CULLOWHEE, N.C. --- The Tusculum University men's and women's track and field teams completed competition at the Catamount Classic on Saturday, hosted by Western Carolina University.
The Tusculum men finished fourth out of seven teams with 79 points, aided by a 1-2 finish in the triple jump from Javell Brown and Javon Brown, while the Pioneer women were sixth out of eight teams with 48 points as Faith Bostick won both the 100 meters and 200 meters.
The Pioneers also set a total of four school records in their final competition before the South Atlantic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships next weekend in Hickory, North Carolina.
WOMEN'S RECAP
Bostick won the 100 meters with a time of 12.14 seconds and captured the 200 meters in 24.64 seconds after setting the school record in 200 in preliminaries on Friday.
In the 800 meters, freshman Emily Coddington finished eighth overall and broke the school record with a time of 2:20.97. Kenisha Stubbs took seventh in the 100 hurdles in 15.70 seconds, and in the 400 meters Kesia Griffith finished 12th in 1:02.37 followed by Aliyah Adderley in 13th at 1:05.50.
Tusculum 4x400 relay of Griffith, Stubbs, Chellah and Destini Wilson finished fifth overall with a time of 4:08.21.
In the high jump, Wilson tied her own school record and finished second after clearing 1.60 meters (5 feet, 3 inches).
ETSU won the team title with 158 points, followed by Wofford (142), Western Carolina (139.5), UNC Asheville (129.5), North Georgia (72), the Pioneers (48), Montreat (13) and UNC Greensboro (11).
MEN'S RECAP
Javell Brown won the triple jump with a best leap of 14.02 meters (46 feet), followed by his brother Javon in second place at 13.64 meters (44 feet, 9 inches). Both marks were short of their season bests, but did place them seventh and ninth, respectively, on the program all-time top 10 in the event.
Jontavus Walker broke his own school record in the 400 meters, finishing fourth overall in 49.51 seconds to surpass his mark of 49.65 seconds set at Montreat on March 27. Walker also took third place in the 200 meters at 22.06 seconds.
In the 800 meters, Antonio Aparicio finished second in 1:55.27 and broke his own record of 1:56.67 set at Montreat. Kyler Hodges finished 11th in 1:58.39 and had the fifth-best time in program history.
In the 100 meters, Gerard Hearst finished sixth at 11.01 seconds, followed by Devan Hart in seventh place at 11.04 seconds. Kyle Stanley took third in the 400 hurdles at 59.96 seconds, while the 4x100-meter team of Hart, Giovanni Purser, Hearst and Pierre Dupuy was third in 42:24 seconds.
In the shot put, Alex Higgins was fourth at 13.20 meters (43 feet, 3 3/4 inches) and Zach Lane took seventh at 12.05 meters (39 feet, 6 1/2 inches). Lane added a seventh-place finish in the discus at 37.15 meters (121 feet, 10 inches) and Higgins took eighth in the discus at 36.41 meters (119 feet, 5 inches).
Tusculum's 4x400-meter relay of Stanley, Aparicio, Walker and Hart finished in fifth place at 3:27.20, less than a second behind the school record set by the quartet at Montreat last month.
The host Catamounts finished atop the team standings with 183.5 points, followed by UNC Asheville at 161, Wofford at 130.5 and the Pioneers with 79. ETSU (61 points), UNC Greensboro (45) and Reinhardt (16) rounded out the scoring.
MEN
100: 6. Gerard Hearst, 11.01; 7. Devan Hart, 11.04; 13. Pierre Dupuy, 11.34.
200: 3. Jontavus Walker, 22.06.
400: 4. Jontavus Walker, 49.51 (school record).
400 hurdles: 3. Kyle Stanley, 59.96.
800: 2. Antonio Aparicio, 1:55.27 (school record); 11. Kyler Hodges, 1:58.39; 15. Alex Perez, 2:00.73; 21. Caleb Archer, 2:06.48; 24. Tyler Rogers, 2:33.62.
4x100: 3. Tusculum (Hart, Purser, Hearst, Dupuy), 42.24.
4x400: 5. Tusculum (Stanley, Aparicio, Walker, Hart), 3:27.20.
Triple jump: 1. Javell Brown, 14.02m (46-0); 2. Javon Brown, 13.64m (44-9).
Shot put: 4. Alex Higgins, 13.20m (43-3 3/4); 7. Zach Lane, 12.05m (39-6 1/2).
Discus: 7. Zach Lane, 37.15m (121-10); 8. Alex Higgins, 36.41m (119-5).
Team scores: 1. Western Carolina, 183.5; 2. UNC Asheville, 161; 3. Wofford, 130.5; 4. Tusculum, 79; 5. ETSU, 61; 6. UNC Greensboro, 45; 7. Reinhardt, 16.
WOMEN
100: 1. Faith Bostick, 12.14; 16. Kayneshia Carter, 13.28.
100 hurdles: 7. Kenisha Stubbs, 15.70.
200: 1. Faith Bostick, 24.64.
400: 12. Kesia Griffith, 1:02.37; 13. Aliyah Adderley, 1:05.50.
800: 8. Emily Coddington, 2:20.97 (school record); 17. Judy Chellah, 2:26.32; 20. Yoland Boyce, 2:28.61.
4x400: 5. Tusculum (Griffith, Stubbs, Chellah, Wilson), 4:08.21.
High jump: 2. Destini Wilson, 1.60m (5-3) (ties school record).
Team scores: 1. ETSU, 158; 2. Wofford, 142; 3. Western Carolina, 139.5; 4. UNC Asheville, 129.5; 5. North Georgia, 72; 6. Tusculum; 48; 7. Montreat, 13; 8. UNC Greensboro, 11.
