WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. --- The Tusculum University men's and women's indoor track and field teams combined to set four school records in eight events during competition at the Camel City Invitational, held Friday and Saturday at the JDL Fast Track.
MEN'S RECAP
Senior Will Cronin finished fourth in the 5000 meters on Friday night with a time of 14:39.49, which surpassed his own record of 14:54.28 set at the Gamecock Opener on Jan. 18 of last season. His time converted to 14:30.17 for track size, which is an NCAA Division II provisional qualifying mark and is 35th-best in the country this season.
Senior Althiery Leontes tied his school record in the preliminaries of the 60 hurdles at 8.45 seconds, which he ran at the VMI Winter Classic last weekend. In the finals, Leontes finished fourth with a mark of 8.54 seconds in the finals.
Senior Kyle Stanley also set a school record in the 600 meters, finishing third in 1:26.71. In the 60 meters, sophomore Devan Hart finished 11th in 7.13 seconds, while sophomore Antonio Aparicio placed 10th in the 800 meters at 1:58.35, the fourth-fastest time in program history.
WOMEN'S RECAP
In her season debut, sophomore Faith Bostick ran 7.91 in the preliminaries of the 60-meter dash to break the mark of 7.94 seconds set by freshman Justice Wade at ETSU on Feb. 6. In the finals, Bostick reset the record as she ran 7.84 to finish fifth overall.
Senior Kenisha Stubbs was 10th in the 60 hurdles at 9.45 seconds, the fifth-best mark in program history, and finished seventh in the 60 dash at 8.30 seconds.
In the mile, freshman Emily Coddington placed 16th in a deep field with a time of 5:17.94, cutting more than 6 1/2 seconds off her previous season best of 5:26.66 set at the VMI Winter Relays on Jan. 30.
Camel City Invitational - at Winston-Salem, N.C.
Tusculum results
MEN
60: 11. Devan Hart, 7.13.
60 hurdles (prelims): 4. Althiery Leontes, 8.45 (ties school record).
60 hurdles (finals): 4. Althiery Leontes, 8.54.
600: 3. Kyle Stanley, 1:26.71 (school record).
800: 10. Antonio Aparicio, 1:58.35.
5000: 4. Will Cronin, 14:39.49 (school record).
WOMEN
60 (prelims): 5. Faith Bostick, 7.91 (school record); 7. Kenisha Stubbs, 8.33.
60 (finals): 5. Faith Bostick, 7.84 (school record); 7. Kenisha Stubbs, 8.30.
60 hurdles: 10. Kenisha Stubbs, 9.45.
Mile: 16. Emily Coddington, 5:17.94.
