Men's Track and Field 4/10/2022 11:30:00 AM

Track & Field Sees Success at Joe Walker Invitational

OXFORD, Miss. – Lipscomb's Track & Field programs headed to Oxford, Mississippi over the weekend to take part in the Joe Walker Invitational, hosted by the University of Mississippi. The Bisons collected twenty-two top-10 finishes, including twelve top-5 finishes and four program records at the meet.

A squad of Bisons split up from the Herd to compete in the 10,000m event at the Flames Invitational, hosted by Lee University. Brent Leber recorded a time of 29:26.57 in the event to claim first place as well as earning himself a new program record.

The Bisons earned a pair of second place finishes in the event as Zach Israel claimed second in the men's 10,000m run at 29:29.88 – a time which also broke the former men's program record. On the women's side, Ally Suyak earned her second-place finish in the women's 10,000m run with a time of 34:50.09.

Meanwhile in Oxford, the Bisons racked up the stellar finishes as each team logged eleven top-10 and six top-5 finishes at the meet.

Kennedy Miller notched an eighth-place finish and a new program record in the 100m dash with a time of a time of 12.11. Freshman Bella Jackson and sophomore Anna Richardson earned fourth and seventh with times of 14.80 and 15.41 in the 100m hurdles.

One new program record came from the women's 400m hurdles event where graduate student Kendall Long set the new record at 1:01.59 to finish third in the event, breaking the former record of 1:02.92 set by Long earlier this season at the Yellow Jacket Invitational.

The women's relay teams clearly felt the momentum generated by their teammates and ran with it as Hanna Anderson, Kennedy Miller, Jaden Matthews, and Abigail Alvarado earned fourth place and a new program record in the women's 4x100m relay with a time of 47.53.

Freshman Jaden Matthews also earned herself a sixth-place finish in the women's long jump with a distance of 5.34m (17' 6.25"), marking her second-best distance in indoor or outdoor competition.

The final program record of the weekend came from senior Allie Scott as she finished third in the women's triple jump. She broke the previous record of 11.48m (37' 8") which she set earlier this season at the Yellow Jacket Invitational with her distance of 11.56m (37'11.25").

The final pair of top finishes for the women's program came from the heptathlon where Anna Richardson and Bella Jackson earned fourth and sixth with 4792 and 4532 points, respectively.

For the men's program, Ahmed Amaar kicked things off with his sixth-place finish in the men's 100m dash with a time of 10.63.

The Bisons took over the 200m dash as they earned four of the top-10 finishes in the race. Jonathan Imes claimed second place (21.34), Deven Ward took third (21.75), Ahmed Amaar earned fifth (21.88), and freshman Kaleb Lewis rounded out the group with his tenth-place finish (22.46).

Demontae Wilson earned the Bisons another top-10 finish as he finished sixth in the 400m dash with his time of 49.50. Jonathan Schwind and Brady Johnson collected third and seventh place finishes respectively in the 800m run. Schwind logged a time of 1:47.73 while Johnson notched a time of 1:50.11.

Cole Streich earned an eighth-place finish and a personal-best in the 3000m steeplechase with his time of 9:15.34. Freshman Dimitri Kemp recorded a fourth-place finish as well as a personal best in long jump with his distance of 6.79m (22' 3.5"), replacing his former best by more than a foot.

The men's relay squad of Deven Ward, Jonathan Imes, Demontae Wilson, and Ahmed Amaar secured the Bisons' a podium finish in the 4x100m relay with their time of 40.75 to claim third.

UP NEXT
The Bisons will next head to Atlanta, Ga. to take part in the Georgia Tech Invitational Friday and Saturday, April 29-30^th.

FULL FLAMES INVITATIONAL RESULTS
FULL JOE WALKER INVITATIONAL RESULTS

FULL LIPSCOMB FLAMES INVITATIONAL RESULTS
Women's 10,000m
2. Ally Suyak 34:50.09
11. Maddie Moody 36:09.71

Men's 10,000m
1. Brent Leber 29:26.57 (New Program Record)
2. Zach Israel 29:29.88
41. Sam Shaylor 31:12.27

FULL LIPSCOMB JOE WALKER INVITATIONAL RESULTS
Women's 100m Dash
8. Kennedy Miller 12.11 (New Program Record)

Women's 200m Dash
14. Kennedy Miller 25.25
20. Hanna Anderson 25.59
30. Abigail Alvarado 26.63

Women's 400m Dash
11. Hanna Anderson 57.48
22. Jaden Mathews 58.58
26. Abigail Alvarado 59.65

Women's 800m
18. Kiara Carter 2:08.93
23. Merabu Nagwandala 2:09.46
44. Allena Klamorick 2:17.51
46. Kalliope Clayton 2:19.52
48. Ashlyn Liddle 2:21.05

Women's 1500m
31. Merabu Nagwandala 4:30.69
40. Liza Corso 4:35.73
43. Colbi Borland 4:36.13

Women's 5000m
14. Mackenzie Barnett 16:54.73
15. Lydia Miller 16:55.77
26. Madison Allie 17:29.87
29. Sydney Liddle 17:34.23
35. Kaylee Wilson 18:04.21
36. Gracie Hall 18:35.44

