Final Results

LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Samford University women's track and field team collected its third straight Southern Conference Indoor Championship title Sunday as the Bulldogs registered 161 total points en route to an 11-point margin of victory over second-place Western Carolina (150) at the VMI Corps Physical Training Facility on the campus of the Virginia Military Institute.
 
Samford's men also turned in a record-setting performance at the 2018 SoCon Indoor Championships. The Bulldogs placed second in the event for a third straight season and moved one step closer to upending the Catamounts for the annual indoor title.
 
Western Carolina's men won their fifth consecutive title and Samford's women claimed their third straight as the SoCon Indoor Track and Field Championships came to an end. Four championship records were either matched or toppled on the day.
 
Both team titles were hotly contested. The Catamount men, who trailed the Bulldogs by seven points entering the day, edged Samford by just three points, 141-138. The Bulldog women returned the favor with a close win of their own, a 161-150 victory over runner-up Western Carolina.
 
ETSU's men finished third with 111 points, followed by Furman (92), The Citadel (66), Wofford (62), VMI (48) and UNCG (four). On the women's side, Furman was third with 107 points, with ETSU (103), Wofford (67), VMI (48), The Citadel (16), Chattanooga (six) and UNCG (four) rounding out the standings.
 
With every event but the men's pole vault in the books, Western Carolina led Samford 138-114. The Bulldogs made it interesting with a podium sweep – highlighted by Tray Oates becoming the only four-time indoor pole vault champion in SoCon history – but the Bulldogs' 24 points in the event were offset by the three decisive points Western Carolina's Corey Ginley earned with his sixth-place finish.
 
On the women's side, Samford opened the day with a 37-point lead but saw it shrink to two (119.5-117.5) with Western Carolina's Ty-Leah Hampton's win in the 200-meter dash. Camille Caldwell's win in the weight throw gave Samford some breathing room again, and Selena Popp's high-jump win and the Bulldogs' runner-up finish in the 4x400-meter relay was enough to offset the Catamounts' relay win.
 
Samford swept the Most Outstanding Athlete honors, with Popp winning on the women's side after wins in the pentathlon, high jump and long jump and Marquis Barnes winning the Heath Whittle Award on the men's side after victories in the heptathlon and long jump.
 
Samford's Rachel Dixon won the SoCon's Pinnacle Award for owning the highest grade-point average on the championship team.
 
The NCAA will announce the field for the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships on Tuesday.
 
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FINAL WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS:
 
1. Samford – 161 points
2. Western Carolina – 150
3. Furman – 107
4. ETSU – 103
5. Wofford – 67
6. VMI – 48
7. The Citadel – 16
8. Chattanooga – 6
9. UNCG – 4
 
FINAL MEN'S TEAM RESULTS:
 
1. Western Carolina – 141 points
2. Samford – 138
3. ETSU – 111
4. Furman – 92
5. The Citadel – 66
6. Wofford – 62
7. VMI – 48
8. UNCG – 4
 
Heath Whittle Award (Men's Most Outstanding Athlete)
Marquis Barnes, Samford
 
Women's Most Outstanding Athlete
Selena Popp, Samford
 
Men's Pinnacle Award (highest GPA on championship-winning team)
Dakota Wright, Western Carolina
 
Women's Pinnacle Award (highest GPA on championship-winning team)
Rachel Dixon, Samford
 
Men's All-Freshman – Day 2
 
Men's weight throw
Jay Stanley, Western Carolina
Matt Cahoon, Samford
Mac Bennett, Western Carolina
 
Men's 60-meter hurdles
Isaiah Ellis, Wofford
Mike Jones, Western Carolina
Jack McHugh, Samford
 
Men's 60-meter dash
Karon Delice, ETSU
Timiebi Ogobri, The Citadel
John Collins, VMI
 
Men's 400-meter dash
Kofie-Safie Boateng, VMI
Tate Overbay, ETSU
Preston Gaines, UNCG
 
Men's 800-meter run
Matt Scarr, ETSU
Juan Rodriguez, UNCG
Jackson Betts, VMI
 
Men's 200-meter dash
Karon Delince, ETSU
Timiebi Ogobri, The Citadel
John Collins, VMI
 
Men's triple jump
Drae Butts, ETSU,
Matthew Mudd, Western Carolina
Isaiah Ellis, Wofford
 
Men's 5,000-meter run
Daniel Bernal, Furman
Allen Clark, Furman
Trent Mandato, Furman
 
Men's heptathlon
Thomas Ozburn Jr., Samford
Austin Eck, Samford
Matthew Mudd, Western Carolina
 
Men's pole vault
Hugh Duggan, Samford
Griffin Kowal, VMI
Sam Blumer, The Citadel
 
Women's All-Freshman – Day 2
 
Triple jump
Autumn James, Western Carolina
Makaila McIntyre, Western Carolina
Kendra Whitehurst, ETSU
 
Women's mile
Kristlin Gear, Furman
Hannah Steelman, Wofford
Abbey Zane, Samford
 
Women's 60-meter hurdles
Jaelyn Warren, Western Carolina
Kendra Whitehurst, ETSU
 
Women's 60-meter dash
Makaila McIntyre, Western Carolina
Tiffany Hill, The Citadel
Tamie Burch, The Citadel
 
Women's 400-meter dash
Allison Holland, Samford
Ariana Ruffin, VMI
Joie Royer, The Citadel
 
Women's 800-meter run
Kristlin Gear, Furman
Emma Kuntz, Furman
Heather Feuchtenberger, ETSU
 
Women's 200-meter dash
Allison Holland, Samford
Ariana Ruffin, VMI
Tiffany Hill, The Citadel
 
Women's weight throw
Symphony Buxton, ETSU
Jaden Finch, ETSU
Sarah Leckman, VMI
 
Women's high jump
Jaelyn Warren, Western Carolina
Autumn James, Western Carolina
 
Women's 5,000-meter run
Hannah Steelman, Wofford
Reilly Caldwell, Furman
Allie Nelson, Samford

Final Results