Track and Field Adds Two Wins on Final Day of Music City Challenge

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Piers Cameron wins the Shot Put event on day two of the Music City Challenge on Feb. 14, 2026 in Nashville.

Track and Field Adds Two Wins on Final Day of Music City Challenge

2/14/2026 6:15:00 PM | Track & Field/Cross Country

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Southern Miss secured a pair of victories in the final day of Vanderbilt's Music City Challenge. The relay team of Tyrique Lewis, Javel Fullerton, Jacoby Tanner and Valentino Rudolph captured the 4x400 title with a time of 3:12.31. Piers Cameron added a win in the shot put invitational with a throw of 19.68 meters.

On the women's side, Emme Bates recorded a fourth-place finish in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:26.19. The 4x400-meter relay team of Valencia Watson, Addison McLaurin, Jaellene Burgess and Kennedi Sanders placed second in 3:42.54. Joidon Boddie finished fourth in the triple jump invitational with a mark of 12.24 meters, while Meagan Womack took eighth in the shot put invitational at 13.91 meters. Kennedi Sanders also added an eighth-place finish in the 400 meters, clocking in at 55.72.

For the men, Jacoby Tanner placed third in the 400 meters with a time of 48.00, while Fullerton finished seventh in 48.48. Saxon Brown recorded an eighth-place finish in the unseeded 800 meters at 1:51.91. Isaiah Lowrey rounded out the top performances with an eighth-place finish in the triple jump, posting a mark of 14.54 meters.

Southern Miss will take a week off to be back in action at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships on Feb. 23-24.

Top 8 Finishes

Women

400m | 8th – Kennedi Sanders (55.72)

3000m | 4th – Emme Bates (9:26.19)

4x400m | 2nd – V. Watson, A. McLaurin, J. Burgess, K. Sanders (3:42.54)

Triple Jump Invite | 4th – Joidon Boddie (12.24m)

Shot Put Invite | 8th – Meagan Womack (13.91m)

Men

400m | 3rd – Jacoby Tanner (48.00), 7th – Javel Fullerton (48.48)

800m Unseeded | 8th – Saxon Brown (1:51.91)

4x400m | 1st – T. Lewis, J. Fullerton, J. Tanner, V. Rudolph (3:12.31)

Triple Jump | 8th – Isaiah Lowrey (14.54)