Track and Field Tunes Up For AAC Championship in Big Way

Track and Field Tunes Up For AAC Championship in Big Way
Results
February 14, 2020

Photos Courtesy of Celeste Diaz

SEWANEE, Tenn. – (Results) Invitationals in Tennessee have been kind to Reinhardt indoor track and field recently, and Friday was no different for the Eagles, as they soared to a first-place finish on the men's side in the Sewanee Indoor Invitational.

Not to be outdone, the women's team put together a strong fourth-place finish overall.

"Positive step in the right direction for our programs again today," head coach Jordan Turner said. "We had some really good times and marks, as we tune up for the AAC Indoor Championship. Twenty-three of 31 members that have competed this winter hit AAC-qualifying marks as individuals, so we will be taking the largest group to indoor conference than we ever have. I look forward to seeing what we can do this week against some really stiff AAC competition."

The hometown squads earned 137 points in the men's accumulation and 40 tallies on the women's side.

Dezric Cook got third overall in the men's 200-meter race (23.39) and Brian Vincent Jr. took home top honors in the 800m with a 2:03.89. Parker Breedlove also nabbed a third-place finish in the 3,000m at 10:00.31.

Additionally, the team of Vincent Jr., Braden Ray, Brandon Starks and Brody Blalock set a school record in the 4x800m Relay – 8:43.69 – just behind winner Tennessee Wesleyan. Donatrius Bailey was second in the High Jump with a leap of 1.95 meters (6' 4.75"). Four Reinhardt student-athletes finished in the top seven in the Long Jump as well, paced by ZayQuan Graham's second-place leap of 6.68m.

The Eagles dominated the Shot Put with the top three finishers – Alex Majeed (13.26m), Brody Dorfman (12.87m) and Carson Ivester (12.52m), who also won the Weight Throw at 16.11m. 

Javen Wimberly was all over the leaderboard on the women's side of competition with numerous school records set at the event. In the 200-meters, she finished in fifth with a time of 28.20. Caprice Konitshek earned eight points with a 2:47 finish in the 800-meter, while Wimberly posted another school record with 4.85m (15' 11") in the Long Jump.

Wimberly was back for more records in the Triple Jump finals with a win at 10.96m (35' 11.5").

School Records
Long Jump – Javen Wimberly – 4.85m (15' 11")
Triple Jump – Javen Wimberly – 10.96m (35' 11.5")
200m – Javen Wimberly – 28.20
4x800m Relay – 8:43.69 (Brian Vincent Jr., Braden Ray, Brandon Starks, Brody Blalock)

The teams now look forward to putting it all together in the Appalachian Athletic Conference Championship on Feb. 20.

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For more information on Reinhardt Men's Indoor Track & Field, please click here, and Women's Indoor Track & Field here.