Men’s Indoor Track & Field finishes second at SAC Championships, while women take sixth
In a season that has featured countless school, building and meet records, and more recently gold medals, Carson-Newman added another milestone as the men’s indoor track & field team finished as South Atlantic Conference runners-up on Sunday
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – In a season that has featured countless school, building and meet records, and more recently gold medals, Carson-Newman added another milestone as the men's indoor track & field team finished as South Atlantic Conference runners-up on Sunday with 93 points.
The women's team wrapped up their weekend in sixth at 53.50 points. As Wingate topped the charts on both sides, with the men taking 188.50, and the women claiming 161 points.
"It was a great day, and I'm so proud of this group," head coach Kieran Showler-Davis said. "People came in and did what they were meant to do, and then others stepped up and massively outperformed their ranking coming in."
There were five instances of new school records for Carson-Newman in addition to a pair taking gold, pushing the total on the weekend to three first-place finishers.
On the first day, Katie Edmunds claimed first place in the pole vault. Today, two other Eagles joined her, with Alden Wetzel taking first in the heptathlon and Amine Kasmi winning the 200m.
Wetzel dominated the competition on his way to 5084 points to take gold. He finished in either first or second in six of the seven events. His performance added another school record to the 2026 indoor tally.
Kasmi ran a 20.97 in the 200m finals after topping the timesheets in the preliminary rounds. The senior edged Lenior-Rhyne's Havyn Spain by 0.01 seconds to take gold. It was a new PR for Kasmi, a new meet record and the third fastest time in Division II this season.
Six individuals for C-N finished with silver at the SAC Championships, in addition to one relay team taking second place.
Lovelyne Larrame continued to flash her ability as she took home second place in the 400m finals. The graduate student clocked a 54.96-second time, just 0.03 seconds behind Lenoir-Rhyne's Jani Day. The split for Larrame set a new Carson-Newman record for the event, beating her previous record from the Music City Challenge.
The third school record set on Sunday was by the women's 4x400 meter relay team that finished in second with a time of 3:46.35 seconds, behind Tusculum, which ran a 3:45.17 relay. The group of Eagles consisted of Larrame, Axelle Ombelets, Lidija Djokic and Trishanie Warner.
Sophomore Rylan Jordan finished second in the 60m final with a time of 6.73 seconds; Catawba's Victor Smith won with 6.63 seconds. Jordan led the way in a final that featured three other Eagles.
Abiram Pramod finished on the podium in the men's 400m final with a personal record of 48.19 seconds. Lenoir-Rhyne's Spain ran a blistering 46.69 seconds to win the event.
Closing out the field events on Sunday, it was the men's triple jump where Carlos Kouassi took home silver. The senior reached 14.97 meters, outdone by Newberry's Dwayne Weiters with a mark of 15.21m.
Freshman Blayne Jackson took second place in the men's high jump with a PR of 2.02 meters, matching Wingate's Javier Maxwell for the best mark. However, Maxwell had fewer misses across the event, giving him the victory.
Rounding out the list of silver place finishers is Cadence Dolgin, who took second place in the men's pole vault on Saturday.
The fourth school record of the afternoon came from another relay team, this time the 4x400 men's team, clocking a 3:15.66 to take bronze. The team consisted of Rylan Jordan, Ethan Blaylock, Favour Ekpekpe and Abiram Pramod.
In the women's high jump, freshman Meiah Moss made it onto the podium as she tied Lenoir-Rhyne's Patricija Nemanyte at 1.61 meters. Both athletes had the same number of misses, giving them both a medal.
Yesterday, senior Brooke Taylor continued what has been a strong final season in Mossy Creek, getting on the podium. Taylor finished third with her jump of 5.56m.
The final school record came from Keirieonna Wilson with her time of 10:22.75 in the women's 3000m, she finished in 16th overall.
Next on the docket is the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships, where some Eagles look to make their mark across the country. The National Championships are set for March 13th and 14th at the Virginia Beach Sports Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
