junior Kyler Hodges was fourth in 4:28.07, the eighth-fastest mile time in program history.
Freshman Javon Brown took second in the triple jump with a season-best mark of 13.81 meters (45 feet, 3 3/4 inches) with freshman Javell Brown in third at 13.41 meters (44 feet). Javon Brown's leap ranks second on the program's performance list and ranks sixth on the Tusculum Top 10 list.
Senior Althiery Leontes was fifth in the finals of the 60 hurdles at 8.71 seconds, and sophomore Jontavus Walker was seventh in the 200 meters at 22.34 seconds. Walker's time ranks third on the school performance list and was 10th-fastest all-time at Tusculum. Freshman Ray Richardson ran 9:22.61 in the 3000 meters, putting him seventh on the program performance list.
The Pioneer 4x400-meter relay team of Walker, sophomore Devan Hart, grad student Kyle Stanley and Hodges was fifth at 3:35.57.
VMI Winter Classic - February 13, 2021
Tusculum results
WOMEN
60 hurdles finals: 4. Kenisha Stubbs, 9.49; 6. Brianna Oats, 9.58.
200: 20. Kenisha Stubbs, 26.92; 25. Kayneshia Carter, 27.37; 28. Destini Wilson, 27.59; 29. Shanee Angol, 27.62; 32. Savannah Carter, 30.56.
800: 1. Emily Coddington, 2:22.21; 4. Judy Chellah, 2:27.99; 7. Yoland Boyce, 2:39.27.
3000: 10. Erin Bruce, 11:37.13.
4x400: 3. Tusculum (Stubbs, Watkins, Coddington, Adderley), 4:10.16.
MEN
200: 7. Jontavus Walker, 22.34; 17. Devan Hart, 22.95.
Mile: 2. Will Cronin, 4:16.99 (school record); 4. Kyler Hodges, 4:28.07.
3000: 14. Ray Richardson, 9:22.61; 15. Carson Walls, 9:28.61.
60 hurdles finals: 5. Althiery Leontes, 8.71.
4x400: 5. Tusculum (Walker, Hart, Stanley, Hodges), 3:35.57.
Triple jump: 2. Javon Brown, 13.81m (45-3 3/4); 3. Javell Brown, 13.41m (44-0).
