Bulldog Track & Field Opens Home Indoor Slate With The Samford Invitational

Friday, January 19

Birmingham, AL

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Samford Invitational

Bulldog Track & Field Opens Home Indoor Slate With The Samford Invitational

1.19.24 | Track and Field

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford men's and women's track and field team kicked off the first home weekend of the 2024 indoor season with the Samford Invitational held at the Birmingham CrossPlex on Friday.

In total, 13 Bulldogs finished in the top three of their respective events, with four claiming first place.

On the men's side, Ian Jones took home top billing in the triple jump with a distance of 14.76 meters. The duo of Zephaniah Carico-McLennan and Harrison Siegel placed first and second in the Men's 800 with times of 1:51.10 and 1:52.01 respectively.

In the men's pole vault, Jed Sisco cleared a height of 5.26 meters to finish second while Brenden Vanderpool came in third with a height of 5.16 meters. Titus Moore ran a 7.96 in the 60-meter hurdles to place second. Freshman Arthur Chitty finished second with a high jump of 2.07 meters. To round out the men's medalist, Samuel Werner accumulated 5,185 points for a third-place finish in the men's Heptathlon.

The Samford women started the day off with Ellison Chadwick winning the long jump with a distance of 5.90 meters. In the women's 3000-meter race, a pair of Bulldogs bookended the podium with Edie Smith (9:53.81) placing first and Sinkenesh Parker (10:19.42) finishing third. In the high jump, sophomore Dorsey Parker finished second with a height of 1.66 meters. Katie Keller claimed third in the mile with a time of 4:48.53.

A full list of Samford's top three finishers is below.

The Bulldogs will close out the weekend by hosting the Samford Open on Saturday at the Birmingham CrossPlex.

Women's Events
Ellison Chadwick, Women's long jump, 1st, 5.90m
Edie Smith, Women's 3000m, 1st, 9:53.81
Dorsey Parker, Women's high jump, 2nd, 1.66m
Sinkenesh Parker, Women's 3000m, 3rd, 10:19.42
Katie Keller, Women's mile, 3rd, 4:48.53

Men's Events
Ian Jones, Men's Triple Jump, 1st, 14.76m
Zephaniah Carico-McLennan, Men's 800m, 1st, 1:51.10
Harrison Siegel, Men's 800m, 2nd, 1:52.01
Jed Sisco, Men's Pole Vault, 2nd, 5.26m
Arthur Chitty, Men's High Jump, 2nd, 2.07m
Brenden Vanderpool, Men's Pole Vault, 3rd, 5.16m
Samuel Werner, Men's Heptathlon, 3rd, 5,185 points

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