PPV VIDEO | SAC championships
RESULTS | SAC championships
 
Anderson, S.C.----The Wingate University men's track and field team leads the 2023 South Atlantic Conference outdoor championships after Wednesday's opening day of competition. Wingate has 84 points, while second-place Lenoir-Rhyne has 36.5 points. Anderson University is hosting this year's extravaganza at the AU Track Complex.
 
Wingate men's highlights WEDNESDAY FINALS
 
- Wingate dominated the 10,000 meter run, claiming the top eight places
- Bastian Mrochen won the event with a time of 30:33.29
- Cas Kopmels (30:33.39) and Scott Nutter (30:33.40) finished second and third, respectively
- The Bulldogs claimed the gold, silver and bronze medals in the 3000 meter steeplechase
- Soheil Boufrizi won the 3000 steeplechase with his triumphant time of 9:13.19
- Brent Surratt was second (9:16.74), while Will Aitken was third (9:21.95)
- Josh Linington finished second in the hammer throw (53.79 meters)
 
Wingate men's highlights WEDNESDAY PRELIMINARIES
 
- Wingate had seven of the top eight times in the 1500 meters' preliminaries
- Hamza Chahid led the way with his time of 3:58.32
- Boufrizi was the next Bulldog (3:58.72), followed by Jan Bayona (3:58.74)
- Dennis Trukawka won the decathlon 100 meter dash with his time of 11.17
- He is third in the two-day decathlon event with his 3257 points
- Trukawka (4.00 GPA) was the SAC Elite 23 Award winner for indoor track
- Leo Freeland had the fastest time in the 800 meters' prelims (1:54.45)
- Jakob Rettschlag (1:55.75) and Ben Aris (1:56.75) will join Freeland in the 800 finals
- Elijah Compton qualified for the finals in both hurdling events
- Compton's times: 14.86 (110 meter hurdles) and 56.15 (400 meter hurdles)
- Tradon McBride will join Compton in the 110 finals, thanks to his time of 15.25
 
Wingate University
 
Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a laboratory of difference-making that serves more than 3,400 students in North Carolina. Wingate offers 38 undergraduate majors as well as seven master's and four doctoral degrees. The University is home to the Cannon College of Arts and Sciences; the Levine College of Health Sciences; the Byrum School of Business; the Thayer School of Education; and the School of Sport Sciences. 
 
Wingate is a leader in healthcare education, and nearly one in five Wingate undergraduate students is preparing to be a pharmacist, physician assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist or nurse. Student-athletes on Wingate's 25 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award the past 14 times it has been awarded. The University's motto is "Faith, Knowledge, Service." View current news and videos at www.wingate.edu.
 
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