Snead, Stepp provisionally qualify as Eagles complete Power Sox Invitational
Hickory, N.C.— Just a week removed from completing All-American indoor seasons, Tanner Stepp (Jefferson City, Tenn.) and Kevin Snead (Richmond, Va.) provisionally qualified in their first outdoor meet of the season as the duo led Carson-Newman at the Power Sox Invitational Saturday afternoon at the Iren Belk Track.
Hickory, N.C.— Just a week removed from completing All-American indoor seasons, Tanner Stepp (Jefferson City, Tenn.) and Kevin Snead (Richmond, Va.) provisionally qualified in their first outdoor meet of the season as the duo led Carson-Newman at the Power Sox Invitational Saturday afternoon at the Iren Belk Track.
"It's not like indoor where you have a lot of teams competing. In outdoor, you have about six or seven schools all trying to compete and do well," coach David Needs said. "Today was a typical first outdoor meet of the season with the cold and rainy conditions but the team battled and got some things done."
Snead provisionally qualified in the men's 100m dash following a first-place finish of 10.56 seconds. The junior also recorded the fastest 200m dash time in Carson-Newman history after completing another first-place time of 21.51 seconds in the event.
Stepp's provisionally qualification came in the men's high jump. The sophomore picked up right where he left off a year ago where the jumper recorded a ninth-place finish at the 2015 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a 2.11m leap in the sophomore's outdoor debut.
Other Carson-Newman athletes who recorded first-place showing on the day included T.J. Davis (Chattanooga, Tenn.) and Lachlan Dickie (Knoxville, Tenn.).
Davis completed the men's long jump with a 6.83m mark and Dickie wrapped up the men's 5000m run with a 15:38.25 time.
On the women's side, two athletes tallied first-place finishes. Tori Gaul (Salisbury, N.C.) stretched her success she had in the indoor season with a 3.50m tally in the women's pole vault. Tianna Mills (Chattanooga, Tenn.) also placed first in the women's triple jump with an 11.54m mark.
All in all, Carson-Newman 49 top-eight finishes on the day that spanned across 17 events. The seven individual wins is a good start to the season, but according to Needs, there is still a lot to improve on.
"There were a lot of good things we felt real good about leaving Hickory with today, but we have a lot of things that we need to work on in order to get better and to reach our team goal," Needs said. "We are happy with today but know we can do better."
Carson-Newman fielded a large number of participants in the Eagles' 2016 outdoor debut at the Power Sox Invitational on Saturday, many of which competed in multiple events on the day.
"A lot of people stepped up by running and competing real hard today," Needs said. "Tori Gaul competed in the javelin throw for only the second time in her career. Matt Rust competed in a number of events and probably had one of his best days of his career. Lachlan Dickie had a solid day. We have a lot to be proud of but there is still a lot to improve on."
The Eagles will split their squad next weekend on March 25 and 26 as Carson-Newman athletes will be represented at both the Wingate and Shorter Invites.
