Six Tornados Place in Top 10 at Southern Indoor

Six Tornados Place in Top 10 at Southern Indoor

COMPLETE SOUTHERN INDOOR CLASSIC RESULTS

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.
– Six members of the Brevard track and field team earned top 10 finishes at the Southern Indoor Classic in the Birmingham CrossPlex on Monday afternoon.

Among those six top 10 finishers was Adam Spencer, who finished fourth in the 60 meter dash in a time of 7.39. Joseph Roberts also put together a solid performance for the Tornados, finishing sixth in the shot put with a toss of 11.30 meters.

Kaitlin Chaump was the top female finisher on the afternoon, placing seventh in the one mile run as she crossed the line in a time of 6:15.11.

Two Tornado competitors, Molly Brown and Michal Phillips, placed ninth in the event in their respective categories. Brown crossed the line ninth in the one mile run (7:08.50), while Phillips leapt 11.50m in the triple jump event. Darius Newkirk rounded out top 10 individual finishers as he capped off the 60 meter dash in a time of 7.50 (10th).

Phillips also had a solid outing in the long jump, placing 11th with a mark of 5.55 meters, while Adam Spencer came through with a 12th place finish in the 400 meter dash in a time of 54.14.

Three Brevard competitors, including Orrlando Johnson, Quentin Jackson and Gabriel Covington came in 16th at the event. Johnson's was in the 60 meter dash (7.70), Jackson in the 200 meter dash (24.20 ) and Covington's came in the shot put (9.04 meters).

Like their counterpart's Brown and Chaump, George Dowis (5:16.14) and Michael Terry (6.27.24) put together a solid performance in the men's one mile run as they finished 17th and 18th, respectively. Meanwhile, Leejhai Wells (24.53 / 200 meter Dash) and Roberts (7.90 / 60 meter dash) capped off top 20 finishers for Brevard as they placed 19th and 20th, respectively.

The 200 meter dash brought home the final Brevard individual finishers on the afternoon in the form of Newkirk (25.01; 25th), Phillips (26.14; 27th) and Roberts (26.37; 28th).

Brevard will now begin preparation for the 49er Classic, set to take place in Charlotte on Friday, March 16th and Saturday, March 17th.

Event Gender Athlete Place Time / Mark
60 Meter Dash M Adam Spencer 4th 7.39q
Shot Put M Joseph Roberts 6th 11.30m
One Mile Run W Kaitlin Chaump 7th 6:15.11
4x400 Meter Relay M Brevard * 7th 3:48.76
One Mile Run W Molly Brown 9th 7:08.50
Triple Jump M Michal Phillips 9th 11.50m
60 Meter Dash M Darius Newkirk 10th 7.50
Long Jump M Michal Phillips 11th 5.55m
400 Meter Dash M Adam Spencer 12th 54.14
60 Meter Dash M Orrlando Johnson 16th 7.70
200 Meter Dash M Quentin Jackson 16th 24.20
Shot Put M Gabriel Covington 16th 9.04m
One Mile Run M George Dowis 17th 5:16.14
One Mile Run M Michael Terry 18th 6:27.64
200 Meter Dash M Leejhai Wells 19th 24.53
60 Meter Dash M Joseph Roberts 20th 7.90
200 Meter Dash M Darius Newkirk 22nd 25.01
200 Meter Dash M Michal Phillips 27th 26.14
200 Meter Dash M Joseph Roberts 28th 26.37

 *-team consisted of Orrlando Johnson, Jake Trainor, Leejhai Wells and Quentin Jackson