Track & Field Impressive In Carl Knight Invitational
The Centenary men's and women's track and field teams completed their weekend in impressive fashion following two days of competition in the Carl Knight Invitational hosted by Stephen F. Austin University at Homer Bryce Stadium.
Nacogdoches, Texas - The Centenary men's and women's track and field teams completed their weekend in impressive fashion following two days of competition in the Carl Knight Invitational hosted by Stephen F. Austin University at Homer Bryce Stadium.
Complete meet results: http://live.ntxtiming.com/meets/679584
The Ladies and Gents were back in action for the first time since competing in the Belhaven University Invitational on March 22 in Jackson, Miss. Centenary was part of an extremely talented field this weekend which included several division 1 programs.
Men's Highlights:
Sophomore Christian Cormier (Lafayette, La.) finished 10th in the 100-meter dash (10.87) and 15th in the 200 meters (22.19). He also teamed with junior Obadiah Butler (Crowley, La.), freshman Omar Butler (Crowley, La.), and freshman Richard Ross (Normangee, Texas) to finish ninth in the men's 4 x 100 meter relay (42.98).
Obadiah Butler also finished 23rd in the 100 meters (11.11) and Omar Butler was 38th (11.45). In the 200 meters, sophomore Herman Pride (Baton Rouge, La.) finished 47th (23.49), Ross was 49th (23.52), and Obadiah Butler placed 57th with a time of 24.12.
Freshman Clayton Hancock (Buna, Texas) placed 33rd in the 400-meter dash (51.82) and sophomore Bryan Washington (Wylie, Texas) finished 39th in a time of 53.57.
Freshman Jay Scott (Slidell, La.), Hancock, Pride, and Washington earned a ninth-place finish in the 4 x 400 meter relay (3:37.90)
Women's Highlights:
Freshman Grayson Shugart (McKinney, Texas) finished 17th in the women's long jump (4.71m) and 38th in the 200 meters (27.67) and sophomore Ella Walton (Lafayette, La.) was 22nd in the discus (26.80m).
See where the Ladies and Gents rank within the conference and nationally at the links below:
MEN: TFRRS | 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Qualifying List
WOMEN: TFRRS | 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Qualifying List
Centenary will return to action in the Jim Mize Relays hosted by Louisiana Tech University next Saturday in Ruston, La.
See the complete Gents' season schedule here: https://gocentenary.com/sports/mtrack/2024-25/schedule
See the complete Ladies' season schedule here: https://gocentenary.com/sports/wtrack/2024-25/schedule
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