Mutiple Indoor Track and Field School Records Fall During Bast-Cregger Invitational
SALEM, VA- They say records are meant to be broken, and that's exactly what happened this weekend when the Columbia College Indoor Track and Field teams hit the road for the Bast-Cregger Invitational, hosted by Roanoke College.
Seven school records fell during the meet, four from the men's team and two from the women's side.
New Men's Indoor Records:
- Kimarje White (Freshman, Summerville, SC / Cane Bay High School) 300m Indoor: 36.99
- Tyler Dixon (Freshman, Chesterfield, SC / Chesterfield High School) Triple Jump: 12.22m
- Damaion Polite (Sophomore, Bluffton, SC / May River High School) 600m: 1:26.56
- Xzavier Lacefield (Freshman, Beaufort, SC / Beaufort High School) 3,000m: 9:32.30
- Geonathan Tobias (Sophomore, Tucson, AZ / Cienega High School) Shot Put: 13.57m
New Women's Indoor Records:
- Makayla Blango (Freshman, Anderson, SC / T.L. Hanna High School) Triple Jump: 10.45m
- Darci Dawson (Junior, Sumter, SC / West Florence High School) Weight Throw: 17.32m [6th ranked in the NAIA]
Along with breaking records, over 20 Koalas qualified for the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Indoor Championship meet with their performance over the weekend.
Men's Qualifiers:
- 60m: Bradley Tilby (FR) (7.04), Jaden Watt-Martin (JR) (7.14), and Willy Calcano (FR) (7.23).
- 200m: Bradley Tilby (FR) (22.56 sec), Jaden Watt-Martin (JR) (22.57), Willy Calcano (FR) (22.57), Kendell Stroman (FR) (23.04), and Christian Harris (FR) (23.61).
- 400m: Xavier Linen (JR) (52.81) and Caleb Bailey (SO) (52.89).
- 600m: Damaion Polite. (SO) (1:26.56)
- 800m: Damaion Polite (SO) (2:05.67)
- 60m Hurdles: Deshawn Mungo (FR) (8.79), Marcus Marston (FR) (9.43), Kimarje White (FR0 (9.54), Demerrial Rivers (FR) (9.55), and Xavier Linen (JR) (9.64)
- Shot Put: Geonathan Tobias (SO) (13.57m), Gavin Rice (JR) (12.13m), and Daylon McDonald (JR) (11.54m)
- Weight Throw: Gavin Rice (JR) (12.43m), Daylon McDonald (JR) (12.41m), and Geonathan Tobias (SO) (11.83m)
Women's Qualifiers:
- 60m: Latrice Brown (FR) (8.02), Kwamecia Marks (FR) (8.14), Ashante Shaw (FR) (8.16), and Myikayla Howard (FR) (8.22)
- 200m: Ashante Shaw (FR) (26.37 sec), Latrice Brown (FR) (26.57 sec), Myikayla Howard (FR) (26.74), and Kwamecia Marks (FR) (27.03)
- 400m: Kayla Ferrel (FR) (1:05.34)
- Mile: Addison Martin (FR) (5:43.24)
- 60m Hurdles: Mackenzie Pringle (FR) (9.31)
- Long Jump: Mackenzie Pringle (FR) (5.15m) and Makayla Blango (FR) (4.88m)
- Triple Jump: Makayla Blango (FR) (10.45)
- Shot Put: Darci Dawson (JR) (11.79m), Anaya Canty (JR) (11.48m), Autumn Buzzard (FR) (11.22m), Qu'Sondra Widerman (FR) (10.97m), Doreshia McAllister (FR) (10.78m), Azia Holmes (FR) (10.75m, and Madison Richardson (FR) (9.71m)
- Weight Throw: Darci Dawson (JR) (17.32m), Anaya Canty (JR) (14.62m), Doreshia McAllister (FR) (14.36m), Malaysia Herring (FR) (11.82m), and Justina Renke (FR) (11.19m)
"I cannot express how proud I am of the team's effort and growth from last season to this season. The broken records and amount of qualifiers are a testament to their hard work and dedication. Our athletes have exceeded expectations, and I am excited to see what they accomplish in the future." - Head Track and Field Coach Eric N'Dri.
The Koalas will enjoy some time off over the holidays before they return to action on January 13 at the Mondo College Invitational.