Virginia Beach, VA – Southern Wesleyan competed in the Conference Carolinas Indoor Track and Field Championship on Monday, finishing the competition in third place behind UNC Pembroke and the University of Mount Olive.
 
 
All-Conference Recognition:
Haley McLaughlin – Pole Vault – All-Conference First Team
Macey Morgan – Mile – All-Conference First Team
Keyanna Williams – 4x400 Meter Relay – All-Conference First Team
Carrie Barton – 4x400 Meter Relay – All-Conference First Team
Carmen DeVries – 4x400 Meter Relay – All-Conference First Team
Michele Beugre – 4x400 Meter Relay – All-Conference First Team
Michele Beugre – 200 Meters – All-Conference Second Team
Michele Beugre – 200 Meters – All-Conference Second Team
Abbey Frock – Distance Medley Relay – All-Conference Second Team
Taylor Broadwell – Distance Medley Relay – All-Conference Second Team
Keyanna Williams – Distance Medley Relay – All-Conference Second Team
Sydney Palmer – Distance Medley Relay – All-Conference Second Team
Madison Lewellen – Mile – All-Conference Third Team
Blessing Laudermilich – Triple Jump – All-Conference Third Team
 
 
How It Happened
 
Track Results
60 Meter Dash: In the preliminaries of the 60 Meter Dash, Carrie Barton finished in seventh place with a time of 7.96 to advance to the finals.  In the finals, Barton finished with a time of 7.98 to put her in fifth.
 
200 Meters: Michele Beugre led the Warriors in the 200 Meters, taking second place with a time of 24.88.  Beugre was followed by teammate Carrie Barton in ninth with a time of 26.44.
 
400 Meters: In the 400 Meters, Michele Beugre finished in second place with a time of 58.16.  She was followed by Carmen DeVries in ninth with a time of 1:00.74 and Lauryn Tate in 12^th with a time of 1:04.08.
 
800 Meters: Taylor Broadwell led the Warriors in the 800 Meters as she finished in sixth with a time of 2:28.92.  She was followed by Lycia Zavala and Sydney Palmer.  Zavala took ninth with a time of 2:32.46 and Palmer finished in 11^th with a time of 2:34.61.
 
Mile: Freshman Macey Morgan led the whole field in the Women's Mile.  Morgan finished with a time of 5:31.31 to put her in first place.  Right behind her, Madison Lewellen finished in third with a time of 5:34.38.  Senior Kyra Hood took seventh with a time of 5:44.33.
 
3000 Meters: In the 300 Meters, Macey Morgan finished in fifth place with a time of 11:10.21.  Teammates Kyra Hood and Madison Lewellen were right behind her.  Hood took eighth with a time of 11:34.67 and Lewellen finished in ninth with a time of 11:35.99.  Freshman Abbey Frock finished in 11^th place with a time of 11:53.93.
 
Distance Medley Relay:  The Distance Medley Relay team of Abbey Frock, Taylor Broadwell, Keyanna Williams and Sydney Palmer finished in second place with a time of 13:34.66.
 
4x400 Meter Relay: The Women's 4x400 Meter Relay team of Keyanna Williams, Carrie Barton, Carmen Devries and Michele Beugre claimed All-Conference First Team Honors as they finished in first place with a time of 4:01.18.
 
Field Results
Pole Vault: Senior Haley McLaughlin claimed first place in the Pole Vault as she vaulted a height of 3.16 meters.
 
Long Jump: In the Long Jump, Blessing Laudermilich finished in sixth with a time of 5.23 meters.
 
Triple Jump: Blessing Laudermilich led the Warriors in the Triple Jump, finishing in third with a jump of 11.02 meters.  She was followed by Tierra Johnson in 13^th with a distance of 10.05 meters.
 
Weight Throw: Kelsie Smith finished in sixth in the Weight Throw with a throw of 14.34 meters.
 
Shot Put: Senior Kelsie Smith led the Warriors in the Shot Put as she threw a distance of 11.25 meters to put her in a fifth place finish.  Smith was followed by Hannah Johnson in ninth with a throw of 9.96 meters and Hannah Hall in eleventh with a throw of 9.64 meters.
 
High Jump: In the High Jump, Paige Peterson finished in fourth place with a jump of 1.53 meters.
 
 
What's Next
 
Southern Wesleyan will kick-off the outdoor season on March 6 as they host the Susan Rouse Invitational at the Joe R Gilbert Track and Field Complex in Central, SC.  They will then compete in the Weems Baskin Tournament in Columbia, SC on March 26-27.