Winston Salem, NC - After the mile record was just broken by Grady Clark last week, Drew Jones set and broke the record with a time of 4:24.09 at the Camel City Invite this weekend.  His was not the only record that would fall for the Warriors, as sophomore Ronan O'Neill broke the record in the 3000 meters.

How It Happened

Track Results

60m: Freshman Dominic Gonzalez finished 44th after running a time of 7.40 and Aziah Gaskin finished 46th after running a time of 7.42. 

200m (Seeded): In the seeded 200m Jaden Warner finished 11th after running a time of 23.20.

200m: In the open 200, Dominic Gonzalez finished 40th after running a time of 24.14.  Right behind him, Aziah Gaskin finished with a time of 24.49 in 50th place.  

400m (Seeded): In the seeded 400m, sophomore Jaden Warner finished 16th with a time of 52.89.

400m: Elijah Powell finished 37th with a time of 56.23 in the open 400 meters.

600m: Josue Avendano led the Warriors in the 600 meters as he finished 18th with a time of 1:35.57.  Avendano was followed by Elijah Powell who finished 20th with a time of 1:38.27. 

800m: Grady Clark finished 6th in the 800 meters after a time of 2:00.04.  Ethan Marchman finished closely behind Clark as he took 9th after running a time of 2:00.98. Josue Avendano and John Locke were the next two Warriors to finish.  Avendano finished 42nd after running a time of 2:13.79 and Locke finished 48th after running a time of 2:19.16. 

3000m: Ronan O'Neill broke the school record in the 3000 meters.  O'Neill finished in 13th after running a time of 8:33.65. Thomas Macagg finished 62nd after running a time of 9:21.98.

Mile: Drew Jones set the new school record in the mile as he finished 16th with a time of 4:24.09.  Grayson Gillespie finished 65th after running a time of 4:56.22. 

Field Results

Long Jump: Sam Woods finished 38th with a jump of 5.96m (19-06.75 feet) and Valante Walker finished 47th with a jump of 5.51m (18-01.00 feet)

Pole Vault: Senior Evan Motes finished 14th after clearing a height of 4.10 meters (13-05.25 feet).

Shot Put: Mason Griffiths threw a distance of 9.06m (29-08.75 feet) in the shot put to put him in 44th.

Triple Jump: In the triple jump, Valante Walker finished 17th after a jump of 12.92 meters (42-04.75 feet)





What's Next

Southern Wesleyan will return to Winson-Salem, NC and the JDL Fast Track on February 8 as they take part in the JDL Team Challenge.  They will then travel back to Winston-Salem, NC on February 18-19 to compete at the Conference Carolinas Indoor Championship