CARBONDALE, Ill. – Head Coach Tim Servis and his Mulerider club traveled north towards Carbondale, Illinois for the Don DeNoon Invitational hosted by Southern Illinois University on Saturday (Feb. 17). This meet for Southern Arkansas marks the final indoor regular season meet for the crew with the exception of any runners who met a provisional mark set by the NCAA for Division II.
SAU made the journey up north with 46 total athletes (22 women; 24 men). By the end of the day, the Muleriders accounted for 67 top-ten placements (38 women; 29 men) and 36 top-five placements (24 women; 12 men). Of the 36 finishes inside the top-five, two women and men claimed the top-spot in their events.
Women
Logan Warren and
Jordan Collins each claimed first-place on Saturday as Warren showed off her long-distance speed in the 3000 meters with a time of 10:54.81. The distance Collins earned first-place in the 400 meters after she claimed a new indoor personal record of 7.88.
Kamryn Floyd, who acquired an NCAA DII Provisional time of 7.64 last weekend in the 60-meter dash, has now improved her provisional time to a 7.63. The freshman's time was solid enough for a second-place finish, in which she placed just behind Harding runner Leila Ngapout by 0.04 of a second. Also placing top-five of the sprint was
Wil'Lexis Beaver in fourth with her time of 8.07 and
Tiffany Wiley in fifth with her time of 8.19.
Claiming another top-five spot was Floyd in the 200 meters as she placed third after finishing in 25.74 seconds. Her time was just a few milliseconds behind first and second.
Devlin Rivera and Wiley each saw top-five finishes within the 60-meter hurdles finals as Rivera placed third with her time of 9.22 and Wiley placed fourth as she accounted for a time of 9.40.
Freshman
Madison Fox placed fifth in pole vault for her fourth indoor meet of her career and did so with a height of 9' 9.25".
Anaya Ervin for long jump placed second among the eight leapers as she recorded a distance of 16' 7.25".
In shot put,
Irieyanna Wilson and
Keyonce Brown both received top-five recognition due to their performances in the ring. Wilson placed third among 15 throwers with a distance of 42' 8". Brown followed Wilson at fifth as she tossed her shot for 41' 0.5". Brown then got past Wilson in the weight throw as she placed second with a distance of 54' 7.5". Wilson earned another top-five spot though with her throw of 51' 6.5" placing third.
Kailyn Thomas entered the top-five as she placed fourth after throwing for 50' 6".
Men
Bryson Johnson and
Keith Smith each claimed a winning mark in their events as Johnson earned first in the 200 meters after he accounted for a time of 22.46 and Smith achieved his top-spot in the triple jump after he recorded his furthest leap since last spring's Wendy's/Pitt State Invitational (47' 0.75").
Dezmand Bryant placed second in the 200 meters right behind Johnson by just 0.20 seconds as he recorded a time of 22.66. Lou Hughes in the triple jump also placed inside the top-five as he earned fourth with his distance of 42' 5.25".
Dorian Pressley in the 400 meters claimed fifth as he finished the race in 53.28 seconds.
Charles Patton and
Brandon Escobar each came away with a top-five spot as the freshmen placed third (Patton; 4:32.28) and fifth (Escobar; 4:42.48) in the long-distance bout.
Making the top-five in the 60-meter hurdles was
Brandon Sofi clocking in at 8.60 seconds to place him at fourth.
After not competing in the Ninth Annual Gorilla Indoor Classic last weekend,
Ja'Kamron Zackery acquired a second-place spot after locating his shot 50' 8" out.
Trevon Hill, just a foot and ten inches shy of Zackery's shot, claimed fourth in the competition with a throw of 48' 10".
Zackery placed second once more as he slung his hammer for 57' 3.75" from the ring.
Traveon Scott launched his weight 49' 7.75" from the ring for a fifth-place spotting.
Up Next
Southern Arkansas finalizes its second indoor track and field regular season. The Muleriders track and field squads are back in full force for the outdoor season in Clinton, Mississippi where they will make their fourth consecutive appearance at the Mississippi College Season Opener on March 2 (Saturday).
