MONTEVALLO, Ala. –
Dillan Perry (shot put) and
Silus Kipkoech (5,000-meter run) each picked up event titles and the UNC Pembroke men's track & field team held off Nova Southeastern to capture its first Peach Belt Conference title in program history on Saturday afternoon.
Although briefly surrendering their lead after the second event of the day, the UNCP women's track & field team came away with a second place showing – its best finish in the 5-year history of the PBC Championships. The Braves finished 55 points behind PBC affiliate member Nova Southeastern, but 4-1/2 points ahead of any of the other five traditional members of the league.
It is the 12
th conference championship in the history of the men's program. The Braves won 13 consecutive men's track & field titles from 1977 to 1987 as members of the Carolinas Conference.
Head coach
Peter Ormsby picked up PBC Men's Track & Field Coach of the Year laurels for the second time in three years, while Kipkoech was decorated with both PBC Men's Track Athlete of the Year and PBC Men's Freshman Track Athlete of the Year recognition.
Jeanna Cube was decorated with PBC Women's Field Athlete of the Year honors, while
Kelsi Sheldon was named the PBC's Women's Freshman Field Athlete of the Year.
Michael Zimmerman and
Catherine George were named to the league's All-Sportsmanship Team.
Eight more student-athletes picked up all-conference recognition on the final day of competition. The Black & Gold combined to win eight event titles over the weekend and log 26 all-PBC honors.
| 2017 PBC TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM STANDINGS (21 OF 21 EVENTS SCORED) |
| MEN |
|
WOMEN |
| Team |
Points |
|
Team |
Points |
| 1. UNC Pembroke |
198.00 |
|
1. Nova Southeastern |
214.50 |
| 2. Nova Southeastern |
164.00 |
|
2. UNC Pembroke |
159.00 |
| 3. Florida Tech |
141.50 |
|
3. Montevallo |
154.50 |
| 4. Columbus State |
99.00 |
|
4. North Georgia |
74.00 |
| 5. Augusta |
93.50 |
|
5. Florida Tech |
73.00 |
| 6. Montevallo |
70.00 |
|
6. Augusta |
61.00 |
| 7. Clayton State |
41.00 |
|
7. Columbus State |
39.00 |
|
|
|
8. Clayton State |
35.00 |
PBC ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
Augusta: Taylor Coxwell and Sarah Hossack
Clayton State: Tyler Askew and Joy Diaz
Columbus State: Jalen Tolbert and Shanila Chapman
Florida Tech: Gerrick Farquharson and JoeMarie Reid
Montevallo: Steven Rocca and Erin McDaniel
Nova Southeastern: Dwayne Edwards and
Catherine George
UNC Pembroke:
Michael Zimmerman and
Catherine George
North Georgia: Elizabeth Mullenax
PBC COACH OF THE YEAR
MEN: Dr.
Peter Ormsby, UNC Pembroke
WOMEN: Bryan Hagopian, Nova Southeastern
EAB ELITE 15 AWARD
MEN: Tyler McCabe, Florida Tech
WOMEN: Cheyenne Thompson, Montevallo
MEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Silus Kipkoech, UNC Pembroke
WOMEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Cheyenne Thompson, Montevallo
MEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Stefan Matula,Nova Southeastern
WOMEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Jeanna Cube, UNC Pembroke
MEN'S FRESHMAN TRACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Silus Kipkoech, UNC Pembroke
WOMEN'S FRESHMAN TRACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Cienna Nichols, Florida Tech
MEN'S FRESHMAN FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Nate Blackmon, Columbus State
WOMEN'S FRESHMAN FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Kelsi Sheldon, UNC Pembroke
UNCP RESULTS
Women's Shot Put
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*! 2.
Andrea Garcia – 12.08m
! 8.
Kelsi Sheldon – 10.78m
10.
Leanna Jacobs – 10.70m
Men's Shot Put
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* 1.
Dillan Perry – 14.57m
7.
Nathanael Stainback – 12.95m
! 8.
Jonathan Kistner – 12.90m
11.
Scott Stewart – 11.08m
! 12.
Ryan Ferner – 10.99m
Women's 5000m Run
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*3.
Lea Tardanico – 18:27.84
9.
Kristin Cain – 19:17.94
14.
Michaela Reynolds - 19:46.06
Men's 5000m Run
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* 1.
Silus Kipkoech – 15:11.25
! 6.
Logan Ward – 15:33.45
8.
Matthew Martin – 15:42.15
! 10.
Jonathan Martin – 15:49.55
Women's 800m Run
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4.
Olivia Lowman – 2:18.43
Men's 800m Run
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! 7.
Kellen Corson – 1:56.06
Women's 4x100m Relay
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4. UNC Pembroke – 48.15
- Cube, Taylor, Tate, Francis
Men's 4x100m Relay
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*& 2. UNC Pembroke – 40.84
- Robertson, Godwin, Ceccato, Miller
Women's 4x400m Relay
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$ 4. UNC Pembroke – 3:55.61
- McNair, Lowman, Scott, Taylor
Men's 4x400m Relay
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4. UNC Pembroke – 3:21.60
- Ridley, Crawford, Graham, Godwin
! – Outdoor Personal Best
$ – School Record
* – All-Peach Belt Conference
& - NCAA Provisional Qualifying Mark
