BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Samford men's and women's track and field teams wrapped up competition today at the Southern Conference Outdoor Championships. The Bulldogs played hosts for the second-straight season and continued their winning streak in the conference as they swept the men's and women's team titles for the fifth-straight year while the women's side won its sixth in a row.

The event took place over two days, beginning on Monday and concluding today. The Bulldogs finished 78.5 points ahead of runner-up Western Carolina on the women's side while the men finished with a 42.5-point margin of victory over the Catamounts. Monday consisted of half of the field events and the prelims in the majority of the track events. The first points on the track came from Edie Smith in the women's 10,000 meter as she took second place. 

In the field events on Monday, Claire Harrison and Bryce Davis each came in third place in the hammer throw as they each set personal records. Emerson Simpson and Lindsey Havens each found their way onto the podium in the women's pole vault as they finished second and third respectively. On the men's side, Jed Sisco closed out his stellar Samford career with his fourth outdoor championship in the pole vault. Ellison Chadwick took second place in the women's long jump while Erin Long got on the top spot on the podium with a win in the women's javelin throw. Kyle Kaufelds finished off the sweep of the javelin throw as he won the men's event by over six meters. 

Samford's Bryce Davis was named the men's Most Outstanding Athlete after scoring 22 points as he won in the shot put and had two third-place finishes in the hammer throw and discus throw. The Dogs swept the men's discus as Carl Henry and Eli Penix finished in order ahead of Davis. On the women's side, Brenna Lynn took third place while in the high jump, Dorsey Parker matched her teammate with a third-place finish. The Bulldogs continue to dominate the men's jumping events as Ian Jones dominated the field in the triple jump while setting a top-50 mark in the nation while Arthur Chitty took first in the high jump and Jaggerd Moore finished in second. 

The women's 4x100 relay team got the Dogs off to a strong start on the track today as they won late over Wofford. Adeline Haisch defended her title in the women's 1500m, defeating her closest Furman opponent by over two seconds. Samford pulled away from their opponents in the hurdle sprint events as they took the top two spots in the 100m hurdles with Amiel Dabney and Aalyah Mbenda. Bradley Franklin delivered arguably the performance of the weekend as he broke the SoCon record in the 110m hurdles on his way to a win.

Lizzy Pardue came in second place in the women's 400m while Dabney and Franklin returned to the track to take second and third respectively in the 100m sprint. Grace Lueders took home a win in the women's 800m while Zephaniah Carico-McLennan took second place after a good run on the men's side. The Dogs took the top two spots in the men's and women's 400m hurdles as Landon Wright and Jackson Olivo crushed the field while Maddie Edwards and Ayden Drake ran away from their competition. The Bulldogs capped off the track day with wins in the men's and women's 4x400m relays. The final event wrapped up the men's decathlon as Bryce Williamson and Garner Ezell took second and third after two days of events.

The victories continue the run of wins for the Bulldogs track program in Southern Conference action to five straight years of sweeps. The Bulldogs will look to the times and marks nationally to see who qualifies for national at the end of the month.

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