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Men's Track and Field

Keydets Complete SoCon Championships with High Marks

Complete Results

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Junior Jordin Poindexter won the men's 200 meter and the VMI men's 4x400 took the event title to highlight VMI's efforts on day two of the 2021 Southern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Cullowhee, North Carolina.
 
The 4x400 relay team's victory was the second consecutive of the 2021 season as the group comprised of Poindexter, Jonathan Gray, Trent Whittaker and Johnnie Walker also won the SoCon Indoor title for the event. VMI finished in 3:12.99 and was pursued by The Citadel in second (3:16.10) and ETSU in third (3:16.86).  The men's 4x100 grouping of Bret Trahan, Gray, Keyandre Midgett and Poindexter placed third overall in 41.86 seconds for All-Conference honors.
 
Poindexter won the 200m in 21.32 seconds to take the individual title just before Western Carolina's Marcus Brown arrived in 21.43. Earlier in the day, he placed second in the 100m (10.60 seconds) just two hundredths of a second off from the winner Emmanuel Tait of Samford (10.58).
 
The VMI women's 4x400 group composed of Eliza Brooks, Autumn Parson, Ahliyah Williams and Ariana Ruffin erased a former school record by nearly six seconds as they finished second overall in the race in 3:47.91. The women's 4x100 team composed of Nia Vaughan, Ruffin, Marissa Linkous and Parson placed seventh overall in 48.25 seconds.
 
After placing second in the steeplechase yesterday, Gavin Jenkins placed second in the 5000-meter run with a time of 14:21.73. Junior Johnnie Walker placed third in the 400m with a time of 48.28 seconds. In the men's 800 meter, Trent Whittaker placed fifth overall in 1:53.52 and Zach Lauster came in eighth in 1:54.73.
 
Men's 110mH athletes Keyandre Midgett placed sixth overall in 14.81 seconds ahead of teammate Liam McBride, who finished eighth in 15.43 seconds. In the men's 400mH, Jack Rice arrived in seventh overall in 57.75 seconds. Midgett placed second in the triple jump at 14.63 meters to earn All-Conference honors for the event in addition to placing fourth in the long jump with a distance of 6.91 meters.

Solomon Ghosh performed well in both the shot and the discus, throwing a distance of 14.83 meters and placing second in the discus at 48.70 meters to earn All-Conference marks. In the women's shot, senior Sarah Leckman also placed second with a throw of 14.00 meters to earn All-SoCon recognition. Ellie Miller finished seventh in the women's shot with a distance of 11.66 meters. Freshman Andrew Granger also earned All-Southern Conference honors by placing second in the hammer throw with a season-best distance of 54.91 meters.
 
Multi-athletes Max Burke and Kevin Linko finished seventh and eighth, respectively, in the decathlon as Burke totaled 4985 points and Linko amassed 4805 points.
 
Senior Ariana Ruffin placed eighth in the 100 meter finals in 12.14 seconds and later arrived in fifth overall in the 200 meter in 24.38 seconds.

"I am very pleased with both teams' efforts, as there were some really good marks achieved this weekend," said VMI Director of Track and Field Darrin Webb. "We had multiple All-Conference performances in several events, including Ariana, Sarah, Naomi, and the 4x400.

"On the men's side I was excited for many performances, but Jordin, Keyandre, Gavin, Trent, Solomon and Johnnie really stand out for their efforts, all of which earned double digit plus in scoring with Jordin leading the way with 22 points.  Also, the men's 113 team points is the highest recent point total. We do not graduate very many off either team, which makes us very excited about not only the results this weekend but also for the future."
 
The Keydets are slated to compete at the Mount Olive First Chance Invite in Mount Olive, North Carolina on May 14 while qualifiers will head to the IC4A/ECAC Championships May 14-15.
 
Men's results – Final
1. Samford – 204.5 points
2. Western Carolina – 139.5
3. Furman – 122
4. VMI – 113
5. The Citadel – 100
6. Wofford – 83
7. ETSU – 41
8. UNCG – 12
 
Women's results – Final
1. Samford – 229.5 points
2. Wofford – 120.5
3. Western Carolina – 114
4. ETSU – 93
5. Furman – 88
6. Mercer – 59
7. The Citadel – 50
8. VMI – 34
9. Chattanooga – 30
10. UNCG – 0
 
Men's Most Outstanding Athlete
Matt Cahoon, Samford
 
Women's Most Outstanding Athlete
Cherrish Wright, Mercer
 
Men's Pinnacle Award (highest GPA on championship-winning team)
Luke Dobbins, Samford
 
Women's Pinnacle Award (highest GPA on championship-winning team)
Aiya Finch, Samford
 
 
 
Day 2 champions
Men: Decathlon Ty Kimberlin, Samford (6,659 points); shot put Ryan Eldridge, Western Carolina (15.74 meters); 4x100-meter relay Shon Pratcher, Marcus Brown, Tyler Manigault, David Miles, Western Carolina (40.95); 1,500-meter run Ryan Adams, Furman (3:53.88); 110-meter hurdles Michael McMahan, Samford (13.98); 400-meter dash Kane Duncan, The Citadel (47.89); 100-meter dash Emmanuel Tait, Samford (10.58); 800-meter run Ryan Adams, Furman (1:50.72); 400-meter hurdles Michael McMahan, Samford (51.00); high jump Justin Stuckey, Samford (2.19 meters)*; 200-meter dash Justin Poindexter, VMI (21.32); ); triple jump Edwin Rainey, Samford (14.80 meters); discus Matt Cahoon, Samford (49.98 meters); 5,000-meter run Noah Dolhare, Furman (14:18.19); 4x400-meter relay Jonathan Gray, Jordan Poindexter, Trent Whittaker, Johnnie Walker, VMI (3:12.99).
 
