Indoor Track Heads to SoCon Championships

Saturday, February 27

Lexington, Va.

Chattanooga

Southern Conference Championships - Day One

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Photo by: Michael Wade

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SoCon Championship Page Live Results Schedule of Events ESPN+ Day One ESPN+ Day Two

Both days will air live on ESPN+

By: Anne Wehunt

INDOOR TRACK HEADS TO SOCON CHAMPIONSHPS THIS WEEKEND AT VMI

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's indoor track and field team heads to VMI this weekend for the Southern Conference Championships at the Keydet's Corps Physical Training Facility in Lexington, Va. This year marks the 86th edition of the men's championship and 34th women's championship. VMI is hosting the meets for the fourth straight season.

"We are excited for our indoor conference meet," Mocs head coach Andy Meyer stated. "We will be taking a very young team with half the young ladies being freshmen.

"This is the most diverse group of athletes we have taken to conference meet in many years. We are taking sprinters, jumpers, mid and long-distance kids. What makes this group unique is that we have not only our traditional distance kids with some of the top marks in the conference, but we have jumpers, sprinters, and mid distance kids all with top 10 marks in the conference."

The Mocs 5000 meter runners are all ranked in the SoCon's Top 12 led by Makenzie Jones who is fourth in the league marks with a time of 17:30.81. Lesley Green is seventh in the SoCon followed by Emma Russum in eighth and Sophia Neglia is 12^th.

Kimbra Dunning is ranked 11^th in the long jump and 14^th in the triple jump. Madelyn Thompson (17) and Mikah Charley (19) are both ran6ked in the 50 meter hurdles. Ashtyn Hagood will run the women's mile and is 15^th in the league standings with a time of 5:16.87 while Emmy Davis, with a time of 2:23.91, is 14^th in the SoCon standings.

In the 60 meter dash, McKenzie Williamson sits 20^th overall with a time of 8.01. She will also run the 200 meter dash. Imani Bryant and Sage Davis will join her in both races and Dunning will compete in the shorter race.

Carley Burt and Rebekah Pass will run the 400 meter dash and Faith Brown will be the lone Moc in the 3000 meter run. Joining Dunning in the jumps will be Mikah Charley in both and Madelyn Thompson in the long jump.

"Coaches Gadson and Griffin have done a great job getting everyone prepared for the meet," Meyer said. "Brittany Wilson, our trainer, has done a great job keeping everyone healthy and ready for this meet as well. We are looking forward to competing hard and hopefully the ladies will have some great placings."

Spectators are not permitted at this year's championships, but both days of meet will air live on ESPN+. Links for that and live stats can be found at GoMocs.com and the SoCon Championship page.

Day One ESPN+ coverage begins at 1:30 p.m.
Day Two ESPN+ coverage begins at 11:30 a.m.

Women's 60m Dash:
        Bryant, Imani
        Davis, Sage
        Dunning, Kimbra
        Williamson, McKenzie – 20^th 8.01

Women's 200m Dash:
        Bryant, Imani
        Williamson, McKenzie
        Davis, Sage

Women's 400m Dash:
        Burt, Carley
        Pass, Rebekah

Women's 800m Run:
        Davis, Emmy              14^th         2:23.91

Women's 1 Mile Run:
        Hagood, Ashtyn       15^th         5:16.87

Women's 3,000m Run:
        Brown, Faith

Women's 5,000m Run:
        Green, Lesley           7^th           18:02.48
        Jones , Makenzie     4^th           17:30.81
        Neglia, Sophia           12^th         18:58.45
        Russum, Emma        8^th           18:12.66

Women's 60m Hurdles:
        Thompson, Madelyn             17^th         9.72
        Charley, Mikah         19^th         10.15

Women's 4 x 400m Relay:
        Chattanooga A (Williamson,Davis,Bryant,Broling ,Brown,Charley,Dunning,Thompson)

Women's 4,000m Distance Medley:
        Chattanooga A (Hagood,Williamson,Davis,Broling ,Bryant,Charley,Burt,Russum)

Women's Long Jump:
        Dunning, Kimbra      11^th         5.33m
        Thompson, Madelyn
        Charley, Mikah

Women's Triple Jump:
        Dunning, Kimbra      14^th         10.12m
        Charley, Mikah