Indoor Track and Field Perform Well at Two Weekend Meets

Indoor Track and Field Perform Well at Two Weekend Meets
January 31, 2022

David FInney

Louisville, KY - The Men's and Women's Indoor Track Team competed in the Tiger Paw Classic on Friday and had a good showing. Two athletes that were highlights on the afternoon were Kerion Williams and Logan Ray. Kerion Williams had a great showing as he placed 3rd overall in the Triple Jump where he jumped 14.13 meters. This jump is currently the 18th best in the NAIA for the indoor season. Logan Ray was able to place 2nd overall in the Men's 600 Meters Final with a time of 1:22.17. Cameron Yates finished 4th coming in at 1:26.10 and Nic Romero was 15th at 1:30.95.

Other notable from the Tiger Paw Classic were:

 

Sewanee, TN- On Saturday, both track teams competed in the Tiger Indoor Invitational and also had some great performances on both the Men's and Women's sides. 

Here are some of the top finishers for Reinhardt University:

  • Tyler Hallum performed placed  1st in the 55m Finals and placed 2nd in the 200m Finals.

  • Tom Vincent placed 1st in the 800m Finals and Braden Ray finished 3rd.

  • Logan Ray finished 1st in Men's Mile Finals.

  • Tristian Weddington placed 3rd in Men's High Jump Final.

  • Tristian  Weddinton placed 2nd in Men's Long Jump Final.

  • Kerion Williams placed 3rd in Men's Long Jump Final.

  • David Friedberg placed 1st in Men's Triple Jump Final.

  • Andrew Paolozzi placed 2nd in Men's Shot Put Final and 1st in Men's Weight Throw.

  • Brooke Simon placed 1st in Women's Mile Final.

  • Javen Wimberly placed 3rd in Women's Triple Jump Final.

 

Coach Turner is proud and excited about how his team is performing and improving. The track team has the difficult task of always being on the road on the weekends attending meets. Everyone knows it can be hard always traveling while playing a college sport so these young athletes should be celebrated.  Coach Turner had this to say about his team, "Great weekend for our group as we packed in two competitive meets in a weekend for the first time in our program history.  Lots to look forward to as we progress through this indoor and on to the outdoor portion of our season from this talented group.  To already have 8 school records taken down and a national qualifying mark before February is a great encouragement for things to come."

 

School Records set this year:

600m             Logan Ray                    1:22.17

800m             Logan Ray                    1:55.55

1000m            Braden Ray                 2:35.91

Mile                Tom Vincent                 4:31.76

Mile                Brooke Simon               5:44.89

3000m            Brooke Simon             11:09.83

Triple Jump     Kerion Williams             14.13m

Shot Put          Andrew Paolozzi           14.27m

 

National Qualifying Mark – Kerion Williams Triple Jump 14.13m – "B" Standard – Currently #18 best Triple Jump performance in the NAIA.