MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Eight Muleriders and both the primary 4x100 and 4x400 meter relay teams claimed titles on a beautiful Saturday of action at the Dan Veach Invitational as Southern Arkansas hosted its first collegiate meet in over a dozen years and its first competitive meet at the newly constructed Mulerider Track Complex.
 
SAU was impressive in its efforts on Saturday as six Muleriders and the 4x400 meter relay of Andre Mackey, Xavier Cooper, Shonquill Atkins and Tyrenzo Banks recorded team season bests on Saturday. The first-place 4x400 meter relay finished in a time of 3:20.37.
 
Quincy Flowers garnered a pair of individual titles as he blazed to first-place finishes in the 100 meter (10.76) and 200 meter (22.16) events. Flowers also served as the anchor leg on the Muleriders' 4x100 meter relay that blossomed to a first-place finish in 42.20. Marcus Brown, Cooper and Adriene Lasko joined Flowers in the relay. Brown set a team season best in the 110 meter hurdles with a finish of 15.47.
 
Andre Mackey won the 400 meter and led five other Muleriders in the event with a team season best time of 48.59, while Chenier Gardner posted a time of 1:58.01 to take first-place in the 800 meter, while Jose Guevara finishing in a close second-place (1:58.28). Guevara would set a team season best in the 1500 meter with a time of 4:05.34.
 
In their first action in the 3000 meter Steeple this outdoor season, Bradyn Gower claimed the individual title with a time of 9:58.29. Lane Alexander (9:59.46) finished in a close second as both runners posted the only sub-10 minute times of seven competitors. 
 
In the field, Richard Barkhimer landed top honors in the long jump with a mark of 21' 9 ½" and Aurthur Jeffrey staked claim to the triple jump title with a leap of 46' 6 ¾". Barkhimer also logged a team season best in the javelin event at 145' 4". Tyler Shelton logged a pair of second-place finishes in the triple jump (44' 4 ¼") and high jump (6' 4 ¾").
 
Sinclair Pitts' long lob of 155' 4" was a first-place distance in the hammer throw and he also placed second in the discus event (139' 5").
 
100 Meter (14)
1^st - Quincy Flowers (10.76) – Team Season Best
6^th - Marcus Brown (11.11) – Section Winner
7^th - Adriene Lasko (11.13)
9^th - Richard Barkhimer (11.34) – Section Winner
 
110 Meter Hurdles (5)
2^nd - Marcus Brown (15.47) – Team Season Best
3^rd - Tyler Shelton (15.52)
4^th - Wesley Franklin (16.55)
 
200 Meter (20)
1^st - Quincy Flowers (22.16)
2^nd - Xavier Cooper (22.47) – Section Winner
4^th - Aaron Linnear (22.81) – Section Winner
5^th - Shonquil Atkins (22.81)
7^th - Adriene Lasko (22.92)
10^th - Tyrenzo Banks (23.35)
13^th - Andre Mackey (23.60)
16^th - Donald Robinson (23.91)
20^th - Keenan Hollins (25.41)
 
400 Meter (11)
1^st - Andre Mackey (48.59) – Team Season Best
2^nd - Tyrenzo Banks (48.79) – Section Winner
3^rd - Xavier Cooper (48.94)
6^th - Larry Booker (50.51)
8^th - Shonquil Atkins (51.51
9^th - Donald Robinson (51.52)
 
800 Meter (16)
1^st - Chenier Gardner (1:58.01)
2^nd - Jose Guevara (1:58.28)
8^th - Doug Palmer (2:06.84)
10^th - Lane Wood (2:08.12)
12^th - Ismael Gonzalez (2:09.73)
15^th - Clarke Henson (2:15.90)
16^th - Juan Luna (2:23.21)
 
1500 Meter (17)
2^nd - Jose Guevara (4:05.34) – Team Season Best
4^th - Chenier Gardner (4:13.59) – Section Winner
5^th - Doug Palmer (4:16.86)
11^th - Ismael Gonzalez (4:30.34)
12^th - Clarke Henson (4:30.40)
16^th - Juan Luna (4:48.89)
 
5000 Meter (4)
3^rd - Cody Fox (16:31.55)
4^th - Cole Watson (16:50.28)
 
3000 Meter Steeple (7)
1^st - Bradyn Gower (9:58.29) – Team Season Best
2^nd - Lane Alexander (9:59.46)
 
4x100 Meter (3)
1^st - Brown, Cooper, Lasko, Flowers (42.20)
 
4x400 Meter (4)
1^st - Mackey, Cooper, Atkins, Banks (3:20.37) – Team Season Best
2^nd - Linnear, Booker, Robinson, Gardner (3:25.20)
4^th - Shelton, Flowers, Jeffrey, Wood (3:39.73)
 
Long Jump (9)
1^st - Richard Barkhimer (21' 9 ½")
2^nd - Marcus Brown (21' 9")
3^rd - Keenan Hollins (21' 3 ¼")
5^th - Aaron Linnear (21' ¾")
6^th - Torrie Whetsell (20' 5 ¾")
7^th - Aurthur Jeffrey (20' 5 ¼")
 
High Jump (3)
2^nd - Tyler Shelton (6' 4 ¾")
 
Triple Jump (5)
1^st - Aurthur Jeffrey (46' 6 ¾")
2^nd - Tyler Shelton (44' 4 ¼")
3^rd - Torrie Whetsell (44' 1 ¼")
5^th - Aaron Linnear (40' 7 ¾")
 
Javelin (8)
3^rd - Richard Barkhimer (145' 4") – Team Season Best
8^th - Tyler Shelton (91' 11")
 
Shot Put (10)
5^th - Sinclair Pitts (42' 3 ¼")
8^th - Malcolm Cambron (35' 2 1/5")
10^th - Steven Taylor (27' 1 ¼")
 
Discus (9)
2^nd - Sinclair Pitts (139' 5")
5^th - Malcolm Cambron (107' 6")
8^th - Steven Taylor (99' 1")
 
Hammer Throw (6)
1^st - Sinclair Pitts (155' 4")
3^rd - Malcolm Cambron (126' 6")
 
UP NEXT
The Muleriders return to action in two weeks at the Skecher's Carl Kight Invitational hosted by Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches, Texas. The meet will take place on Friday, April 7, and Saturday, April 8. A schedule of the meet as well as live stat and live video links are available as well as up-to-date information on Mulerider Track and Field at www.muleriderathletics.com.