Ghosh Captures Third Straight SoCon Discus Title

Tuesday, May 7

Birmingham, Ala.

The Citadel

Southern Conference Outdoor Championships

Ghosh Captures Third Straight SoCon Discus Title

5/7/2024 11:02:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field

By: The Citadel Athletics

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. – Solomon Ghosh claimed the discus title for the third straight year as the Bulldogs saw four top-ten performances in school history and ten all-conference performances.

The men finished with 81 points to finish sixth overall, and the women scored 52 to finish seventh overall.

Solomon Ghosh has captured his third consecutive discus title with a toss of 162-10. He is the first discus thrower since Phillip Johnson from Western Carolina to win three straight titles in Southern Conference history. Johnson completed this feat in 1997, 1998, and 1999.

Stephen Kraeling earned all-conference honors with a second-place finish in the high jump with 6-8.

Jordan Chestnut earned all-conference and all-freshman honors with a PR jump of 6-6 in the high jump, finishing third and earning the eighth spot. He also finished fourth in the triple jump, with a PR of 46-5.5, earning the seventh spot all-time and all-freshman honors.

The 4x100m team of Dylan Thompson, Treonte Newton, Mac Strunk, and Bradlee Jones earned all-conference honors by finishing second with a time of 41.14, earning the eighth spot all-time.

Treonte Newton placed third in the 100m dash with a time of 10.67, earning all-conference honors. He also placed third in the 200 m dash with a time of 21.30, earning all-conference honors.

Mecca Jackson placed second in the 100m with 11.77 to earn all-conference honors. She also finished sixth in the 200m with a time of 25.04.

Bradlee Jones earned all-freshman honors in the 100m dash after finishing in fourth with 10.70.

McConnell Burdette placed seventh in the high jump with a leap of 6-04.00 to earn all-freshman honors.

On the Men's Side

Ghosh finished sixth in the shot with 45-9.75.
Prince Moody was sixth in the high jump at 6-4.
The 4x400m team of Kane Duncan, Charles Campbell, Treonte Newton, and Bryce Baglia took fifth with 3:17.79.

On the Women's Side

Jackson was sixth in the 200 with 25.04.
The 4x100m team of Cyla Byrd, Zeniyah Lawrence, Mecca Jackson, and Leah Murray took fifth with 47.90.
Karmen Williams was sixth in the shot put with 39-4.
Jada Pate was seventh in the triple jump with 33-6.
The 4x400 of Cyla Byrd, Danielle Williams, Gabby Shea, and Jada Pate finished eighth with 4:09.