Feb. 26, 2010

Complete Results

CLEMSON, S.C. - The Samford men's track and field team finished third, while the women's team came in fourth in the Southern Conference Indoor Championships, which concluded Friday at the Clemson Indoor Track and Clemson University.

"We did a good job for the most part of staying consistent this weekend," Samford head coach Rod Tiffin said. "I feel our women's team has to develop a little more depth but for the most part I was extremely happy with our effort."

Samford picked up two of the league's men's postseason awards. Cameron Bean was named Most Outstanding Track Performer and Tiffin was named Co-Coach of the Year, along with Danny Williamson of Western Carolina.

"Cameron Bean did a great job this weekend and it's always great to have the other coaches recognize that and vote him Most Outstanding Track Performer," Tiffin said. "I was also extremely humbled to be named Coach of the Year and it only emphasizes the great job our men's team is doing."

Other student-athletes to win individual awards on the men's side were Western Carolina's Cordell Livingston (Most Outstanding Athlete and Freshman of the Year) and Matt Evans (Most Outstanding Field Performer).

On the women's side, Williamson was named Coach of the Year. WCU's Jane't Carothers was named Most Outstanding Athlete and Most Outstanding Track Performer. Lynndsey Hyter of Georgia Southern and WCU's Deirdra Morrison were named Co-Most Outstanding Field Performers. Appalachian State's Trinity Foreman was named Freshman of the Year.

The Samford men's team finished third with 120.5 points, behind Appalachian State (209 pts.) and Western Carolina (207 pts.). On the women's side, Samford amassed 77 points, coming in behind Western Carolina (174.5 pts.), Appalachian State (122 pts.) and Georgia Southern (95 pts.).

Over the two-day event, the Samford men's team had eight student-athletes earn 16 All-Conference honors. The women's team had seven student-athletes earn nine All-Conference accolades.

Bean won the 5,000-meter run on Friday after taking the 3,000-meter run on Thursday. Bean finished the 5,000-meters in 14:29.12.

Also on Friday, freshman Brandon Bassett won the heptathlon pole vault. Bassett turned in a mark of 14-7.25 (4.45m). Bo Ackerson-Gilroy (3.95m) tied for fourth in the event, while Donald Cooper (3.65m) finished seventh. Ackerson-Gilroy matched the school record in the heptathlon high jump (6-08.00) while he and Bassett placed third and fourth, respectively, in the heptathlon. Both recorded SoCon record marks, Ackerson-Gilroy with 4878 points and Bassett with 4770 points.

Cooper also ran a school record of 22.38 in the men's 200-meter dash preliminaries. He placed seventh in the finals with a time of 22.71.

Kyle Kirby placed third in the weight throw with a new school record of 57-00.25.

On the women's side on Friday, senior Morgan Tyler won her second-consecutive 60-meter hurdles event. Tyler finished in a personal best time of 8.69. She also placed fourth in the triple jump with a school record of 39-03.00.

Junior Hillary Neal won the mile for the second time in a row. Neal ran the event in a school record time of 4:49.52. Following Neal in the event, Jessica Van Ausdall came in third with a time of 5:04.64.

Mackenzie Wills tied for second in the pole vault with a personal best of 11-07.75 while Laura Bedsole earned All-Freshman honors with her fourth place finish of 11-01.75.

Men's Team Results - Day 2
1. Appalachian State 209 points
2. Western Carolina 207 points
3. Samford 102.5 points
4. The Citadel 42.5 points
5. Davidson 30 points
6. UNC Greensboro 24 points
7. Chattanooga 18 points
8. Furman 6 points
9. Wofford 3 points

Women's Team Results - Day 2
1. Western Carolina 174.5 points
2. Appalachian State 122 points
3. Georgia Southern 95 points
4. Samford 77 points
5. Elon 70 points
6. College of Charleston 38.5 points
7. Chattanooga 25 points
7. The Citadel 25 points
9. Furman 23 points
10. Davidson 12 points

Men's Individual Awards
Most Outstanding Athlete: Cordell Livingston - Western Carolina
Most Outstanding Track Performer: Cameron Bean - Samford
Most Outstanding Field Performer: Matt Evans - Western Carolina
Freshman of the Year: Corrdell Livingston - Western Carolina
Co-Coaches of the Year: Rod Tiffin - Samford, Danny Williamson - Western Carolina

Women's Individual Awards
Most Outstanding Athlete: Jane't Carothers - Western Carolina
Most Outstanding Track Performer: Jane't Carothers - Western Carolina
Co-Most Outstanding Field Performers: Lynndsey Hyter - Georgia Southern, Deirdra Morrison - Western Carolina
Freshman of the Year: Trinity Foreman - Appalachian State
Coach of the Year: Danny Williamson - Western Carolina

Men's All-Freshman Team - Day 2

Heptathlon
Bo Ackerson-Gilroy - Samford
Brandon Bassett - Samford

60m Hurdles
Cordell Livingston - Western Carolina
Trey Jones - Appalachian State
Bo Ackerson-Gilroy - Samford

60m Dash
Landon Powell Appalachian State
Brandon Hairston - Western Carolina

200m Dash
Cordell Livingston - Western Carolina
Landon Powell - Appalachian State
Brandon Hairston - Western Carolina

400m Dash
Bruson Miller - The Citadel
Brandon Hairston - Western Carolina
Zac Cordner - Samford

800m Run
Alex Taylor - Appalachian State

Mile Run
Alex Taylor - Appalachian State
Garrett West - Western Carolina
Lucas Cotter - Chattanooga

5000m Run
Mike Koech - UNC Greensboro
Demetrios Pagonis - Davidson
Vincent Weir - Davidson

Triple Jump
Cordell Livingston - Western Carolina
Lawren Willard - Western Carolina
Brandon Bassett - Samford

Women's All-Freshman Team - Day 2

Pole Vault
Laura Bedsole - Samford
Ashley Wala - Western Carolina
Chelsea Taylor - College of Charleston

Weight Throw
Gayshawna Watkins - Appalachian State
Megan Fannon - Georgia Southern
Casey McKee - College of Charleston

Triple Jump
Jelain McArthur - College of Charleston
Emily Allen - Samford
Janelle McNeil - Elon

60m Hurdles
Jasmine Billings - Georgia Southern
Jelain McArthur - College of Charleston

60m Dash
Raven Parrish - Western Carolina
Valerie Parks - Western Carolina

200m Dash Raven Parrish - Western Carolina

800m Run
Micah Wessinger - The Citadel
Holly Benson - Samford
Lauren D'Alessio - Samford

Mile Run
Trinity Foreman - Appalachian State
Morgan Turner - Western Carolina
Emily Tryon - Elon

5000m Run
Natalie Atabek - Davidson
Morgan Turner - Western Carolina
Andrea Kelsey - Wofford