ANDERSON, S.C. --- The Tusculum University men's and women's track and field teams opened their 2023 outdoor schedule Saturday at the Trojan Opener, hosted by Anderson University.
Tusculum's men finished third out of 16 scoring teams at the meet with 76 points, while the Pioneer women had 33 points and were 10th out of the 14 teams to earn points at the meet.
The Pioneers will return to competition on Friday-Saturday, March 24-25 at the Montreat Invitational in Black Mountain, North Carolina.
MEN'S RECAP
Tusculum had one victory, five second-place finishes and a pair of third-place finishes on Saturday, led by junior Jamal Cash who won the 400 hurdles with a time of 57.34 seconds. Cash also finished second in the 110 hurdles in 15.70 seconds, which is tied for the fourth-fastest in program history.
Tusculum's 4x100-meter relay of senior Jordan Taylor, senior Jarvis Barber Jr., senior Marquel Pittman and junior Tyrell Edwards finished second and earned an NCAA Division II qualifying time of 40.76 seconds, which is the sixth-best in program history in the event.
Edwards moved into fourth place on the program performance list in the 100 meters with a time of 10.55 seconds that was good for second in the field, while Taylor placed third in 10.58 seconds and is now sixth in program history in the event. Freshman Isaiah Olson was sixth in 10.70 seconds and is ninth on the Pioneer performance list.
In the 200 meters, Edwards took third in 21.53 seconds and is third on the Tusculum performance list, while Zackary Nelson took ninth in 22.03 seconds, Olson placed 10th in 22.12 seconds and Dorian Craven finished 11th in 22.19 seconds.
Barber took sixth place in the 400 meters and climbed to fourth on the Pioneer performance list with a time of 50.60 seconds, while Antonio Aparicio took ninth place in the 1500 meters at 4:13.79.
The 4x400 relay of Craven, Barber, Taylor and freshman Daryl Smith Jr. was clocked in 3:19.59 for the third-best time in school history and finished in second place. In the 4x100, the B relay of sophomore Stephen Brewer, Olson, Smith and Nelson was timed in 42.11 seconds and finished in fifth.
The lone school record for the Pioneers was set in the shot put, with freshman Adrian Gumm taking second place with a throw of 14.39 meters (47 feet, 2 1/2 inches) to break the old record of 44 feet, 11 1/2 inches set by Christian Sisto at Lenoir-Rhyne on April 6, 2019. Freshman Mikeal Pillar was eighth with a throw of 13.06 meters (42 feet, 10 1/4 inches).
In the discus, freshman Gavin Rowell was ninth at 38.85 meters (127 feet, 5 inches) and in the hammer throw Gumm placed 10th at 37.20 meters (122 feet) and Pillar 13th at 35.76 meters (117 feet, 4 inches).
WOMEN'S RECAP
Freshman Kiera Taylor took second in the 100 meters at 12.27 seconds and third in the 200 meters at 25.02 seconds. Her 100 time was sixth-best in program history and her 200 time was fifth-fastest, with both times putting her into second place on the program performance list.
Sophomore Silvia Bah ran 12.72 seconds in the 100 meters and senior Aliyah Adderley was fifth in the 200 meters at 25.48 seconds, which is the 10th-fastest time in program history. Adderley, who is now fourth on the program performance list in the 200 meters, moved into ninth on the 400 list with a time of 1:01.45.
Junior Emily Coddington finished third in the 1500 meters at 4:52.52 which is ninth-fastest in program history, and freshman Inmaculada Delgado was 13th in a time of 5:16.56 which puts her seventh on the program performance list.
Sophomore Amber Hogan just missed her program history in the hammer throw, placing fourth overall at 40.85 meters (134 feet) that was four inches off her school record of 40.94 meters (134 feet, 4 inches) set at Montreat last March. Hogan took eighth in the shot put at 10.11 meters (33 feet, 2 inches).
Trojan Opener - at Anderson, S.C.
Tusculum results
MEN
100: 2. Tyrell Edwards, 10.55; 3. Jordan Taylor, 10.58; 6. Isaiah Olson, 10.70; 12. Stephen Brewer, 10.92; 13. Zackary Nelson, 10.95; 17. Dorian Craven, 11.04; 29. Daryl Smith Jr., 11.44; 37. Keelen Lester, 11.72.
200. 3. Tyrell Edwards, 21.53; 9. Zackary Nelson, 22.03; 10. Isaiah Olson, 22.12; 11. Dorian Craven, 22.19; 21. Daryl Smith Jr., 22.92; 35. Landen Locklear, 23.69.
400: 6. Jarvis Barber Jr., 50.60; 12. Xavion Bogus, 51.90; 14. DeWayne Morris, 51.91; 22. Landen Locklear, 53.40.
800: 24. Jerry Ricker, 2:10.88
1500: 9. Antonio Aparicio, 4:13.79; 19. Jerry Ricker, 4:27.23.
110 hurdles: 2. Jamal Cash, 15.70.
400 hurdles: 1. Jamal Cash, 57.34; 6. Stephen Brewer, 1:04.66.
4x100: 2. Tusculum A (Taylor, Barber, Pittman, Edwards), 40.76; 5. Tusculum B (Brewer, Olson, Smith, Nelson), 42.11.
4x400: 2. Tusculum A (Craven, Barber, Taylor, Smith), 3:19.59; 9. Tusculum B (Bogus, Aparicio, Edwards, Morris), 3:31.03; 13. Tusculum C (Cash, Locklear, Olson, Ricker), 3:37.97.
Hammer throw: 10. Adrian Gumm, 37.20m (122-0); 13. Mikeal Pillar, 35.76m (117-4).
Discus: 9. Gavin Rowell, 38.85m (127-5).
Shot put: 2. Adrian Gumm, 14.39m (47-2 1/2) (school record); 8. Mikeal Pillar, 13.06m (42-10 1/4); 13. Gavin Rowell, 11.78m (38-7 3/4).
Team scores: 1. Limestone 135; 2. Carson-Newman 95; 3. Tusculum 76; 4. Newberry 74; 5. Southern Wesleyan 72; 6. Augusta 60; 7. Anderson 42; 8. Bob Jones 40; 9. Lincoln Memorial 33; 10. Erskine 29; 11. Mars Hill 22; 12. Columbia (S.C.) 18; 13. King 14; 14. Brevard 11; 15. Presbyterian 10; 16. Lander 5.
WOMEN
100: 2. Kiera Taylor, 12.27; 6. Silvia Bah, 12.72.
200. 3. Kiera Taylor, 25.02; 5. Aliyah Adderley, 25.48; 15. Silvia Bah, 26.40; 19. Destiny Lottie, 26.81.
400: 12. Aliyah Adderley, 1:01.45.
800: 12. Inmaculada Delgado, 2:39.30.
1500: 3. Emily Coddington, 4:52.52; 13. Inmaculada Delgado, 5:16.56.
Hammer throw: 4. Amber Hogan, 40.85m (134-0).
Shot put: 8. Amber Hogan, 10.11m (33-2).
Team scores: 1. Southern Wesleyan 126; 2. Anderson 88; 3. Limestone 85; 4. Carson-Newman 83; 5. Newberry 51; 6. Lincoln Memorial 49; 7. Augusta 45; 8. Mars Hill 41; 9. Columbia (S.C.) 36; 10. Tusculum 33; 11. King 24; 12. Erskine 23; 13. Brevard 19; 14. Lander 5.
