CULLOWHEE, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's and women's track & field teams had seven Spartans compete on day one of the Southern Conference (SoCon) Outdoor Championship.
Men
The highlight on the men's side was fifth year
Dylan Christopher winning his second-straight 10,000-meter individual championship. He crossed the finish line .21 ahead of East Tennessee State's Evan Guzman with a time of 31:36.09 making it a complete photo finish.
Last year, Christopher won the 10,000-meter run with a time of 30:48.12, picking up the Spartans' first outdoor title since two-time Olympian Paul Chelimo claimed the 1,500-meter run at the 2012 SoCon meet.
He is the first two-time SoCon champion on the men's side, while Ashley Schnell was the first Spartan to accomplish the feat in 2011 and 2012 in the 1,500-meter run.
Sophomore
Ethan Long also earned points for the Spartans as he finished seventh out of 12 competitors in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 32:26.35.
200m
20.
Elijah Jones – 23.34
800m
11.
Andrew Hamilton - 1:54.89
PB
12.
Jonathan Kennedy - 1:55.83
PB
10,000m
1.
Dylan Christopher – 31.36.09
7.
Ethan Long – 32.26.35
debut
Women
On the women's side, two of four Spartans that ran in the 800-meter run qualified for finals tomorrow. Sophomore
Reagan O'Quinn qualified with a personal best time of 2:13.86, four seconds faster than her previous personal record. She finished third out of 18 competitors.
Fifth year
Chandler McCaslin placed fourth to also qualify for finals tomorrow in the 800-meter run with her personal best time of 2:14.11.
800m
3.
Reagan O'Quinn – 2:13.86 – qualified
PB
4.
Chandler McCaslin – 2:14.11 – qualified
PB
12.
Shay Soukup – 2:21.29
14.
Laila Burk – 2:23.02
Up Next
UNCG will compete in day two of the SoCon Championships tomorrow, Tuesday, May 9 at the Catamount Athletic Complex. The track portion of the championship will begin at 4:00 p.m. Tomorrow, the meet will be broadcast on ESPN+ starting at 3:30 p.m.
