By: Morgan Sheehan, Associate Athletic Communications Director
WINSTON-SALEM – Joshua Chepkesir claimed event titles in the 3000-meter Run as well as the 5000-meter Run as the UNC Pembroke men's track & field team closed out weekend action on Sunday at the JDL Fast Track for the Visit Winston-Salem College Kick-Off Classic.
Along with the two first place finishes, Chepkesir registered a meet record in the 5000-meter Run with a time of 14:38.16. Newcomer Tayvon Callahan logged a top-five finish with a fourth-place finish in the 60-meter Hurdles with a time of 8.40. Chris Spellman established a personal-best in the 600-meter Dash with a time of 1:23.50, which was good enough for a runner-up finish.
The squad totaled six top-five finishes in the finals and had 22 personal-best marks. The Braves will resume competition on Jan. 15 when they travel to Winston-Salem for the Mondo College Invitational. The meet will be held at the JDL Fast Track.
| VISIT WINSTON-SALEM COLLEGE KICK-OFF CLASSIC (December 5) |
Men's 60m Dash (Qualifying)
|
| 3 |
! Javion Seger |
7.00 |
| 11 |
! Jermaine McKenzie |
7.13 |
|
| Men's 60m Hurdles (Prelim) |
| 8 |
Tayvon Callahan |
8.53 |
| 19 |
! Brace Osewe |
9.05 |
|
| Men's 60m Hurdles (Finals) |
| 4 |
! Tayvon Callahan |
8.40 |
|
| Men's 60m Dash (Prelim) |
| 19 |
! Jamal Stephens |
7.13 |
|
| Men's 3000m Run |
| 1 |
Joshua Chepkesir |
8:29.52 |
| 21 |
Hunter Levy |
9:30.28 |
|
| Men's 400m Dash |
| 4 |
! DaMarr Harvey |
50.89 |
| 18 |
! Mark Williams |
53.54 |
|
| Men's 600m Dash |
| 2 |
! Chris Spellman |
1:23.50 |
| 10 |
! Jakel Chalmers |
1:26.08 |
| 13 |
! Ervin Almanzar |
1:27.05 |
|
| Men's 200m Dash |
| 10 |
! Tayvon Callahan |
23.19 |
| 14 |
! Javion Seger |
23.25 |
| 18 |
! Jamal Stephens |
23.33 |
| 23 |
! Jermaine McKenzie |
23.46 |
|
| Men's 4x400 Relay |
| 4 |
UNC Pembroke (A)
- Jamal Stephens, Brace Osewe, Chris Spellman, DaMarr Harvey |
3:24.15 |
| 12 |
UNC Pembroke (B)
- Ervin Almanzar, Mark Williams, Taycon Callahan, Jakel Chalmers |
3:37.37 |
|
| Men's 5000m Run |
| 1 |
# Joshua Chepkesir |
14:38.16 |
| n/a |
Delsin Burkhart |
DNF |
|
Men's Pole Vault
|
| 9 |
! Cole Thomas |
4.25m |
|
| Men's Long Jump |
| 16 |
! David Bunker |
6.31m |
| 25 |
Andrew Whitaker |
5.75m |
|
| Men's Weight Throw |
| 17 |
Bennie Oxendine |
11.71m |
| 18 |
! Justin Walker |
11.38m |
| 21 |
! Travis Mervin |
11.01m |
| 25 |
! Sebastian Bradley |
10.13m |
|
| Men's Triple Jump |
| 8 |
Andrew Whitaker |
13.19m |
|
| Men's Shot Put |
| 9 |
! Justin Walker |
13.70m |
| 13 |
Bennie Oxendine |
12.62m |
| 16 |
! Travis Mervin |
11.76m |
| 26 |
! Matthew Geer |
8.06m |
|
! - Indoor Personal Best
# - Meet Record |
