NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Lipscomb men's and women's track and field finished up their first meet of the new year on Saturday as they competed in the Commodore Challenge hosted by Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. The Bisons finished with a new program record in the 200m run and a number of top-10 finishes from the Herd.
 
The first day of competition saw several Bisons put on impressive shows in their respective events.
 
For the women's team, sophomore Kennedy Miller found success early on the first day by breaking her own indoor program record in the 200m run with a 7^th-place finish (25.44). This time broke the previous record of 25.61, which Miller ran at the Samford Bulldog Invite last season.   
 
Sophomore Bella Jackson posted a 2^nd-place finish in the high jump with a height of 1.77m (5' 9.75"). This height matched her program record, which was set at the Tom Hathaway Classic last season. Freshman Makayla Watson also found success on day one as she tallied a 9^th-place finish in the 200m run (25.58).
 
On the men's side on the first day of the Commodore Challenge, seniors Bill Comstock and Demontae Wilson led the Herd by finishing 7^th in the 600m run (1:21.42) and 8^th in the 300m run (35.24) respectively.
 
The Bisons continued their strong performances on the second day of the meet, headlined by a trio of top-five finishes by the long-distance squad of sophomore Sydney Liddle, junior Mollie Longmire, and freshman James Schmidt.
 
Sydney Liddle posted the top performance of the second day for Lipscomb with a 3^rd-place finish in the 3,000m run (10:03.79), while Mollie Longmire and freshman Ellie Brewer crossed 4^th (4:54.88) and 6^th (4:55.81) in the 1-mile run.
 
The women's 4x400m relay team of sophomore Jaden Mathews, sophomore Abigail Alvarado, Kennedy Miller, and sophomore Aislinn McElhaney sprinted to a 6^th-place finish (3:55.34).
 
Sophomore Kaylee Wilson and Abigail Alvarado both tallied 7^th-place finishes respectively in the 3,000m run (10:48.45) and in the 400m dash (58.22).
 
James Schmidt paced the Herd on the second day of the meet by finishing 5^th overall in the 1-mile run (4:05.75), which earned Schmidt the second-fastest time in program history behind the program record of 4:03.61 set back in 2022.
 
The men's 4x400m relay team of Demontae Wilson, sophomore Dimitri Kemp, freshman Saxon Brown, Bill Comstock finished 7^th overall (3:21.18), while sophomore Bing Hudson crossed 10^th in the 1-mile run (4:13.45).
 
UP NEXT:
The Bisons will be back in action on Friday, Jan. 27 when the Herd travels to Louisville, Kentucky to take part in the three-day PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational.
 
Full Results
 
FULL LIPSCOMB RESULTS
Women's 60m Dash
21. Kennedy Miller (7.84)
25. Makayla Watson (7.90)
 
Women's 200m Dash
7. Kennedy Miller (25.44)
9. Makayla Watson (25.67)
15. Jaden Mathews (26.52)
 
Women's 300m Dash
26. Kynnedy Gilbert (42.80)
29. Anna Richardson (43.43)
33. Franziska Decker (46.00)
 
Women's 400m Dash
7. Abigail Alvarado (58.22)
12. Jaden Mathews (59.45)
 
Women's 1Km Run
11. Allena Klamorick (3:02.10)
16. Grace McGuckin (3:11.04)
 
Women's 1 Mile Run
4. Mollie Longmire (4:54.88)
6. Ellie Brewer (4:55.81)
 
Women's 3Km Run
3. Sydney Liddle (10:03.79)
7. Kaylee Wilson (10:48.45)
 
Women's 60m Hurdles
30. Franziska Decker (9.75)
 
Women's 4x400m Relay
6. Mathews, Alvarado, Miller, McElhaney (3:55.34)
 
Women's Shot Put
14. Franziska Decker (12.68m)

Women's High Jump
T2. Bella Jackson (1.77m)
 
Women's Long Jump
28. Franziska Decker (5.01m)
36. Raelee Moore (4.52m)
 
Men's 60m Dash
17. Demontae Wilson (7.05)
18. Wessel van der Nest (7.06)
28. Isaiah Marc (7.12)
 
Men's 200m Dash
16. Isaiah Marc (22.54)
31. Malik Baker (24.41)
 
Men's 300m Dash
8. Demontae Wilson (35.24)
22. Dimitri Kemp (37.49)
 
Men's 400m Dash
12. Nathan Wallace (53.50)
 
Men's 600m Run
7. Bill Comstock (1:21.42)
10. Saxon Brown (1:22.29)
 
Men's 1Km Run
10. Trey Haralson (2:38.71)
 
Men's 1 Mile Run
5. James Schmidt (4:05.75)
10. Bing Hudson (4:13.45)
17. Brian Risse (4:22.84)
 
Men's 3Km Runs 
13. Andy Stohr (8:55.60)
14. Connor Sarkovics (9:00.99)
16. Cayden Durrough (9:06.25)
 
Men's 60m Hurdles
12. Malik Baker (8.90)
 
Men's 4x400m Relay
7. Wilson, Kemp, Brown, Comstock (3:21.18)