 
Women: Heptathlon Megan Dunn, Wofford (5,013 points); discus Maggie Johnston, Samford (50.79 meters); 4x100-meter relay Destiny Shippy, Kerrington Johnson, Rylee Jorgensen, Georgia McDevitt, Wofford (46.27); 1,500-meter run Gabbi Jennings, Furman (4:22.51); high jump Charlotte Krause, Samford (1.74 meters); 100-meter hurdles Kerrington Johnson, Wofford (13.27); 400-meter dash Carlandra Jones, Mercer (54.74); 100-meter dash Cherrish Wright, Mercer (11.63); 800-meter run Megan Marvin, Furman (2:04.18)*; 400-meter hurdles Kerrington Johnson, Wofford (1:01.42); 200-meter dash Cherrish Wright, Mercer (23.88); 5,000-meter run Bethany Graham, Furman (17:04.60); shot put Maggie Johnston, Samford (14.30 meters); triple jump Mekayla Brown, ETSU (11.95 meters); 4x400-meter relay Marissa Blakely, Dominiq Delisser, Mekyll Robinson, Kellsie Whitehead, Western Carolina (3:44.01).
 
* meet record
 
 
Men's all-freshman – Day 2
Decathlon
Ty Kimberlin, Samford
Landon Wright, Samford
McCray Kelton, Samford
 
Shot put
Solomon Ghosh, VMI
Marshall Gainer, Samford
Mason Robinson, Western Carolina
 
1,500-meter run
Trent Whitaker, VMI
Evan Guzman, ETSU
Ares Reading, Furman
 
110-meter hurdles
Keyandre Midgett, VMI
Landon Wright, Samford
Liam McBride, VMI
 
400-meter dash
Kane Duncan, The Citadel
Conor Murphy, Wofford
Kevin Haley Jr., Western Carolina
 
100-meter dash
Evan Brooks, Samford
Marcus Brown, Western Carolina
David Miles, Western Carolina
 
800-meter run
Miguel Parrilla, ETSU
Trent Whittaker, VMI
Nick Epstein, Furman
 
400-meter hurdles
Matthew Grigg, Samford
Gabel Fulford, Samford
Jonah Dill, Furman
 
High jump
Stephen Kraeling, The Citadel
Prince Moody, The Citadel
Louis Brogan, Samford
 
200-meter dash
Marcus Brown, Western Carolina
Evan Brooks, Samford
Conor Murphy, Wofford
 
Triple jump
Edwin Rainey, Samford
Keyandre Midgett, VMI
Ty Kimberlin, Samford
 
Discus
Solomon Ghosh, VMI
Marshall Gainer, Samford
Spencer Fejeran, ETSU
 
5,000-meter run
Dylan Schubert, Furman
Andrew Hammel, Furman
Sam Sharnas, The Citadel
 
 
Women's all-freshman – Day 2
Heptathlon
Netanya Linares, Wofford
Mia Milasinovic, Samford
 
Discus
Emma Nolte, Samford
Jenna Kirkland, VMI
Judith Gonzalez, VMI
 
1,500-meter run
Bethany Graham, Furman
Beth Donnelly, Furman
Kiera Snyder, ETSU
 
High jump
Makenzie Hooton, Samford
Mia Milasinovic, Samford
Imani Boyd, Western Carolina
 
100-meter hurdles
Kerrington Johnson, Wofford
Netanya Linares, Wofford
Imani Boyd, Western Carolina
 
400-meter dash
Jasmine Jefferson, Wofford
Kaitlyn Cole, Samford
Tara Davis, Mercer
 
100-meter dash
Mecca Jackson, The Citadel
Madeline McNinch, Wofford
Rylee Jorgensen, Wofford
 
800-meter run
Megan Marvin, Furman
Katie Strozier, Samford
Julia Karsten, ETSU
 
400-meter hurdles
Kerrington Johnson, Wofford
Imani Boyd, Western Carolina
Mallory Lowe, Western Carolina
 
200-meter dash
Mecca Jackson, The Citadel
Kaitlin Cole, Samford
Mekyll Robinson, Western Carolina
 
5,000-meter run
Bethany Graham, Furman
Emily Little, Furman
Kylie Wittman, Furman
 
Shot put
Emma Nolte, Samford
Jenna Reid, Wofford
 
Triple jump
Omare McBride, Western Carolina
Amaya English, Western Carolina
Rylee Joegensen, Wofford
 





 
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Zach Lauster

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Jordin Poindexter

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Max Burke

Max Burke

Junior
Jumps-Multis
Solomon Ghosh

Solomon Ghosh

Junior
Throws
Jonathan Gray

Jonathan Gray

Junior
Sprints/Relays
Gavin Jenkins

Gavin Jenkins

Redshirt Junior
Mid-Dist./SC/HJ
Zach Lauster

Zach Lauster

Junior
Mid-Distance
Kevin Linko

Kevin Linko

Sophomore
Multis
Jordin Poindexter

Jordin Poindexter

Junior
Sprints-Relays
Bret Trahan

Bret Trahan

Junior
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Johnnie Walker

Johnnie Walker

Junior
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Trent Whittaker

Trent Whittaker

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Mid-Distance
Andrew Granger

Andrew Granger

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Throws
Liam McBride

Liam McBride

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