BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. --- Tusculum University set school records in both the men's and women's 4x100-meter relays and won nine events during the two-day Montreat College Open, held Friday and Saturday at Pulliam Stadium.
In addition to the 4x100 relays, the Pioneers also swept the men's and women's 100 meters while claiming four men's and five women's first-place finishes during the meet.
The Pioneers will return to competition at the Flames Invitational, hosted by Lee University April 7-8 in Cleveland, Tennessee.
WOMEN'S RECAP
Tusculum's 4x100 relay of senior Aliyah Adderley, grad student Kylia Wright, freshman Theresa Green-White and freshman Kiera Taylor ran 47.81 seconds to break the old school record of 47.88 seconds set at the Terrier Relays on March 30, 2019.
Three of the four members of the relay earned first-place finishes in individual events, with Adderley running a career-best 12.51 seconds in the 100 meters, Wright winning the 200 meters in 25.73 seconds and Green-White taking first place in the 100 hurdles at 15.19 seconds.
Wright was second in the 100 meters at 12.53 seconds, with Green-White in fourth at 12.62 seconds. Senior Destiny Lottie placed eighth in the 100 meters at 12.89 seconds and took eighth in the 200 meters at 26.76.
Tusculum's 4x400 relay of Adderley, Green-White, Taylor and sophomore Silvia Bah was third in 4:15.16. Bah was Tusculum's top finisher in the 400 meters at 1:04.59 for 13th place.
In throws, sophomore Amber Hogan was seventh in the hammer throw at 38.68 meters (126 feet, 11 inches), the third-best mark of her career. Hogan had a career-best mark in the discus on Friday with a throw of 31.61 meters (103 feet, 8 inches), fourth-best in program history.
Also on Friday, junior Emily Coddington won the 5,000 meters and set a career best with a time of 18:54.05. Her time was the fastest in the event for a Pioneer since 2019. Freshman Inmaculada Delgado was ninth in the 5,000 at 20:08.32.
MEN'S RECAP
The 4x100 relay of senior Jordan Taylor, senior Jarvis Barber Jr., senior Marquel Pittman and junior Tyrell Edwards, which had an NCAA qualifying time of 40.76 last week at the Trojan Opener, ran 40.18 at Montreat to move from eighth into the top five nationally. Their time broke the record of 40.45 seconds set at the 2022 South Atlantic Conference Championship by a quartet that included Barber and Pittman.
The Pioneers made it 2-for-2 in relay wins by capturing the 4x400 at 3:16.77, the second-best time in program history. Junior Dorian Craven was joined by Barber, Pittman and sophomore Stephen Brewer in the winning relay, with the "C" team of freshman DeWayne Morris, Edwards, senior Zackary Nelson and freshman Isaiah Olson taking fourth in 3:23.64 for the fourth-best time in school history.
Edwards won the 100 meters in 10.57 seconds, with Pittman in third at 10.70 seconds and Taylor fifth in 10.78 seconds. Olson was sixth in 10.79 seconds, followed by Barber in eighth at 10.82 seconds, Nelson in 12th at 10.98 seconds and Craven 13th in 11.01 seconds. Craven had a fourth-place finish in the 200 meters at 22.25 seconds, with Morris taking eighth in the 400 meters at 51.08 seconds.
In hurdles, junior Jamal Cash was third in the 110 hurdles at 15.38 seconds, the fourth-fastest time in program history. Cash was second in the 400 hurdles at 56.11 seconds, followed by freshman Daryl Smith Jr. in third at 57.47 seconds and Brewer in sixth at 1:01.34. Smith had a fifth-place finish in the triple jump at 13.46 meters (44 feet, 2 inches).
On Friday, freshman Adrian Gumm won the shot put and broke his own one-week school record with a mark of 14.67 meters (48 feet, 1 1/2 inches), with freshman Gavin Rowell in 11th at 12.69 meters (41 feet, 7 1/2 inches) and freshman Mikeal Pillar in 15th at 12.16 meters (39 feet, 10 3/4 inches). Rowell was the top Pioneer finisher in the discus at 38.80 meters (127 feet, 4 inches) for ninth place.
Montreat College Open - at Black Mountain, N.C.
Tusculum Friday Results
MEN
1500: 9. Antonio Aparicio, 4:05.12.
Shot put: 1. Adrian Gumm, 14.67m (48-1 1/2) (school record); 11. Gavin Rowell, 12.69m (41-7 1/2); 15. Mikeal Pillar, 12.16m (39-10 3/4).
Discus: 9. Gavin Rowell, 38.80m (127-4); 12. Adrian Gumm, 38.44m (126-1);
WOMEN
5000: 1. Emily Coddington, 18:54.05; 9. Inmaculada Delgado, 20:08.32.
Shot put: 12. Amber Hogan, 9.90m (32-5 3/4).
Discus: 11. Amber Hogan, 31.61m (103-8).
Tusculum Saturday Results
MEN
100: 1. Tyrell Edwards, 10.57; 3. Marquel Pittman, 10.70; 5. Jordan Taylor, 10.78; 6. Isaiah Olson, 10.79; 8. Jarvis Barber Jr., 10.82; 12. Zackary Nelson, 10.98; 13. Dorian Craven, 11.01.
110 hurdles: 3. Jamal Cash, 15.38
200: 4. Dorian Craven, 22.25; 33. Landen Locklear, 23.83.
400: 8. DeWayne Morris, 51.08; 19. Landen Locklear, 53.32.
400 hurdles: 2. Jamal Cash, 56.11; 3. Daryl Smith Jr., 57.47; 6. Stephen Brewer, 1:01.34,
4x100: 1. Tusculum A (Taylor, Barber, Pittman, Edwards), 40.18 (school record); 5. Tusculum B (Brewer, Olson, Smith, Nelson), 41.86.
4x400: 1. Tusculum A (Craven, Barber, Pittman, Brewer), 3:16.77; 4. Tusculum C (Morris, Edwards, Nelson, Olson), 3:23.64.
Triple jump: 5. Daryl Smith Jr., 13.46m (44-2).
Hammer throw: 9. Mikeal Pillar, 39.93m (131-0); 10. Adrian Gumm, 38.13m (125-1).
Javelin: 13. Mikeal Pillar, 37.37m (122-7).
WOMEN
100: 1. Aliyah Adderley, 12.51; 2. Kylia Wright, 12.53; 4. Theresa Green-White, 12.62; 8. Destiny Lottie, 12.89.
100 hurdles: 1. Theresa Green-White, 15.19.
200: 1. Kylia Wright, 25.73; 8. Destiny Lottie, 26.76.
400: 13. Silvia Bah, 1:04.95; 16. Kiera Taylor, 1:09.42.
4x100: 1. Tusculum (Adderley, Wright, Green-White, Taylor), 47.81 (school record).
4x400: 3. Tusculum (Adderley, Green-White, Taylor, Bah), 4:15.46.
Hammer throw: 7. Amber Hogan, 38.68m (126-11).
