Golden Tigers Win Inaugural SSAC Track/Field Championship!
Though some might have initially wondered how competitive a first year track and field program might be, the Golden Tigers performance at the SSAC Inaugural Track/Field Championship should have left no doubts in the mind of any skeptic about the ferocity of these Tigers! Brenau University's track and field team obliterated the competition. At the conclusion of the meet, the point tally showed just how dominant Brenau was in the two day event. The Tigers came in first place with a whopping 352 points followed by a distant William Carey University squad with 113 points. Emmanuel College claimed a third place finish (97) and rounding out the rest of the teams were Lee University (94), Loyola University (88.5), and Spring Hill College with 16 points. On the men's side, Emmanuel College finished the event with 228 points.
Brenau jumped out to a commanding lead on the first day of the championship and never looked back. The success of the team was evenly spread around to all the events and the consistent performance of each individual team member was evident throughout the competition.
A delighted first year Head Coach Rick Ludwig had this to say following the competition, "I am extremely pleased with the outcome of the conference meet. These are some of the fiercest competitors I have ever coached. The future looks bright for our Golden Tiger track and field program. Thanks to our administration and coaches for getting things off the ground in such a great way…Go Tigers!"
Brenau's track and field athletes won multiple events and many were on the podium consistently throughout the meet. In many events, the Tigers claimed 1st, 2nd and 3rd place positions! The list below contains the top Brenau finishers with the champions highlighted in bold:
1st Place Discus Champion- Dana Cole (40.82m)
1st Place Shot Put Champion- Dierdre Duncan (12.43m)
1st Place Hammer Throw Champion- Alexa Osterloh (25.71m)
1st Place Javelin Champion- Alexa Osterloh (31.38m)
1st Place Pole Vault Champion- Megan Dixon (2.73m)
1st Place 400m Hurdles Champion- Deishane` Honeycutt (1:06:46)
1st Place 3000m Steeplechase Champion- Alyssa Sale (12:42:3)
1st Place Triple Jump Champion- Olamide Sokunbi (10.92m)
1st Place 100m Dash Champion- Olamide Sokunbi (12:55)
1st Place 200m Dash Champion- Olamide Sokunbi (25:59)
1st Place 400m Dash Champion- Deishane` Honeycutt (58:79)
2nd Place Hammer Throw- Megan Dixon (24.47m)
2nd Place 5,000m Run- Brittany Aikens (19:21:77)
2nd Place 10,000m Run- Brittany Aikens (39:46:18)
2nd Place 100m Hurdles- Moneice Watson (15:21)
2nd Place 4x800m Relay Team- 10:08:54 (Deishane` Honeycutt, Alyssa Sale, Tyana Luna, Jasmine Ray)
2nd Place Pole Vault- Alexa Osterloh (2.58m)
2nd Place Long Jump- Moneice Watson (5.05m)
2nd Place 400m Hurdles- Jasmine Ray (1:09:11)
2nd Place 3000m Steeplechase- Tyana Luna (12:54:6)
2nd Place High Jump- Snowie Saunders (1.52m)
2nd Place 4x100m Relay Team- 49:96 (Tia Hines, Olamide Sokunbi, Dierdre Duncan, Moneice Watson)
2nd Place 4X400m Relay Team- 4:07:94 (Kayla Madsen, Jasmine Ray, Ganiyat Bakare, Deishane` Honeycutt)
3rd Place Discus- Dierdre Duncan (35.11m)
3rd Place Shot Put- Dana Cole (11.16m)
3rd Place Hammer Throw- Dana Cole (23.05m)
3rd Place Javelin- Megan Dixon (28.94m)
3rd Place 100m Hurdles- Ganiyat Bakare (17:12)
3rd Place Pole Vault- Kayla Madsen & Snowie Saunders (2.28m)
3rd Place 400m Hurdles- Ganiyat Bakare (1:10:66)
3rd Place 3000m Steeplechase- Jasmine Ray (13:00:7)
3rd Place High Jump- Ganiyat Bakare & Devony Hemingway (1.46m)
3rd Place Triple Jump- Moneice Watson (10.79m)
For complete meet results, please click on the link below: