Schwind, Imes Winners As Bisons Close Out ASUN Indoor Championships

Friday, February 26

Lynchburg, Va.

Lipscomb University

ASUN Indoor Championships

2/27/2021 8:18:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

LYNCHBURG, Va. - The 16th version of the ASUN Indoor Championships wrapped up competition at Liberty University's Indoor Track & Field Complex on Saturday and the Lipscomb track and field squad finished in third for both the men and women's events.

The men finished with a total of 82 points, while the women finished with 60 total points. Liberty claimed the team title on the men's side and Kennesaw state took home the team title on the women's side.

The final day of competition was highlighted by the performances of Jonathan Schwind and Jonathan Imes.

Schwind set new meet records in both of his events, running the mile and 800 Meter, en route to sharing the Most Valuable Performer honor. He captured the 800 Meter crown for the third year in a row with his winning time of 1:49.72 and also became the first three-time champion in ASUN History in the Mile event with his time of 4:07.62, breaking his own record set in 2018.

MILE CHAMPION ??3?

Jonathan Schwind sets the new school record at 4:07:62 and takes home his third career @ASUNXCTF indoor mile title!#HornsUp?? pic.twitter.com/SNc0u2uBnS
— Lipscomb XC T&F (@LipscombXCTF) February 27, 2021

Imes, a Germantown, Maryland native took home the gold and repeated as the champion in the 400-Meter with a time of 48.44 after coming into the meet ranked second in the ASUN this season. He also placed fourth in the 200-Meter with a time of 21.81.

The Bisons also had a number of other athletes perform well throughout the day:

Ahmed Amaar placed fifth in the 60-Meter running at 6.87.
Ryan Bush earned a bronze medal in the 800-Meter with a time of 1:51.14. Reece Collie also placed well in the event, finishing in sixth at 1:56.71.
Brian Risse ran a time of 4:12.29 in the Mile, which was good for fourth place.
In the 5,000-Meter, Ronald Kigen finished in third place with a time of 14:55.41.
With a time of 3:20.31 the 4x400 Relay team ended in second place.

In women's action, Kiara Carter had a podium-worthy performance finishing third in the 800-Meter with a time of 2:11.41.

Sydney Liddle (4:52.80), Grace Lahey (4:52.83) and Clara Braun (4:55.84) all performed well in the Mile. Liddle placed second, Lahey third and Braun ended in fifth.