Women's 100m Hurdles
4. Bella Jackson 14.80
7. Anna Richardson 15.41

Women's 400m Hurdles
3. Kendall Long 1:01.59 (New Program Record)
11. Taylor Edmundson 1:08.64

Women's 3000m Steeplechase
12. Mollie Longmire 12:05.54

Women's 4x100m Relay
4. Anderson, K. Miller, Mathews, Alvarado 47.53 (New Program Record)

Women's 4x400m Relay
5. Carter, Klamorick, Clayton, A. Liddle 4:06.55

Women's Long Jump
6. Jaden Mathews 5.34m/17' 6.25"
10. Allie Scott 5.09m/16' 8.5"

Women's Triple Jump
3. Allie Scott 11.56m/37' 11.25" (New Program Record)

Women's Shot Put
20. Franziska Decker 12.24m/40' 2"

Women's Javelin Throw
12. Taylor Edmundson 28.85m/94' 8"
13. Raelee Moore 27.89m/91' 6"

Women's Heptathlon
4. Anna Richardson 4792
              100m Hurdles – 15.36
              High Jump – 1.59m/5' 2.5"
              Shot Put – 10.23m/33' 6.75"
              200m Dash – 25.65
              Long Jump – 5.20m/17' 0.25"
              Javelin – 34.07m/111' 9"
              800m Run – 2:26.93
6. Bella Jackson 4532
              100m Hurdles – 15.01
              High Jump – 1.71m/5' 7.25"
              Shot Put – 8.49m/27' 10.25"
              200m Dash – 25.99
              Long Jump – 5.30/17' 4.75"
              Javelin – 18.80m/61' 8"
              800m Run – 2:30.51

Men's 100m Dash
6. Ahmed Amaar 10.63
12. Kaleb Lewis 10.95
15. Donovan Ross 11.03

Men's 200m Dash
2. Jonathan Imes 21.34
3. Deven Ward 21.75
5. Ahmed Amaar 21.88
10. Kaleb Lewis 22.46
19. Donovan Ross 23.14
22. Malik Baker 23.80

Men's 400m Dash
6. Demontae Wilson 49.50

Men's 800m
3. Jonathan Schwind 1:47.73
7. Brady Johnson 1:50.11
31. Ben Ruffing 1:53.91
35. Ryan Bush 1:54.67
42. James Schmidt 1:57.18

Men's 1500m
22. Brady Johnson 3:50.91
23. Ben Ruffing 3:51.76
37. James Schmidt 3:56.51
47. Jason Risse 4:04.76

Men's 5000m
20. Cole Kimmel 14:40.72
30. Ben Butcher 14:54.80

Men's 110m Hurdles
15. Malik Baker 16.39

Men's 3000m Steeplechase
8. Cole Streich 9:15.34
11. Bing Hudson 9:33.53

Men's 4x100m Relay
3. Ward, Imes, Wilson, Amaar 40.75

Men's Long Jump
4. Dimitri Kemp 6.79m/22' 3.5"

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Players Mentioned

Madison Allie: Distance; 5' 4"; Senior

Hanna Anderson: Sprints; 5' 5"; Senior

Colbi Borland: Distance; 5' 6"; Sophomore

Kiara Smeltz: Distance; 5' 5"; Sophomore

Franziska Decker: Multis; 5' 8"; Junior

Taylor Edmundson: Hurdles, Multi's; 5' 10"; Senior

Gracie Hall: Distance; 5' 5"; Sophomore

Ashlyn Liddle: Distance; 5' 5"; Sophomore

Sydney Liddle: Distance; 5' 2"; Sophomore

Mollie Longmire: Distance; 5' 6"; Junior

Kennedy Miller: Sprints; 5' 6"; Junior

Lydia Miller: Distance; 5' 7"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Madison Allie
: 5' 4"; Senior
: Distance

Hanna Anderson
: 5' 5"; Senior
: Sprints

Colbi Borland
: 5' 6"; Sophomore
: Distance

Kiara Smeltz
: 5' 5"; Sophomore
: Distance

Franziska Decker
: 5' 8"; Junior
: Multis

Taylor Edmundson
: 5' 10"; Senior
: Hurdles, Multi's

Gracie Hall
: 5' 5"; Sophomore
: Distance

Ashlyn Liddle
: 5' 5"; Sophomore
: Distance

Sydney Liddle
: 5' 2"; Sophomore
: Distance

Mollie Longmire
: 5' 6"; Junior
: Distance

Kennedy Miller
: 5' 6"; Junior
: Sprints

Lydia Miller
: 5' 7"; Sophomore
: Distance

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Track & Field Sees Success at Joe Walker Invitational

Players Mentioned

Madison Allie

Hanna Anderson

Colbi Borland

Kiara Smeltz

Franziska Decker

Taylor Edmundson

Gracie Hall

Ashlyn Liddle

Sydney Liddle

Mollie Longmire

Kennedy Miller

Lydia Miller

Players Mentioned

Madison Allie

Hanna Anderson

Colbi Borland

Kiara Smeltz

Franziska Decker

Taylor Edmundson

Gracie Hall

Ashlyn Liddle

Sydney Liddle

Mollie Longmire

Kennedy Miller

Lydia Miller