Johnson City, TN – Southern Wesleyan set several new school records at the ETSU Buccaneer Classic on Friday and Saturday.

How It Happened

Track

60 Meters : Freshman Jordan Blue took 20^th in the semi-finals of the 60 meters with a time 7.16.  Earlier in the day, during the preliminaries, Bryce Bennett finished in 20^th with a time of 7.167 to lead the team.  He was followed by Blue with a time of 7.186 in 23^rd.  Johnny Bogert took 60^th with a time of 7.42 and Fredrick Carson took 83^rd with a time of 7.776.

60 Meter Hurdles : Leonard Holmes set a new school record in the semi-finals of the 60 meters hurdles as his time of 8.30 allowed him to take third place.

200 Meters : Dymitric Ray led the Warriors in the 200 meters, taking 23^rd with a time of 22.63.  He was followed by Thomas Williams and Leonard Holmes.  Williams claimed 34^th with a time of 23.051 and Holmes was right on his heels in 35^th with a time of 23.053.  Behind them, Shonquez Caldwell took 37^th with a time of 23.10 and Jannai Maxwell took 39^th with a time of 23.135.  Jordan Blue took 55^th with a time of 23.59.

400 Meters : In the 400 meters, Demadgyai Croft took 53^rd with a time of 58.18. 

800 Meters : Jacob Harris led the Warriors in the 800 meters.  His time of 2:02.17 allowed him to finish in 24^th place.  Behind him, Michael Griffin took 28^th with a time of 2:03.29.  Kaleb Jackson and Casey Frock were the next two to cross the finish line.  Jackson took 67^th with a time of 2:15.90 and Frock claimed 68^th with a time of 2:16.39.

3000 Meters : Konnor Palacios was the first Warrior across the finish line in the 3000 meters.  His time of 9:12.22 allowed him to take 20^th in the race.

5000 Meters : Sophomore Peyton Shelton claimed 32^nd in the 5000 meters with a time of 17:18.91.

4x400 Meter Relay : The Warriors A Team in the 4x400 Meter Relay took fourth place with a time of 3:20.22.  Their B Team followed in 17^th with a time of 3:42.65.

4000 Meter Distance Medley Relay (DMR) : Southern Wesleyan set a new school record in the DMR as the team of Konnor Palacios, Michael Griffin, Kaleb Jackson and Jacob Harris worked together to take a sixth place finish with a time of 10:57.24.

Field

Weight Throw : Keauntai Robinson led the Warriors in the weight throw as he took 18^th with a throw of 13.47 meters.

Long Jump : In the long jump, junior Bryce Bennett took 15^th with a jump of 6.51 meters.

High Jump : Chandler Whittle set a new school record in the high jump as he cleared a height of 1.95 meters to put him in second place.

Shot Put : Keauntai Robinson continued to lead the Warriors in the shot put.  His throw of 13.38 meters allowed him to take 15^th place.

What's Next

Southern Wesleyan will next travel to Columbia, SC to take part in the USC South Carolina Invitational on February 7 and 8.  They will then close out the indoor regular season on February 13 at the JDL College Team Challenge.  The Warriors will then take part in the Conference Carolinas Indoor Championship on February 23.