Columbia, SC – Southern Wesleyan placed high in the Gamecock Opener on Saturday with Evan Motes setting a new school record in the Pole Vault.
 

How It Happened

Track Results
60 Meter Dash: In the preliminaries of the 60 meter dash, Noah Meadows finished in 16^th with a time of 7.06.  Meadows was followed by Jordan Blue in 38^th with a time of 7.37 and Calvin Fernandez in 45^th with a time of 7.66.  The field was wrapped up by Alijah Harris, Sam Woods and Evan Motes.  Harris took 50^th with a time of 7.74.  He was followed by Woods in 51^st with a time of 7.77 and Motes in 52^nd with a time of 7.83.

400 Meters: Ludcheel Colas led the Warriors in the 400 meters as his time of 52.90 allowed him to finish in 14^th.  Colas was followed by Aziah Gaskin in 27^th with a time of 57.55 and Cedric Walker in 29^th with a time of 58.13.

800 Meters: Senior Peyton Shelton took 15^th in the men's 800 meters with a time of 2:11.59.  Shelton was followed by Casey Frock in 17^th with a time of 2:18.73.

Mile: In the mile, Josue Avendano took 22^nd with a time of 4:49.51.  He was closely followed by Casey Frock in 23^rd with a time of 4:52.57.  Thomas Macagg and Jesse Sauve were the next two Warriors to finish.  Macagg took 25^th with a time of 5:00.70 and Sauve took 26^th with a time of 5:02.76.  Dane Dickson finished in 28^th with a time of 5:09.58.

Distance Medley Relay: Southern Wesleyan's A-Team of Josue Avendano, Noah Meadows, Ludcheel Colas and Peyton Shelton took third with a time of 10:58.68.  They were followed by the B-Team of Dane Dickson, Jordan Blue, Jesse Sauve and Thomas Macagg took fifth with a time of 11:32.85.

 
Field Results
Long Jump: Noah Meadows led the Warriors in the long jump with a distance of 6.23 meters to put him in 15^th.  Right behind Meadows, Calvin Fernandez took 17^th with a distance of 6.04 meters and Valante Walker claimed 19^th with a distance of 5.98.  Sam Woods took 20^th with a jump of 5.87 meters.  Woods was followed by teammate Alijah Harris with a distance of 5.81 meters to take 21^st.  Jordan Blue wrapped up the field for the Warriors as his jump of 5.06 meters put him in 24^th.

Weight Throw: Freshman Aidan Campbell threw a distance of 12.61 meters to put him in seventh place.  Following him in eighth place is Luke Gordy with a throw of 12.37 meters.

Pole Vault: Evan Motes took third place in the pole vault with a vault of 4.30 meters to set a new school record.

Shot Put: The Warriors were led by Luke Gordy in the shot put.  Gordy's throw of 11.78 meters put him in tenth place.  He was followed by Aidan Campbell in 15^th with a throw of 10.60 meters.
 


What's Next

Southern Wesleyan will return to Columbia, SC on January 21 and 22 as they take part in the Carolina Challenge.  They will then compete in the South Carolina Invitational on January 28-29 in Columbia, SC.  The Warriors will compete in Johnson City, TN on February 4 and 5 at the ETSU Invite.