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Another School Record Falls On Final Day Of Conference Carolinas Outdoor Championships, Men Take Third, Women Seventh

April 25, 2026

MYRTLE BEACH – UNC Pembroke posted a new school record for the third-straight day, while also establishing a new meet record to highlight final-day action Saturday at the Conference Carolinas Outdoor Championships.

Ben Oxendine broke the men's javelin throw record with a mark of 55.40 meters, breaking Matt Thompson's record that was set in 2014. Sofia Skidmore crossed in 4:40.22 to take champion honors in the women's 1500 meter run and set the new meet record mark.

The men's squad tallied 102 points to take third place, while the women's team posted 40 points to finish seventh.

On the women's side, Skidmore also brought home a runner-up finish in the 800 meter with a time of 2:18.14, while Janaya Davis-Gainer finished fifth in the 100 meter at 11.90.

On the men's side, Adam Rogers won the pole vault with a personal-best mark of 4.47 meters, while the men's 4x400 meter relay team of Calen McKinney, John Davis, Kell Simpson, and Jacobe Jones took second with a time of 3:16.45, with Elijah Barnette also bringing home a runner-up finish win the pole vault with a personal-best mark of 4.37 meters. Ed Carney took third in the 5000 meter with a time of 15:17.93 to round out the podium finishers.

The top three finishers in each event at the championships are named first, second, and third team All-Conference.


All told, the Braves combined to post three school records, one meet record, and 37 personal bests at the event.

