ABILENE, TX - On Saturday, finals were conducted in six more events, including the field events of the shot put, hammer, high jump, and triple jump and track events in the 3,000 meter steeplechase and 10,000 meters. For the second consecutive year, the meet's field size precipiated the need for prelims in several track events, which were conducted throughout the afternoon.
Defending champion and host War Hawks stand in third with 59 points. Colorado College, who have 72 points, have the lead heading into Sunday's final day of competition, followed closely by Texas Lutheran University with 68 points.
The majority of the track events during the afternoon session were all preliminaries (results found here), setting up an action packed day of finals in the 110-hurdles, 400 meters, 100 meters, 800 meters, 400 meter hurdles and 200 meters - in addition to the 5,000 meters, 1,500 meters and the two team relays (4x1 and 4x4) on Sunday.
DAY TWO STANDINGS
1. Colorado College - 72
2. Texas Lutheran - 68
3. McMurry - 59
4. LeTourneau - 58
T5. Concordia - 17
T5. St. Thomas - 17
7. Hendrix - 15
8. Schreiner - 4
9. Centenary - 2
T10. Dallas - 0
T10. Ozarks - 0
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY
- Following the morning's opening two track events, action returned to the field events where junior Jackson Harris claimed gold in the shot put, posting a winning toss of 16.13 meters (52' 11") - the third-longest throw in SCAC history.
- Sophomore Kelvin Goston finished second in the hammer throw with a toss of 47.52 meters (155' 11")
- Among the highlights from Saturday's preliminaries, the SCAC meet record was bested in the 200 meters as McMurry sophomore Kamryn Cleveland posted a qualifying mark of 20.87 - the first sub 21 mark in SCAC championships history. The former mark of 21.11 had been set in 2024.
UP NEXT
- The final day of competition resumes tomorrow with the men's 5,000-meter final at 8:00 a.m., followed by the women's event at 8:30 a.m. A complete schedule of events can be found here.
