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Bisons Track & Field Teams Complete Commodore Challenge With Stand Out Performances

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NASHVILLE – The Lipscomb Track & Field teams finished up their first Indoor Track & Field meet of the new year Saturday as they competed in the Commodore Challenge hosted by Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. The Bisons finished the meet with three new program records and a number of stand-out performances from the herd.
 
The first day of competition saw several Bisons put on impressive shows in their respective events.
 
For the women's team, freshman Bella Jackson got things started with a 4th place finish in the women's high jump with a height of 1.75m (5' 8.75"). This height earned Jackson a new personal best and a program record for the women's high jump as she broke her own record of 1.72m (5' 7.75"), set at the Hoosier Open in December.
 
Aislinn McElhaney also earned a new personal and program record in the women's long jump with a distance of 5.73m (18' 9.75") to place 6th in the event. This is McElhaney's third time setting the program record for long jump, she now holds the top-three distances for women's long jump in program history.
 
On the men's side for day one, the Bisons took over the 200m run with Jonathan Imes leading the Bisons from a 3rd place finish (21.71), Deven Ward placing 4th (22.41), Ahmed Amaar earning a 5th place finish (22.29), and Demontae Wilson finishing 6th with a time of 22.39.
 
The Bisons continued their hard work on day two of the meet, headlined by the first new women's 4x400m relay program record since 2013 with a time of 3:54.36.
 
Abigail Alvarado, Hanna Anderson, Kendall Long, and Kiara Carter earned a 1st place finish in their heat and an overall 5th place finish in the event for their efforts.
 
Junior Fransizka Decker went on to put up the second-best women's shot-put distance in program history with a distance of 12.00m (39' 4.5") to finish 11th in the event.
 
This day two success continued as graduate student Jonathan Imes earned a 1st place finish in the men's 400m run with a time of 47.38 in the event. Imes was joined in the top 10 by senior Demontae Wilson at 6th with a time of 49.85.
 
Other top-10 finishes for the day included Malik Baker at 6th in the men's 60m hurdles (8.63), Ahmed Amaar and Deven Ward's 5th and 7th place respective finishes in the men's 60m dash (6.91 and 6.97), and Kiara Carter and Kendall Long's 7th and 8th place finishes in the women's 400m run (58.46 and 58.56).
 
Representing the men's long-distance squad, senior Ben Ruffing logged a time of 8:21.24 to earn 5th in the men's 3000m and junior Brian Risse took 6th in the 1-mile run with a blazing time of 4:11.32.
 
From the women's long-distance squad, senior Madison Allie and junior Maddie Moody logged decisive top-10 finishes at 6th and 9th respectively in the women's 3000m with times of 10:19.30 and 10:24.69 to conclude the Bisons' weekend.
 
UP NEXT
The Bisons will be back in action Friday and Saturday, January 21-22 at the Gladstein Invitational, hosted by Indiana University.
 
Full Results
 
Full Lipscomb Results – Commodore Challenge
Women's Shot Put
11. Franziska Decker (12.00m/39' 4.5")
 
Women's High Jump
4. Bella Jackson (1.75m/5' 8.75")
 
Women's Long Jump
6. Aislinn McElhaney (5.73m/18' 9.75") (New School Record)
22. Allie Scott (5.07m/16' 7.85")
 
Women's Triple Jump
10. Allie Scott (10.85m/35' 7.25")
 
Women's 60m Dash (Preliminary)
13. Kennedy Miller (7.81)
 
Women's 60m Hurdles (Preliminary)
14. Aislinn McElhaney (9.59)
15. Franziska Decker (9.68)
 
Women's 200m
8. Kennedy Miller (25.89)
12. Hanna Anderson (26.20)
13. Aislinn McElhaney (26.32)
15. Abigail Alvarado (26.49)
16. Jaden Matthews (26.52)
 
Women's 300m
30. Taylor Edmundson (45.70)
 
Women's 400m
7. Kiara Carter (58.46)
8. Kendall Long (58.56)
11. Hanna Anderson (59.17)
13. Abigail Alvarado (59.71)
14. Jaden Matthews (59.78)
 
