CULLOWHEE, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's & women's track teams completed the final day of The Southern Conference (SoCon) Track & Field Championships on Tuesday at Catamount Athletic Complex.
 
Senior Luke Ward won the 5000-meter run with a personal best time of 14:40.99. This was the Spartans' first-ever men's 5000-meter individual title and first championship since Dylan Christopher won the 10,000-meter run in 2022 and 2023.
 
After Camryn Oates earned All-Freshman honors on Monday, Emery Anderson (400m), Jeremiah Jones (800m), Luke Huehn (5000m) and Ayzia Jefferson (100m & 200m) all also won postseason accolades, bringing the Spartans' total to six awards this week.
 
The men's 4x400m relay team finished fourth overall with a new school record time of 3:18.66, breaking their previous mark of 3:20.86 at the Bob Davidson Memorial. The quartet included Emery Anderson, Samuel Barnard, Jeremiah Jones and Glodi Mvovi.
 
The women's 4x400m relay team finished eighth overall with a new school record time of 4:00.85, breaking their previous mark of 4:01.05 at the VertKlasse Meeting. The quartet included Alana Hill, Ayzia Jefferson, Lily Butler and Joelle Tonne.  
 
Two of the four Spartans in the 1500-meter run clocked in personal best times, including Khalid Abdullahi (5^th/3:47.90) and Logan Ruffner (7^th/3:54.58), who finished in the top 10. Abdullahi's time is now second in the UNCG record book sitting behind Paul Chelimo's time of 3:40.25 from 2012.
 
Hailey Meyers earned a fourth-place finish out of 28 competitors in the 5000-meter run with a time of 17:33.27.

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Those that will qualify will go on to compete at the 2026 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field East Region Championships set for May 28-31 in Jacksonville, Florida.  
 
MEN
1500m – out of 14
5. Khalid Abdullahi – 3:47.90 – PR
7. Logan Ruffner – 3:54.58 – PR
11. Samuel Barnard – 3:59.59
13. Lane Prochaska – 4:00.48
 
400m finals
7. Emery Anderson – 49.15
 
800m finals
4. Jeremiah Jones – 1:52.77
6. Samuel Barnard – 1:54.64
 
5000m – out of 24
1. Luke Ward – 14:40.99
6. Luke Hühn – 14:56.05
8. Pierson Guerrant – 15:01.87
12. Logan Ruffner – 15:20.28
20. Lane Prochaska – 16:38.58
 
4x400m – out of 7
4. Emery Anderson, Samuel Barnard, Jeremiah Jones, Glodi Mvovi - 3:18.66 – school record
 
Women
5000m – out of 28
4. Hailey Meyers - 17:33.27
 
4x400m – out of 10
8. Lily Butler, Alana Hill, Ayzia Jefferson, Joelle Tonne – 4:00.85 – school record