T&F Brings Home 7 Gold Medals from C-USA Championship

Thursday, May 9

Charlotte, N.C.

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Southern Miss

C-USA Outdoor Championships

T&F Brings Home 7 Gold Medals from C-USA Championship

5/12/2019 6:14:00 PM | Track & Field/Cross Country

Results

Both the men and the women placed fifth at the Conference meet.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Golden Eagles of Southern Miss Track and Field come away from the 2019 C-USA Outdoor Championships with seven gold medals, two silver, and four bronze. The men and women both finished in fifth place, the men with 93 points, the women with 77.

Head Coach Jon Stuart
"We had a very good Championship meet. I was very proud of the way our kids competed; they competed as hard as they could for five days, and when you come away with seven champions, that's a pretty good result. Our elite-level kids really stepped up and led our team. Danisha Jones, Callie Jones, McKinely West, Caleb Parker, and John Warren; they all stepped up and were outstanding. We have a great group of seniors that will be sorely missed, but I'm excited for our future looking forward."

For the women, five ladies medaled. Two earned gold, one earned silver, and three earned bronze.

On day two, Callie Jones earned herself the gold medal for the heptathlon. The sophomore finished with 5,261 points, scoring 10 points for her team. On day one, she competed in the 100m hurdles, finishing in fourth with a time of 14.47, earning herself 913 points. In the high jump, she placed 10th with a mark of 1.58m, earning 712 points. In the shot put, she placed seventh, earning 581 points with a mark of 10.79m. She earned 772 points from her seventh-place finish in the 200m at 26.29. In day two, Jones had a seventh-place, 674-point finish in the long jump at 5.41m. The javelin brought a first-place, 880-point finish to the sophomore with a mark of 51.05. In the 800m, she was eighth, with a time of 2:27.14 and 729 points. Jones also earned herself a bronze medal in the open javelin, throwing to a mark of 47.13m.

Danisha Jones was a force to be reckoned with, garnering the award for women's High Point Scorer of the meet with 21 points to her name. She scored 10 points with her win in the discus, six from her third-place finish in the shot put, and five from her fourth-place finish in the hammer. She won the discus with a mark of 51.75m. Jones had a mark of 14.85 in the shot put, and 54.07m in the hammer throw.

Rian Robinson earned herself a silver medal in the 400m, posting a time of 53.85 and earning Southern Miss eight points. Monika Gebarzewska came in third in the 3000m steeplechase, earning herself a bronze medal for her 10:42.59 finish, and earning six points.

Points were also scored by Keiyana Gaskin in the 100m, where she crossed the line in 11.92, placing eighth. All three women participating in the 1500m scored, with Sandra Szpott placing fourth in 4:31.47, Savannah McMillon in sixth at 4:37.63, and Regen McGee in seventh at 4:39.15. Szpott also scored for the Black and Gold in the 5000m, placing seventh in 17:23.43. Sarah McMillon scored after finishing fifth in the 3000m steeple, crossing the line in 10:49.02. Emma Kate Holdbrooks and Lina May both competed in the 10,000m and earned Southern Miss points in the event for the first time in a while at Southern Miss. Holdbrooks finished sixth, crossing the line in 37:01.36, and May finished right behind her teammate in seventh in 37:20.88. The 4x400m relay also scored thanks to the team of Rian Robinson, Chenelle Ricketts, Aireanna Taylor, and Taylor Harris, finishing fifth in 3:41.98.

For the men, eight medals were earned by four different men and one relay squad.

Caleb Parker earned two gold medals with wins in the 110m hurdles and the high jump. In the 110m hurdles, the junior also won the preliminary heat with a personal-best of 13.73. He crossed the line in the finals in 13.82.

McKinely West also earned himself two gold medals, winning both the 100m and 200m sprints. West won both his preliminary heats as well. In the 100m, the senior finished in 10.27. In the 200m, he finished in 20.61. West earned 20 points for the Black and Gold from his two wins.

John Warren earned himself two medals, one gold for winning the triple jump for the second year in a row, and one silver for his second-place finish in the long jump. In the triple jump, he jumped to a mark of 16.01m, and in the long jump he placed second with a 7.55m mark.

Eric Washington earned a bronze medal for his third-place finish in the long jump. The junior jumped to a mark of 7.43m.

The 4x100m relay team garnered a bronze for its 40.05 finish, the team consisting of Chedlin Sagesse, McKinely West, Trey Johnson, and Caleb Parker.

Chedlin Sagesse also scored points in the 100m, placing sixth with a time of 10.59. Trey Johnson placed sixth in the 400m, the freshman crossing the line in 48.07. The 4x400m relay team comprised of Mamadou Seck, Trey Johnson, Tamrin Hobbs and Lorenzen Burton finished fourth in 3:13.84. Devonta Brassell scored in the triple jump, placing sixth after jumping to a mark of 14.83m. Thomas Peters placed fifth in the javelin, scoring after a mark of 60.43m.

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