Three All-Conference Honors on Day One

Monday, May 8

Cullowhee, N.C.

The Citadel

Southern Conference Outdoor Championships

Three All-Conference Honors on Day One

5/8/2023 10:31:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – On the first day of the 2023 outdoor Southern Conference Championships, the men's and women's track and field teams achieved impressive results, earning three all-conference finishes.

Results (PDF)

Reggie Reynolds, Solomon Ghosh, and Ali Ruffin were recognized with all-conference honors for their outstanding performances.

Owen Sharnas, Sadie Grove, and Sam Barnes were selected to the All-Freshman teams.

The men recorded 26 points, and the women recorded 24 points.

On the Men's Side

Reggie Reynolds finished second in the hammer throw with a PR toss of 165-0 to place him seventh all-time.
Solomon Ghosh placed third overall behind Reynolds in the hammer with a PR heave of 159-02, placing him tenth all-time.
Treonte Newton has qualified for the 400m finals tomorrow by achieving a time of 48.37 in the prelims, earning third place.
Kane Duncan qualified for the finals by running 48.49 in the 400m prelims.
Andrew Smith placed eighth and qualified for the 800m finals with a time of 1:52.61.
Caleb McDonald and Briggs Rehome finished back-to-back in the javelin; McDonald finished in fourth with a toss of 165-04 and Rehome with 162-10.
Tereis Drayton threw 139-00 in the hammer to place eighth overall.
Mac Strunk posted a time of 11.02 in the 100m prelims to finish in ninth.
Owen Sharnas placed tenth in the 10K with a time of 32:45.29, breaking the freshman record set in 1978.

On the Women's Side

Ali Ruffin achieved the bronze medal in the javelin by securing the third spot with a throw of 131-02.
Mecca Jackson secured her place in the finals by finishing first in the 100m and 200m preliminaries with impressive times of 11.73 and 24.09.
Zeniyah Lawrence qualified for the 100m and 200m finals by finishing second in the 100m with 11.92 and seventh in the 200m with 24.78.
Gabby Shea earned a spot in the 800m finals by running a qualifying time of 2:15.85, earning her eighth.
Tatiana Corso placed fourth in the hammer throw with a toss of 154-00.
Blythe Hehmeyer secured the fourth position by clearing 11-10.00 in the pole vault.
Heidi Fortin ran a time of 37:35. 23 in the 10K to finish in sixth.
Sadie Grove and Sam Barnes placed sixth and eighth in the javelin. Grove threw 115-08, and Barnes threw 99-07.
Cyla Byrd achieved a ninth-place finish in the 100m and 200m preliminaries, clocking in at 12.22 and 24.91.