Johnson City, TN – In the first meet of 2020, Southern Wesleyan finished in the top 20 in several events.

How It Happened

Track

60 Meters : In the 60 Meters, Jordan Blue led the Warriors, taking 19^th with a time of 7.11.  Blue was followed by senior Jannai Maxwell in 34^th with a time of 7.29.

200 Meters : Dymitric Ray and Jannai Maxwell led the Warriors in the 200 Meters.  Ray took 25^th with a time of 23.02, and Maxwell was right behind him in 27^th with a time of 23.03.  Thomas Williams finished the 200 meters in 33^rd with a time of 23.20.  Shonquez Caldwell followed Williams, finishing with a time of 23.58 to put him in 44^th.  Jacob Harris and Jordan Blue were the next two Warriors across.  Harris took 69^th with a time of 25.15 and Blue was 71^st with a time of 25.98.

400 Meters : Dymitric Ray took 15^th in the 400 meters with a time of 51.35.  Right on his heels were Thomas Williams with a time of 51.54 and Shonquez Caldwell with a time of 51.70.  Williams took 19^th and Caldwell claimed 21^st.  Finished with a time of 54.67, Jacob Harris took 39^th.

800 Meters : Taking 18^th, freshman Michael Griffin finished the 800 meters with a time of 2:09.12.  He was followed by Casey Frock in 26^th with a time of 2:17.03 and Kaleb Jackson in 27^th with a time of 2:17.42.  Coming in 30^th, Peyton Shelton finished with a time of 2:21.89.

5000 Meters : Michael Griffin led the Warriors in the 5000 meters, taking 13^th with a time of 17:11.10.  Peyton Shelton and Casey Frock followed him into the top 20.  Shelton took 18^th with a time of 17:59.53 and Frock took 19^th with a time of 18:50.05.

Field

Weight Throw : Keauntai Robinson led the Warriors in the weight throw.  His throw of 14.01 meters earned him a 10^th place finish.  He was followed by Christian Swindle in 15^th with a throw of 13.31 meters.

What's Next

Southern Wesleyan will close out at the ETSU Invitational tomorrow before traveling to Columbia, SC to take part in the USC Gamecock Invite on January 17-18.  They will then travel back up to Johnson City, TN to take part in the ETSU Buccaneer Classic on January 31 and February 1.