Women's 1 Mile
11. Allena Klammorick (5:43.97)
 
Women's 3000m
6. Madison Allie (10:19.30)
9. Maddie Moody (10:24.69)
12. Kaylee Wilson (10:37.06)
16. Gracie Hall (11:05.17)
17. Kalliope Clayton (11:10.85)
 
Women's 4x400m
5. Alvarado, Anderson, Carter, Long (3:54.36) (New School Record)
 
Men's 60m Dash (Preliminary)
6. Ahmed Amaar (6.96)
7. Deven Ward (7.03)
9. Donovan Ross (7.09)
16. Alex Tirado (7.22)
 
Men's 60m Dash (Finals)
5. Ahmed Amaar (6.91)
7. Deven Ward (6.97)
 
Men's 60m Hurdles (Preliminary)
7. Malik Baker (8.74)
 
Men's 60m Hurdles (Final)
6. Malik Baker (8.63)
 
Men's 200m
3. Jonathan Imes (21.71)
4. Deven Ward (22.11)
5. Ahmed Amaar (22.29)
6. Demontae Wilson (22.39)
16. Dimitri Kemp (23.54)
 
Men's 400m
1. Jonathan Imes (47.38)
6. Demontae Wilson (49.85)
15. Dimitri Kemp (52.15)
 
Men's 1 Mile
6. Brian Risse (4:11.32)
11. Reece Collie (4:17.07)
14. Sam Shaylor (4:18.73)
16. Jason Risse (4:27.11)
21. Benjamin Underwood (4:38.58)
 
Men's 3000m
5. Benjamin Ruffing (8:21.24)
12. Ben Butcher (8:37.15)
17. Bing Hudson (8:49.00)
19. Cole Streich (8:55.45)
20. Andy Stohr (9:01.41)
 
Men's 4x400m
7. Lewis, Ward, Tirado, Kemp (3:39.41)
 
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Players Mentioned

Madison Allie

Madison Allie

Distance
5' 4"
Senior
Hanna Anderson

Hanna Anderson

Sprints
5' 5"
Senior
Kiara Smeltz

Kiara Smeltz

Distance
5' 5"
Sophomore
Franziska Decker

Franziska Decker

Multis
5' 8"
Junior
Taylor Edmundson

Taylor Edmundson

Hurdles, Multi's
5' 10"
Senior
Gracie Hall

Gracie Hall

Distance
5' 5"
Sophomore
Aislinn McElhaney

Aislinn McElhaney

Sprints/Hurdles
5' 7"
Junior
Kennedy Miller

Kennedy Miller

Sprints
5' 6"
Junior
Maddie Moody

Maddie Moody

Distance
5' 2"
Junior
Abigail Alvarado

Abigail Alvarado

Sprints
Freshman
Kalliope Clayton

Kalliope Clayton

Distance
Freshman
Bella Jackson

Bella Jackson

Hurdles/HJ/Multi
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Madison Allie

Madison Allie

5' 4"
Senior
Distance
Hanna Anderson

Hanna Anderson

5' 5"
Senior
Sprints
Kiara Smeltz

Kiara Smeltz

5' 5"
Sophomore
Distance
Franziska Decker

Franziska Decker

5' 8"
Junior
Multis
Taylor Edmundson

Taylor Edmundson

5' 10"
Senior
Hurdles, Multi's
Gracie Hall

Gracie Hall

5' 5"
Sophomore
Distance
Aislinn McElhaney

Aislinn McElhaney

5' 7"
Junior
Sprints/Hurdles
Kennedy Miller

Kennedy Miller

5' 6"
Junior
Sprints
Maddie Moody

Maddie Moody

5' 2"
Junior
Distance
Abigail Alvarado

Abigail Alvarado

Freshman
Sprints
Kalliope Clayton

Kalliope Clayton

Freshman
Distance
Bella Jackson

Bella Jackson

Freshman
Hurdles/HJ/Multi
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