CULLOWHEE, N.C. – The Samford men's and women's track and field teams swept the Southern Conference Outdoor Championships for a third-straight season Tuesday at the Catamount Athletic Complex.
 
The men's team scored 251 points to win its third-straight title. The women's squad won the title for a fourth-straight year with 220 points. The men were followed by Western Carolina with 133 points, while the women were just ahead of Wofford with 134 points.  
 
"Meets like these come few and far between," Samford head coach Rod Tiffin said. "The way our athletes responded this week and took it up a level was unbelievable. You hope for meets like this, but you never count on them. There were so many highlights, it's hard to put them all into perspective. It may take a while to fully digest what we did here today."
 
Samford student-athletes won a total of 17 events in the two-day meet. Ty Kimberlin set a meet record in the men's decathlon, scoring 7,233 points and winning eight of the 10 events. Titus Moore set a new meet record, breaking his old mark in the men's 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.87 seconds. Brittany Bishop also set a new meet record in the women's pole vault, with a vault of 4.06 meters.
 
Additionally, Samford won titles in the women's hammer throw (Hannah Daffin, 54.15m), women's javelin throw (Erin Long, 50.68m), men's long jump (Edwin Rainey, 7.27m), men's pole vault (Jed Sisco, 5.20m), men's javelin throw (Tripp Marcus, 67.51m), women's shot put (Hannah Daffin, 13.77m), men's 4x100 meter relay (William Malcolm, Evan Brooks, Titus Moore, Cagan Campbell, 40.11), men's 400 meter run (Cagan Campbell, 46.99), women's shot put (Hannah Daffin, 13.77m), men's 400 meter hurdles (Landon Wright, 51.60), men's 100 meter dash (William Malcolm, 10.42), women's high jump (Dorsey Parker, 1.71m), men's 200 meter dash (Cagan Campbell, 20.98) and the men's 4x400 meter relay (Evan Brooks, Matthew Grigg, Tyke Tabor, Cagan Campbell, 3:13.81).
 
Campbell was named the Men's Most Outstanding Athlete at the meet. Caleb Scheffler earned the Men's Pinnacle Award for the highest GPA on the men's winning team, while Savannah Schmidt won the Women's Pinnacle Award.
 
The two titles bring Samford's overall championship count for the 2022-23 academic year to nine, tying for the most in any one-year period in school history.
 
Samford will next compete in the Lee University Last Chance Meet on Saturday, May 13.
 
Men's results – Final
1. Samford – 251 points
2. Western Carolina – 133
3. VMI – 97
4. ETSU – 91
5. The Citadel – 78
6. Furman – 70
7. Wofford – 65
8. UNCG – 21
 
Women's results – Final
1. Samford – 220 points
2. Wofford – 134 points
3. Western Carolina – 107.5
4. ETSU – 104.5
5. Furman – 70
6. The Citadel – 65
7. VMI – 39
T8. Mercer – 31
T8. Chattanooga – 31
10. UNCG – 7
 
Men's Most Outstanding Athlete
Cagan Campbell, Samford
 
Women's Most Outstanding Athlete
Eleyah Armstrong, VMI
 
Men's Pinnacle Award (highest GPA on championship-winning team)
Caleb Scheffler, Samford
 
Women's Pinnacle Award (highest GPA on championship-winning team)
Savannah Schmidt, Samford
 
SAMFORD INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Women's Hammer Throw, Hannah Daffin, 54.15m
Women's Pole Vault, Brittany Bishop, 4.06m
Women's Javelin Throw, Erin Long, 50.68m
Men's Long Jump, Edwin Rainey, 7.27m
Men's Pole Vault, Jed Sisco, 5.20m
Men's Javelin Throw, Tripp Marcus, 67.51m
Women's Shot Put, Hannah Daffin, 13.77m
Men's Decathlon, Ty Kimberlin, 7233
Men's 4x100 Meter Relay, William Malcolm, Evan Brooks, Titus Moore, Cagan Campbell, 40.11
Men's 110 Meter Hurdles, Titus Moore, 13.87
Men's 400 Meter Run, Cagan Campbell, 46.99
Women's Shot Put, Hannah Daffin, 13.77m
Men's 400 Meter Hurdles, Landon Wright, 51.60
Men's 100 Meter Dash, William Malcolm, 10.42
Women's High Jump, Dorsey Parker, 1.71m
Men's 200 Meter Dash, Cagan Campbell, 20.98
Men's 4x400 Meter Relay, Evan Brooks, Matthew Grigg, Tyke Tabor, Cagan Campbell, 3:13.81
 
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