Track & Field Compete at Emory CrossPlex Showdown

January 16, 2023

Birmingham, AL - Eagles Track & Field competed at the Emory CrossPlex Showdown in Birmingham, AL over the weekend for their first meet in 2023. The Eagles had a good showing with the Men's Team placing in 6th and the Women's Team placing in 12th.

The event had many NCAA and NAIA teams participating so the level of competition was very good. Montevallo was the top team on the Men's side followed by Emory University, Mississippi College, and Berry College. Emory was the top team on the Women's side followed by Montevallo, Mississippi College, and Clayton State.

Here are some of the Standout Performance by the Eagles:

• Andrew Paolozzi- 'B' Standard in the Weight Throw 16.44m

• Kerion Williams- 'B' Standard in the Long Jump 7.01m

• Camren Bailey- 6.96s in the 60m

• Braden Ray- 4:39 in the Mile (PR)

• The Men had 16 AAC Conference Standards.

• Brooke Simon- 11:11 in the 3k

• Samantha Cramer ties School Record in the High Jump (1.42m)

• Javen Wimberly- Shot Put PR (10.39m)

Coach Brennan was pleased with the first performance of 2023 and had this to say about the meet, "I thought this was a great first meet of the semester. We had a lot of Personal Records, Conference Standards, and a couple of Nationals Standards. This was a great meet to get everyone back into the groove for Track. We are excited to head back to Birmingham next Sunday, the 22nd."

The Eagles will be back at it this weekend for the KMS Invitational again in Birmingham, AL.

Here are some of the results from the Emory CrossPlex Showdown:

Women's 3K - Brooke Simon, 9th, 11:11.88

Men's 3K - Will Ort, 23rd, 9:60.68

Women's 60m - Kerstyn Thomas, 3rd, 8:49 (Prelim)

Men's 60m - Camren Bailey, 4th, 6.96

Women's One Mile - Sarah Timmerman, 23rd, 7:15.25

Men's One Mile - Braden Ray, 4:39.90 (Personal Record) | Arat Joanico, 4:45.71 | Taylor Kendrick, 5:00.06 | Brandon Starks, 5:22.26

Men's 200m - Camren Bailey, 7th, 22.44

Men's 4x400 Meter Relay - Tyler Hallum | Braden Ray | Arat Joanico | Taylor Kendrick, 7th, 3:38.89

Women's Long Jump - Javen Wimberly, 6th, 4.66m

Men's Long Jump - Kerion Williams, 1st, 7.01m, NAIA B Standard (National Qualifier) | Jalen Everett, 4th, 6.60m | Trisstan Weddington, 5th, 6.50m

Men's Shot Put - Andrew Paolozzi, 2nd, 14.13m | David Sayles, 4th, 13.21m

Women's Shot Put - Javen Wimberly, 7th, 10.39m (Personal Record)

Men's Weight Throw - Andrew Paolozzi, 1st, 16.44m, NAIA B Standard (National Qualifier)

Men's Pole Vault - Luis Morris, 5th, 4.15m | Austin Wright, 9th | 3.70m

Women's High Jump - Samantha Cramer, 1.42 (New School Record) | Natalie Klein, 1.37m