Nashville, Tenn. – The King University team finished the second day of the Music City Challenge and the Tyron Mid-Winter Invitational. With fast times and far jumps from both meets, the stars truly aligned at the Tyron Mid-Winter Invite, where many athletes had top performances of the year.
Men's Track and Field Team:
The Men's Track and Field team finished the final day of the Music City Challenge where they left off. Lyden Johnson and
Dominick Stevens both in the 60-meter Semi-Finals. Johnson was able to earn himself a spot in the finals, running a 6.82, good for sixth overall. Stevens ran a 6.90, good for 14
th, and missed out on heading to the finals. Johnson went to the finals and held his sixth-place spot, running a 6.85 to finish his day.
At the Tyron Mid-Winter Challenge,
Thomas Grant was able to get the men's team going with a strong 400-meter time of 51.70, placing him in 22
nd place.
Spencer Utsey stepped on the track next for the Tornado in the 800-meter with an impressive time of 2:00.15 just off of the elusive sub 2-minute barrier. He placed 14
th overall with that finish.
With the final open men's event on the track, Cole Johson was able to run an impressive 9:05.53 in the 3000-meter run to earn himself 22
nd place.
On the Field side of things,
Jesse Owens threw a 12.81-meter (42'0.5" ft) heave just 2 centimeters away from qualifying for conference championships. That mark was good enough for him to earn 24
th place.
In the jumps,
Jude Dukes was able to leap a mark of 6.65 meters (21'10" ft), which is a Conference Carolina championship qualifying mark. He earned 16
th place overall and won his flight.
The final Men's event of the day was the 4x400 meter. The team was able to run a 3:25.75, which won their heat and earned fourth overall.
Women's Track and Field Team:
The Women's Track and Field team, unlike the men, had all its athletes at the Tyron Mid-Winter Invite. Starting early with the Mile having a champion in
Emily Ward, running a 5:31.20, and winning the Mile and hitting the qualifying time for the Mile at the conference championship.
Savannah Darnell led the women in the long jump and 60-meter dash. In her 60-meter dash, she was able to hit a time of 7.99, which was good for 18
th place. In the long jump, she leaped a mark of 5.18 meters (17'0" ft), finishing in 17
th place.
Samaya Armstead took on the 400-meter in a field with 47 other athletes. Armstead was able to run a 1:01.64 and finish in 14
th place overall, getting second in her heat.
In the weight throw, King saw Rylee Durrence throw a mark of 11.53 meters (37'10" ft). That mark was good enough to earn her 31
st place.
Live Results Music City Challenge
Live Results Tyron Mid-Winter Challenge
The Tornado will be back on the track and field at the Conference Carolinas Indoor Track and Field Championships starting on February 22
nd and going till Monday, February 23
rd.
