Johnson City Times

The Tusculum University men's and women's indoor track & field teams earned four victories, set four school records and posted three NCAA qualifying marks during competition at the Mondo College Invitational Saturday at the JDL Fast Track.

The Tusculum men earned victories from Tyrell Edwards in the 60 meters, Zackary Nelson in the 400 meters and Antonio Aparicio in the 600 meters, along with the 4x400 relay. Tusculum's women set school records in the 60 hurdles by Theresa Green-White and Emily Coddington in the 600 meters.

The Pioneers will return to competition at the Vanderbilt Invitational on Friday-Saturday, Jan. 20-21.

MEN'S RECAPEdwards qualified for finals in the 60 meters with a time of 6.87 in prelims, then ran 6.78 in the final for the 10th-fastest time in Division II this season and good for second place on the Pioneer all-time performance list. Marquel Pittman ran third in the 60 finals with a career-best time of 6.89 seconds, while Jarvis Barber Jr. was seventh in 6.96 seconds.

Nelson, who qualified for nationals last year in the 400 meters, ran 49.11 seconds in the finals to take over fourth place on the 2023 Division II performance list. Aparicio captured first in the 600 meters with a time of 1:23.15 to break the school record of 1:26.71 set by Kyle Stanley on Feb. 20, 2021. DeWayne Morris placed fifth in the 600 at 1:25.84 for the second-best time in school history, while Stephen Brewer took seventh in 1:28.82.

Freshman Daryl Smith Jr. finished second in the triple jump at 14.44 meters (47 feet, 4 1/2 inches) to break the school record of 14.03 meters (46 feet, 1/2 inch) set by Yannick Rosalie on Jan. 12, 2018. Smith's mark reached the NCAA qualifying standard of 14.38 meters.

Also setting a school record was freshman Mikeal Pillar, who threw 13.22 meters (43 feet, 4 1/2 inches) to finish eighth in the weight throw while breaking the record of 12.77 meters (41 feet, 10 3/4 inches) set by Evan Grooms at the 2020 SAC Championship.

Tusculum's 4x400 relay of Brewer, Barber, Nelson and Xavion Bogus earned a winning time of 3:24.73, the seventh-fastest time in the relay in program history.

Edwards also finished sixth in the 200 meters at 23.25 seconds and Jamal Cash was sixth in the 60 hurdles finals at 8.65 seconds, the fourth-best time in program history, after running 8.72 in preliminaries to advance. Cash added a mark of 6.27 meters (20 feet, 7 inches) in the long jump to move into sixth place on the program performance list.

In the shot put, freshman Adrian Gumm finished sixth at 13.45 meters (44 feet, 1 1/2 inches) for the third-best mark on the program performance list. Gumm added a 14th-place finish in the weight throw at 12.17 meters (39 feet, 11 1/4 inches).

WOMEN'S RECAPGreen-White ran 8.99 seconds in the finals of the 60 hurdles to take second place, while breaking the school record of 9.11 seconds set by Kenisha Stubbs at the 2022 SAC Championship. Green-White, who was fourth in preliminaries at 9.45 seconds, also had the eighth-fastest time in program history in the prelims of the 60 meters (7.94).

Coddington's time of 1:47.08 in the 600 meters placed her 10th overall and broke the school record of 1:48.69 set by Earthaiza Watkins on Feb. 7, 2020. Judy Chellah finished 11th at 1:50.08 for the third-best time in school history in the event.

In the 60 meters, Kylia Wright finished 10th in preliminaries at 7.83 seconds, the second-best time in program history, and placed fourth in the 200 meters at 26.13 seconds to rank seventh-best all-time on the Tusculum list.

Kiera Taylor finished eighth in the long jump and moved into fourth place on the Tusculum performance list with a best mark of 5.09 meters (16 feet, 8 1/2 inches). Green-White had a mark of 4.83 meters (15 feet, 10 1/4 inches) for fifth on the Pioneer performance list.

Mondo College Invitational – Winston Salem, 

N.C.Tusculum results

MEN

60: 1. Tyrell Edwards, 6.78 (NCAA qualifier); 3. Marquel Pittman, 6.89; 7. Jarvis Barber Jr., 6.96.
60 prelims: 4. Jordan Taylor, 6.97; 5. Tyrell Edwards, 6.87; 6. Jarvis Barber Jr., 6.95; 7. Marquel Pittman, 6.95.
60 qualifiers: 5. Isaiah Olson, 7.11.
60 hurdles: 6. Jamal Cash, 8.65.
60 hurdles prelims: 8. Jamal Cash, 8.72; 9. Daryl Smith Jr., 8.77.
200 (seeded): 6. Tyrell Edwards, 23.25.
200 (open): 12. Isaiah Olson, 23.36; 22. Keelen Lester, 24.02.
400 (seeded): 1. Zackary Nelson, 49.11 (NCAA qualifier).
600: 1. Antonio Aparicio, 1:23.15 (school record); 5. DeWayne Morris, 1:25.84; 7. Stephen Brewer, 1:28.82; 12. Landen Locklear, 1:31.67.
1000: 12. DeWayne Morris, 2:49.60; 15. Xavion Bogus, 2:58.94.
4x400: 1. Tusculum (Brewer, Barber, Nelson, Bogus), 3:24.73.
Long jump: 14. Jamal Cash, 6.27m (20-7).
Triple jump: 2. Daryl Smith Jr., 14.44m (47-4 1/2) (NCAA qualifier).
Shot put: 6. Adrian Gumm, 13.45m (44-1 1/2); 20. Mikeal Pillar, 10.47m (34-4 1/4).
Weight throw: 8. Mikeal Pillar, 13.22m (43-4 1/2) (school record); 14. Adrian Gumm, 12.17m (39-11 1/4). 

WOMEN 

60 prelims: 10. Kylia Wright, 7.83; 16. Theresa Green-White, 7.94; 26. Kiera Taylor, 8.21.
60 qualifiers: 6. Aliyah Adderley, 8.09.
60 hurdles: 2. Theresa Green-White, 8.99 (school record).
60 hurdles prelims: 4. Theresa Green-White, 9.45.
200 (seeded): 4. Kylia Wright, 26.13.
200 (open). 12. Kiera Taylor, 27.12.
600: 10. Emily Coddington, 1:47.08 (school record); 11. Judy Chellah, 1:50.08.
1000: 14. Emily Coddington, 3:20.41; 23. Judy Chellah, 3:37.63.
Mile: 33. Inmaculada Delgado, 6:17.47.
Long jump: 8. Kiera Taylor, 5.09m (16-8 1/2); 16. Theresa Green-White, 4.83m (15-10 1/4). 

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