HICKORY, N.C. --- The Tusculum University men's and women's outdoor track & field teams competed in their first meet in two years Sunday when the Pioneers participated in the LR Bears Open, hosted by Lenoir-Rhyne University at the Moretz Athletic Complex.
Tusculum's men received a first-place finish and a school record from Althiery Leontes in the 110 hurdles, along with a victory from Javon Brown in the triple jump. The Pioneer women were led by Shanee Angol, who won the javelin with an NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 44.11 meters. Faith Bostick was victorious in the 100 meters with a school record, and also placed first in the 200 meters, and Kenisha Stubbs set school records and finished third in both the 100 and 400 hurdles.
The Pioneers will return to action at the two-day Montreat Invitational Friday and Saturday, March 26 and 27.
WOMEN
Angol crushed the previous program record of 21.06 meters with her first throw of the season at 40.60 meters, then earned the NCAA provisional mark with her second toss of 144 feet, 9 inches. All six of Angol's throws were better than any other competitor in the field, with five eclipsing the 40-meter mark. Her winning mark of 44.11 meters is currently 10th-best in Division II this season.
�� Shanee Angol with 44.11m toss in Javelin! The throw is a school record and NCAA DII Provisional mark! Angol also came away with the event win. #WeArePioneers pic.twitter.com/3DwBpZiQl9
— Tusculum XC/T&F (@tusculumxctf) March 22, 2021
Bostick was clocked at 12.07 seconds in the 100 to break the school record of 12.52 seconds set by teammate Kayneshia Carter, who finished 11th in the event at 13.07 seconds. Bostick had a winning time of 25.31 seconds in the 200 meters, the second-best mark in program history.
Stubbs, competing in the outdoor hurdles for the first time at Tusculum, beat the school record in the 100 hurdles by more than a second and finished third in 15.56 seconds. In the 400 hurdles, Stubbs was again third in 1:07.12, more than 7 1/2 seconds faster than the previous school mark in the event.
Also claiming third-place finishes were Earthaiza Watkins in the 400 meters (58.99 seconds) and Destini Wilson in the high jump (1.59 meters/5 feet, 2 1/2 inches). Judy Chellah was fifth in the 800 meters and took over second place on the program performance list with a time of 2:27.02, while Emily Coddington was fifth in the 5000 meters with a time of 18:56.75, also second on the performance list.
The Pioneer 4x100 relay of Hailey Cole, Bostick, Justice Wade and Watkins finished first in 48.63 seconds, the second-fastest time in program history. The 4x400 relay of Stubbs, Bostick, Wilson and Watkins took second in 4:05.40, the fifth-best time in school history.
MEN
Leontes won the 110 hurdles in 15.34 seconds to break the record of 15.70 seconds set by Jamire Thompson in 2019. Leontes finished third overall in the 400 hurdles with a time of 57.18 seconds, the sixth-fastest time in school history.
Brown recorded his winning mark of 14.33 meters (47 feet, 1/4 inch) into a strong headwind, and was followed in the results by his brother Javell Brown who went 14.08 meters (46 feet, 2 1/2 inches) on his third and final trial to claim second place. The jumps are the fourth and sixth-best, respectively, in program history.
Tusculum had three top-eight finishers in the 100 meters, with Giovanni Purser coming in fifth in 11.12 seconds followed by Gerard Hearst in sixth (11.16 seconds) and Pierre Dupuy in eighth (11.25 seconds). Kyler Hodges was fifth in the 5000 meters with a time of 15:40.14, putting him second on the program's performance list, and Antonio Aparicio had the fifth-best time in the 1500 meters in school history at 4:13.68. Kyle Stanley took seventh place in the 800 meters at 2:03.09, which is the 10th-best time in school history.
In the shot put, Alex Higgins took fifth place overall with a throw of 13.29 meters (43 feet, 7 1/4 inches), the fourth-best mark in program history and good for second place on the program performance list.
- TU -
LR Bears Open - March 21, 2021
at Hickory, N.C.
Tusculum results
MEN
100: 5. Giovanni Purser, 11.12; 6. Gerard Hearst, 11.16; 8. Pierre Dupuy, 11.25.
110 hurdles: 1. Althiery Leontes, 15.34 (school record).
200: 11. Giovanni Purser, 23.17.
400 hurdles: 3. Althiery Leontes, 57.18.
800: 7. Kyle Stanley, 2:03.09; 11. Jontavus Walker, 2:08.03; 16. Maximus Florence, 2:15.82; 19. Tyler Rogers, 2:33.87.
1500: 17. Antonio Aparicio, 4:13.68; 23. Zach Cooper, 4:47.59.
5000: 5. Kyler Hodges, 15:40.14; 9. Caleb Archer, 16:11.60.
4x100 relay: 2. Tusculum (Purser, Hearst, Dupuy, Walker), 42.81.
4x400 relay: 2. Tusculum A (Leontes, Walker, Stanley, Aparicio), 3:33.82; 3. Tusculum B (Rogers, Purser, Florence, Dupuy), 4:03.57.
Long jump: 5. Javon Brown, 6.50m (21-4); 8. Javell Brown, 6.29m (20-7 3/4); 10. Pierre Dupuy, 5.74m (18-10).
Triple jump: 1. Javon Brown, 14.33m (47-1/4); 2. Javell Brown, 14.08m (46-2 1/2).
Shot put: 5. Alex Higgins, 13.29m (43-7 1/4); 11. Zach Lane, 12.28m (40-3 1/2).
WOMEN
100: 1. Faith Bostick, 12.07 (school record); 11. Kayneshia Carter, 13.07; 19. Savannah Carter, 13.55; 23. Shanee Angol, 14.14.
100 hurdles: 3. Kenisha Stubbs, 15.56 (school record).
200: 1. Faith Bostick, 25.31; 18. Kayneshia Carter, 27.07; 35. Savannah Carter, 29.80.
400: 3. Earthaiza Watkins, 58.99.
400 hurdles: 3. Kenisha Stubbs, 1:07.12 (school record).
800: 5. Judy Chellah, 2:27.02.
1500: 23. Yoland Boyce, 5:45.68.
5000: 5. Emily Coddington, 18:56.75; 13. Erin Bruce, 20:24.75.
4x100 relay: 1. Tusculum (Cole, Bostick, Wade, Watkins), 48.63.
4x400 relay: 2. Tusculum A (Stubbs, Bostick, Wilson, Watkins), 4:05.40.
High jump: 3. Destini Wilson, 1.59m (5-2 1/2).
Javelin: 1. Shanee Angol, 44.11m (144-9) (school record/NCAA provisional mark).