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Long Jump
3) Samantha Gudger 4.97m
5) Tiana Mills 4.93m
8) Cassie Kowalski J4.82m
12) Erika Zackery 4.53m
Pole Vault
1) Tori Gaul 3.50m
2) Cassie Kowalski 3.00m
Discus Throw
6) Tiana Mills 33.93m
11) Christianna Smith 25.25m
13) Jasmine Johnson 18.59m
High Jump
2) Samantha Gudger 1.60m
Triple Jump
1) Tiana Mills 11.54m
Shot Put
5) Christianna Smith 10.11m
13) Jasmine Johnson 7.09m
Javelin Throw
2) Tori Gaul 31.71m
4) Erika Zackery 28.82m
9) Christianna Smith 22.52m
3000m Steeplechase
2) Jennifer Warren 13:55.39
3) Amber Farmer 13:57.15
1500m Run
2) Priscah Jemeli 5:05.85
5) Sarah Sharp 5:09.46
6) Hannah Green 5:11.99
10) Ashlyne Page 5:23.64
12) Sky McCarter 5:28.47
20) Rebekah White 5:42.11
400m Dash
4) Madison Pickel 1:01.76
100m Hurdles
8) Samantha Gudger 17.17 seconds
100m Dash
12) Briana Hunter 13.76 seconds
13) Jessica Capron 13.77 seconds
14) Cassie Smith 13.78 seconds
800m Run
3) Sarah Sharp 2:28.37
5) Priscah Jemeli 2:30.34
7) Kathie O'Neill 2:32.36
16) Aiyana Martino 2:39.53
21) Ashlyne Page 2:46.28
200m Dash
4) Samantha Gudger 27.11 seconds
4) Shauntae Miller 27.11 seconds
9) Madison Pickel 27.56 seconds
11) Cassie Smith 27.74 seconds
13) Jessica Capron 28.05 seconds
5000m Run
3) Sara Honaker 20:29.83
4 X 400m Relay
3) Carson-Newman 'A' 4:28.85
1. Madison Pickel
2. Samantha Gudger
3. Jessica Capron
4. Shauntae Miller
Long Jump
1) T.J. Davis 6.83m
2) Ray Artybridge 6.75m
3) Timontrez Eady 6.63m
10) Jason Williams 5.89m
Discus Throw
9) Lee Wells 33.11m
13) Jonathan Mason 30.23m
15) Roy Collins 28.64m
18) Darius Morris 27.65m
High Jump
1) Tanner Stepp 2.11m
3) Christian Stumpf 1.95m
4) T.J. Davis 1.75m
5) Celmen Ballamy 1.70m
Triple Jump
2) T.J. Davis 13.63m
Shot Put
6) Lee Wells 11.56m
10) Roy Collins 11.10m
11) Darius Morris 10.91m
16) Jonathon Mason 9.15m
Javelin Throw
10) Lee Wells 36.41m
13) Christian Stumpf 32.33m
14) Lonnie Williams 29.46m
3000m Steeplechase
3) Alec Bross 11:52.26
4 X 400m Relay
3) Carson-Newman 'B' 43.39 seconds
1. Matt Rust
2. D.J. Luster
3. Jonathan Stovall
4. Cole Potter
1500m Run
3) Luke Greer 4:18.69
12) Joshua Marsh 4:32.54
16) Kellan Sabol 4:37.05
400m Dash
4) Christian Stumpf 51.28 seconds
5) Kristofer Potts-Howard 51.42 seconds
8) Jeremiah McCarter 52.68 seconds
9) Matthew Melton 53.07 seconds
10) Ray Tiller 54.18 seconds
12) Colin Smith 55.21 seconds
16) Aaron Seward 58.77 seconds
100m Dash
1) Kevin Snead 10.56 seconds
7) Timontrez Eady 10.97 seconds
16) Cole Potter 11.41 seconds
20) D.J. Luster 11.59 seconds
21) Jason Williams 11.62 seconds
28) Darius Morris 11.81 seconds
31) Jonathon Stovall 12.20 seconds
800m Run
6) Anthony Jackson 2:01.91
11) Joshua Marsh 2:08.35
18) Colin Smith 2:17.55
400m Hurdles
2) Aaron Seward 58.83 seconds
200m Dash
1) Kevin Snead 21.51 seconds
6) Matt Rust 22.54 seconds
13) D.J. Luster 23.31 seconds
15) Kristofer Potts-Howard 23.41 seconds
17) Ray Artybridge 23.53 seconds
18) Cole Potter 23.57 seconds
24) Matthew Melton 24.04 seconds
5000m Run
1) Lachlan Dickie 15:38.25
4 X 400m Relay
2) Carson-Newman 'A' 3:27.14
1. Matt Rust
2. Anthony Jackson
3. Ray Tiller
4. Aaron Seward
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