WINSTON=SALEM, N.C. --- The Tusculum University men's and women's track and field teams wrapped up competition at the South Atlantic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship on Sunday at the JDL Fast Track.

The Pioneer men had 11 scoring performances on Sunday and finished sixth overall with 47 points, while the Tusculum women had five scorers on Sunday and ended ninth with 20 points.

Tusculum will await the announcement of qualifiers for the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championship. Selections will be unveiled Tuesday, Feb. 28 for the championship meet, which will be held March 10-11 at the Virginia Beach Sports Center.

MEN'S RECAP
Senior Zackary Nelson finished second in the 400 meters at 48.39 seconds and took sixth in the 200 meters at 22.20 seconds, while junior Dorian Craven earned fourth place in the 400 meters at 49.73 seconds. Junior Jamal Cash was seventh in the 60 hurdles at 8.61 seconds.

Senior Antonio Aparicio was second in the 800 meters with a time of 1:54.32, breaking his own school record of 1:55.11 set at the VMI Winter Relays on Feb. 4.

In the 60 meters, senior Marquel Pittman was third at 6.81 seconds, followed by senior Jordan Taylor in fifth place at 6.85 seconds and junior Tyrell Edwards in seventh at 6.88 seconds.

The Tusculum 4x400 relay of sophomore Stephen Brewer, Craven, Pittman and Nelson took third place with a time of 3:18.70, the fourth-best time in program history.

In field events, freshman Daryl Smith Jr. was eighth in the triple jump at 14.08 meters (46 feet, 2 1/2 inches). Freshman Adrian Gumm took eighth in the shot put at 13.34 meters (43 feet, 9 1/4 inches) and freshman Gavin Rowell was 12th with a season-best mark of 12.98 meters (42 feet, 7 inches).

Wingate collected 178 points to win the team championship, with Lenoir-Rhyne second at 156 points and Carson-Newman in third with 69 points.

WOMEN'S RECAP
Freshman Theresa Green-White accounted for 10 of the Pioneers' 20 points at the meet after running in three finals on Sunday. Green-White was fourth in the 60 hurdles with a time of 8.92 seconds that broke her own school record of 8.99 seconds set at the Mondo College Invitational on Jan. 14. Green-White took sixth place in the 60 meters at 7.84 seconds and was seventh in the 200 meters at 25.73 seconds.

Freshman Kiera Taylor was fourth in the 60 meters at 7.78 seconds, and junior Emily Coddington placed fourth in the mile with a career-best time of 5:06.23, the third-best time in program history and eight seconds quicker than her career best of 5:14.29 that she set in Saturday's preliminaries.

Wingate won the team championship with 203 points, with Lenoir-Rhyne in second with 133.5 points and Catawba third with 80 points.

South Atlantic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship
at Winston-Salem, N.C. (Day 2 of 2)
Tusculum results
MEN
60: 3. Marquel Pittman, 6.81; 5. Jordan Taylor, 6.85; 7. Tyrell Edwards, 6.88.
60 hurdles: 7. Jamal Cash, 8.61.
200: 6. Zackary Nelson, 22.20.
400: 2. Zackary Nelson, 48.39; 4. Dorian Craven, 49.73.
800: 2. Antonio Aparicio, 1:54.32 (school record).
4x400: 3. Tusculum (Brewer, Craven, Pittman, Nelson), 3:18.70.
Triple jump: 8. Daryl Smith Jr., 14.08m (46-2 1/2).
Shot put: 8. Adrian Gumm, 13.34m (43-9 1/4); 12. Gavin Rowell, 12.98m (42-7).

Team scores: 1. Wingate 178; 2. Lenoir-Rhyne 156; 3. Carson-Newman 69; 4. Catawba 65; 5. Limestone 60; 6. Tusculum 47; 7. Anderson 32; 8. Newberry 26; 9. Emory & Henry 10; 10. Lincoln Memorial 9; 11. Mars Hill 8; 12. Coker 2.

WOMEN
60: 4. Kiera Taylor, 7.78; 6. Theresa Green-White, 7.84.
60 hurdles: 4. Theresa Green-White, 8.92 (school record).
200: 7. Theresa Green-White, 25.73.
Mile: 4. Emily Coddington, 5:06.23.
4x400: 9. Tusculum (Wright, Taylor, Adderley, Chellah), 4:18.20.
Shot put: 22. Amber Hogan, 9.43m (30-11 1/4).

Team scores: 1. Wingate 203; 2. Lenoir-Rhyne 133.5; 3. Catawba 80; 4. Carson-Newman 70; 5. Anderson 40; 6. Newberry 37; 6. Limestone 37; 8. Lincoln Memorial 35.5; 9. Tusculum 20; 10. Mars Hill 7.