High Point Wins 2020 Men's Indoor Track & Field Championship
BLACKSBURG, Va. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – The High Point men’s track & field team won its first Big South Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship Saturday, as the Panthers finished the two-day meet with 178 points.
Campbell finished second in a close second with 121 points, while Hampton stood third with 108 points. Charleston Southern finished the meet with 79 points, followed by UNC Asheville in fifth with 60 points. USC Upstate is in sixth with 49 points, Gardner-Webb finished in seventh with 44 points, and Winthrop finished in eighth with 23 points..
FINAL RESULTS
Campbell’s Athanas Kioko was voted Most Valuable Athlete of the Year while Hampton’s Dylan Beard was selected as Most Outstanding Performer of the Championship. UNC Asheville’s Isaac Teasley earned Freshman of the Year honors, and High Point’s Mike Esposito was voted Coach of the Year.
Winthrop’s Jalen Hodges claimed the day’s first win, with a height of 2.08m in the high jump. Campbell’s Athanas Kioko went on to take the first track final of the day in the 1-mile run with a time of 4:08.50. The first win for Hampton on the day came from defending champion Dylan Beard with his time of 7.86 in the 60-meter hurdles. Gardner-Webb’s Chase Thornhill crossed the finish-line first in the 400 meters with a time of 47.77.
Camel Curtis Carr paced the 60-meter sprint for the second year in a row as he crossed the line in 6.71. Pablo Romero won his fourth straight heptathlon title at the Big South Indoor Championships with 5,282 points. Teammates Gabriel Stainback followed him with 4,534 points, and Benjamin Johnsen rounded out the top three with 4,353 points. Last year second place finisher in the 800 meters, Siro Pina Cardona of High Point took the crown this year with a time of 1:53.08. Charleston Southern’s Timothy Davis took his second straight triple jump title with a jump of 15.22m.
Jared Henderson of USC Upstate took the 200 meter title with a run of 21.23. Charleston Southern Buccaneer JP Caglione won the title in the weight throw for the second straight year with his mark of 19.25m. Athanas Kioko finished first in the 3,00 meter race with a time of 8:33.20. The meet concluded with the 4x400 Meter Relay, which was won by UNC Asheville’s Joel Bowers, Tryee McFalling, Bryson Riddick, Isaac Teasley with a time of 3:15.42
FINAL RESULTS
1. High Point - 178
2. Campbell – 121
3. Hampton - 108
4. Charleston Southern - 79
5. UNC Asheville – 60
6. USC Upstate– 49
7. Gardner-Webb - 44
8. Winthrop - 23
MOST VALUABLE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Athanas Kioko, Campbell
OUTSTANDING PERFORMER
Dylan Beard, Hampton
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Bryson Riddick, UNC Asheville
COACH OF THE YEAR
Mike Esposito, High Point
ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Hunter Gilbert, Gr., Campbell
JP Caglione, Sr., Charleston Southern
Clay Hamilton, R-Sr., Gardner-Webb
Jordan Walker, Soph., Hampton
Jordan McClung, Sr., High Point
Tyree McFalling, Sr., UNC Asheville
Jonathan Loy, Soph., USC Upstate
Jeremy Falwell, Sr., Winthrop
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Jordan McClung, Sr., High Point
DAY 2 EVENT CHAMPIONS
Heptathlon – Pablo Romero
High Jump – Jalen Hodges
Mile – Athanas Kioko
60m Hurdles – Dylan Beard
400m – Chase Thornhill
Weight Throw – JP Caglione
Triple Jump – Timothy Davis
60m – Curtis Carr
800m – Siro Pina Cardona,
200m – Jared Henderson
3,000m – Thomas Little
4x400m Relay – UNC Asheville
DAY 2 ALL-CONFERENCE PERFORMERS
Heptathlon
1. Pablo Romero, High Point 5382
2. Gabrie Stainback, High Point 5134
3. Benjamin Johnsen, High Point 5097
High Jump
1. Jalen Hodges, Winthrop 2.08m
2. Ronald Henderson Jr, Campbell 2.08m
3. Benjamin Johnsen, High Point 2.03m
Mile
1. Athanas Kioko, Campbell 4:08.50
2. El Hocine Bouchrak, High Point 4:08.81
3. Laderique McNeill, Campbell 4:11.29
60m Hurdles
1. Dylan Beard, Hampton 7.86
2. Zoryan Hendricks, USC Upstate 7.93
3. Brandon Tunson, Hampton 8.17
400m
1. Chase Thornhill, Gardner-Webb 47.77
2. Bryson Riddick, UNC Asheville 49.05
3. Trevon Compito, Campbell 49.21
Weight Throw
1. JP Caglione, Charleston Southern 19.25m
2. Seth Wolfe, Charleston Southern 18.15m
3. Tony Auguste, USC Upstate 18.03m
Triple Jump
1. Timothy Davis, Charleston Southern 15.22m
2. Evan Hailes, Winthrop 14.90m
3. Larry Coaxum, High Point 14.70m
60m
1. Curtis Carr, Campbell 6.71
2. Jared Henderson, USC Upstate 6.79
3. Akin Williams, UNC Asheville 6.83
800m
1. Siro Pina Cardona, High Point 1:53.08
2. Geoffrey McCullough, Hampton 1:53.59
3. Patrick Sastre, Gardner-Webb 1:54.87
200m
1. Jared Henderson, USC Upstate 21.23
2. Chase Thornhill, Gardner-Webb 21.47
3. Brenan Garrett, Hampton 22.02
3,000m
1. Thomas Little, UNC Asheville 8:46.38
2. Jeryck Wilson, Charleston Southern 8:51.53
3. Jonathan Johnson, USC Upstate 8:59.18
4x400m Relay
1. UNC Asheville 3:15.42
2. Hampton 3:17.16
3. High Point 3:19.95