 
CONFERENCE CAROLINAS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (APRIL 23-25)
Women's 100m (Prelims)
4 $ ! Janaya Davis-Gainer 11.86q
14 Ta'Niyah Glaspie 12.38
Women's 100m (Finals) *SATURDAY*
5 Janaya Davis-Gainer 11.90
Women's 100m Hurdles (Prelims)
13 McKylee Mosby 17.10
Women's 200m (Prelims)
9 Janaya Davis-Gainer 24.99
20 Ta'Niyah Glaspie 26.05
Women's 800m (Prelims) 
2 Sofia Skidmore 2:21.64Q
Women's 800m (Finals) *SATURDAY*
2 Sofia Skidmore 2:18.14
Women's 1500m (Prelims)
2 Sofia Skidmore 5:00.68Q
3 Malea Bennewitz 5:00.75Q
Women's 1500m (Finals) *SATURDAY*
1 # ! Sofia Skidmore 4:40.22
4 ! Malea Bennewitz 4:48.01
Women's 5000m *SATURDAY*
11 ! Sophia Olszak 19:42.37
-- Malea Bennewitz DNF
Women's Discus
3 Comfort Agwu 38.56m
Women's Hammer
4 ! Comfort Agwu 46.36m
12 ! Noemi Yisra'El 39.07m
15 ! Jenella Olaleye 35.10m
18 Rhianna Garmendiz 32.09m
Women's Javelin *SATURDAY*
15 Noemi Yisra'El 27.14m
18 Jenella Olaleye 24.27m
20 Naomi Ward 17.26m
Women's Long Jump 
9 Kyleigh Pollock 5.12m
12 ! Nylah Feathers 4.78m
Women's Pole Vault 
10 ! Jamie Peters 2.54m
Women's Shot Put *SATURDAY*
7 Amanda Sacoto 11.49m
9 Comfort Agwu 11.24m
17 ! Rhianna Garmendiz 10.39m
22 Jenella Olaleye 9.68m
Women's Triple Jump *SATURDAY*
9 ! Naomi Ward 9.77m
-- Kyleigh Pollock FOUL
Men's 100m (Prelims) 
14 Calen McKinney 10.72
17 Shamar Fields 10.79
25 J'Veon Taylor 14.83
Men's 110m Hurdles (Prelims)
5 Eli Pineda 14.74q
8 ! Justin Battle 15.09q
12 Cameron Sessoms 15.72
Men's 110m Hurdles (Finals) *SATURDAY*
4 Eli Pineda 14.80
5 ! Justin Battle 14.80
Men's 200m (Prelims)
8 Jacobe Jones 21.70q
16 Calen McKinney 22.20
-- Shamar Fields FS
Men's 200m (Finals) *SATURDAY*
6 Jacobe Jones 21.62
Men's 400m (Prelims)
8 Jacobe Jones 48.90q
16 John Davis 50.50
Men's 400m (Finals) *SATURDAY*
8 Jacobe Jones 49.19
Men's 400m Hurdles (Prelims) 
7 Kell Simpson 56.34q
10 ! Quincy Casimir 58.61
15 Quinten LeMay 1:01.51
18 Corey McGee 1:02.47
Men's 400m Hurdles (Finals) *SATURDAY*
5 Kell Simpson 55.74
Men's 800m (Prelims) 
11 Sean Todd 1:58.30
12 Jacob Jones 1:58.52
Men's 1500m (Prelims)
4 Charlie Miller 4:09.72Q
15 Antony Kigen 4:11.79
21 Payden Lewis 4:21.80
Men's 1500m (Finals) *SATURDAY*
7 Charlie Miller 4:03.05
Men's 3000m Steeplechase
4 ! Daniel Mejias 9:58.19
8 ! JP Marquez 10:16.34
Men's 5000m *SATURDAY*
3 Ed Carney 15:17.93
5 Kelvin Kibet 15:34.47
7 Payden Lewis 15:44.94
12 Conrad Robertson 16:01.85
21 Charlie Miller 16:41.04
Men's 10000m
2 Kelvin Kibet 31:31.55
3 ! Ed Carney 31:48.29
10 Conrad Robertson 33:33.56
11 Hayes Weatherman 33:56.48
Men's 4x100m Relay *SATURDAY*
-- UNC Pembroke (Cameron Sessoms, Jacobe Jones, Calen McKinney, Shamar Fields) DNF
Men's 4x400m Relay *SATURDAY*
2 UNC Pembroke (Calen McKinney, John Davis, Kell Simpson, Jacobe Jones) 3:16.45
Men's Discus
5 Abdul Cisse 42.76m
14 Urijah McDonald 38.31m
Men's Hammer
3 $ ! Gary Parker 55.98m
12 ! Abdul Cisse 42.94m
18 Urijah McDonald 38.73m
Men's High Jump
9 Jaiden Hannah 1.87m
12 ! Zion Walker 1.87m
16 Ranaldo Hanna 1.82m
Men's Javelin *SATURDAY*
5 $ ! Ben Oxendine 55.40m
13 Gary Parker 43.36m
19 Jesse Keen 37.39m
22 Seth Wise 34.46m
23 Daniel Ray 33.91m
Men's Long Jump 
8 Ranaldo Hanna 6.76m
12 Caleb Mason 6.66m
14 DeQuavious Mosley 6.63m
Men's Pole Vault *SATURDAY*
1 ! Adam Rogers 4.47m
2 ! Elijah Barnette 4.37m
5 ! Javon Brown 4.37m
11 David Rogers 3.92m
Men's Shot Put *SATURDAY*
15 Abdul Cisse 12.18m
-- Urijah McDonald FOUL
Men's Triple Jump *SATURDAY*
10 ! DeQuavious Mosley 13.76m
13 Quincy Davis 13.48m
17 Lamont Duncan 12.95m
18 Caleb Mason 12.93m
20 Ranaldo Hanna 12.49m
Men's Decathlon (Chapple) 
4 Brenton Chapple 5,472 points
3 ! 100m 11.16
1 ! Long Jump 6.77m
4 ! Shot Put 9.81m
6 High Jump 1.75m
3 ! 400m 54.09
5 ! 110m Hurdles 17.42
5 Discus 26.05m
4 ! Pole Vault 3.15m
9 Javelin 31.77m
4 ! 1500m 5:09.39
Men's Decathlon (Ray) 
7 Daniel Ray 4,984 points
5 ! 100m 11.51
4 ! Long Jump 6.33m
7 Shot Put 9.22m
3 ! High Jump 1.81m
6 400m 54.98
7 ! 110m Hurdles 17.52
4 Discus 27.38m
-- Pole Vault NH
6 Javelin 37.37m
2 ! 1500m 5:08.45
! - Outdoor Personal Best
$ - UNCP Outdoor School Record

# - Meet Record
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