SEARCY, Ark.  – Junior sprinter Quincy Flowers won the 200 meter event and finished in second place in the 100 meter by a slim .01 seconds as he totaled 18 points, while 20 additional point-scoring performances led the Muleriders to a Runner-Up finish at the 2017 Great American Conference Track and Field Championships on Saturday afternoon at Ted Lloyd Track.
 
Southern Arkansas totaled 152 points and finished behind Harding which captured the league title for the second straight season by tallying 229 points. Oklahoma Christian finished in third place with 98 points and edged out Rogers State which finished with 97 points. Southern Nazarene (48) and East Central (28) finished fifth and sixth, respectively.
 
Marcus Brown was the top point-scoring finisher in the long jump event as he finished second overall and led four other Muleriders that earned points in the event. The SAU Men totaled 25 points in the event.
 
Seven Muleriders recorded personal bests in events on Saturday. Of the 22 point-scoring finishes, 13 Muleriders recorded top-five placements.

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Long Jump (16)
2^nd Overall / 1^st Scoring – Marcus Brown (22' ¾") – 10 team points
4^th Overall / 2^nd Scoring – Keenan Hollins (21' ½") – 8 team points
7^th Overall / 4^th Scoring – Richard Barkhimer (21') – 4 team points
8^th Overall / 5^th Scoring – Wesley Franklin (20' 7 ¾" – First Career Attempt) – 2 team points
9^th Overall / 6^th Scoring – Aaron Linnear (20' 6 ¼") – 1 team point
10^th Overall – Aurthur Jeffrey (20' 5")
11^th Overall – Torrie Whetsell (20' 3 ¾")
 
High Jump (8)
T-4^th Overall / T-4^th Scoring – Richard Barkhimer (6' ¾") – 3 team points
T-4^th Overall / T-4^th Scoring – Tyler Shelton (6' ¾") – 3 team points
 
Javelin Throw (12)
3^rd Overall / 2^nd Scoring – Richard Barkhimer (152') – 8 team points
11^th Overall – Daniel Wood (117' 10")
12^th Overall – Malcom Cambron (80' 3" – First Career Attempt)
 
Discus Throw (11)
4^th Overall / 4^th Scoring – Sinclair Pitts (139' 10") – 4 team points
9^th Overall – Malcolm Cambron (114' 3" – Personal Best)
11^th Overall – Steven Taylor (94' 11")
 
Shot Put (11)
4^th Overall / 4^th Scoring – Sinclair Pitts (45' 10 ¾") – 4 team points
9^th Overall – Steven Taylor (35' 10 ¾" – Personal Best)
11^th Overall – Malcolm Cambron (34' 5 ½")
 
4x100 Relay (5)
3^rd Overall / 3^rd Scoring – Brown, Cooper, Lasko, Flowers (41.46) – 6 team points
 
1500 Meter (30)
8^th Overall / 6^th Scoring – Jose Guevara (4:03.38) – 1 team point
14^th Overall – Chenier Gardner (4:09.69)
23^rd Overall – Ismael Gonzalez (4:25.78)
24^th Overall – Clarke Henson (4:27.46)
30^th Overall – Juan Luna (4:52.86)
 
110 Hurdles (12)
5^th Overall / 3^rd Scoring – Tyler Shelton (15.87) – 6 team points
6^th Overall / 4^th Scoring – Wesley Franklin (15.98 – Personal Best) – 4 team points
12^th Overall – Marcus Brown (18.55)
 
400 Meter (17)
8^th Overall / 6^th Scoring – Xavier Cooper (50.62) – 1 team point
11^th Overall – Shonquil Atkins (52.18)
13^th Overall – Tyrenzo Banks (52.31)
 
100 Meter (14)
2^nd Overall / 2^nd Scoring – Quincy Flowers (10.66) – 8 team points
9^th Overall – Adriene Lasko (11.25)
12^th Overall – Marcus Brown (11.40)
 
800 Meter (29)
6^th Overall / 4^th Scoring – Jose Guevara (1:57.80 – Personal Best) – 4 team points
8^th Overall / 6^th Scoring – Chenier Gardner (1:58.16) – 1 team point
16^th Overall – Donald Robinson (2:03.04)
21^st Overall – Andre Mackey (2:06.95)
22^nd Overall – Ismael Gonzalez (2:07.31 – Personal Best)
26^th Overall – Clarke Henson (2:10.71)
29^th Overall – Juan Luna (2:24.41)
 
400 Hurdles (17)
5^th Overall / 3^rd Scoring – Wesley Franklin (57.27 – Personal Best) – 6 team points
9^th Overall / 6^th Scoring – Tyler Shelton (58.48 – First Career Attempt) – 1 team point
12^th Overall – Daniel Wood (59.14 – Personal Best)
15^th Overall – Marcus Brown (1:01.06 – Personal Best)
 
200 Meter (12)
1^st Overall / 1^st Scoring – Quincy Flowers (21.60) – 10 team points
9^th Overall – Xavier Cooper (22.62)
10^th Overall – Adriene Lasko (23.04)
12^th Overall – Aaron Linnear (23.74)
 
5000 Meter (27)
12^th Overall – Doug Palmer (15:28.56)
15^th Overall – Lane Alexander (15:34.08 – Personal Best)
22^nd Overall – Bradyn Gower (15:54.79)
26^th Overall – Cody Fox (16:38.17)
 
4x400 Relay (6)
4^th Overall / 3^rd Scoring – Mackey, Cooper, Atkins, Banks (3:20.78) – 6 team points

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UP NEXT
Several Muleriders could potentially compete in a last chance meet in order to obtain NCAA Division II provisional qualifying times and marks. More information will be made available soon. For those that qualify for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships, they will compete on May 25-27 in Bradenton, Florida.