RESULTS | SAC championships live results

Winston-Salem, N.C.----The Wingate University men's and women's track and field teams lead the pack after the first day of the South Atlantic Conference indoor championship meet at the JDL Fast Track Saturday. The Bulldog men lead Anderson by 35 points, while the WU women have a two-point edge over Catawba. Twelve schools are competing in this year's SAC indoor meet.
 
The Bulldog men's indoor track and field team is ranked No. 2 in the latest edition of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division II ratings index, while the Wingate women are No. 14. Both Bulldog indoor teams are No. 1 in the Southeast Region.
 
Wingate men's track highlights
 
- Lars Laros won the 5000 meters with his new meet record time of 13:57.00
- Arthur Faroux (14:01.64, PR) and Samuel Gilson (14:04.40) finished 2-3
- Wingate runners finished 1-2-3-4-5-6 in the 5000 meters Saturday
- The 'Dogs posted five of the top 10 mile run times in Saturday's prelims
- Mohamed Dahmouch (4:13.02) and Alejandro Berrio (4:14.63) led the way
- Dre Davis qualified for the 60-meter dash finals with his time of 6.83 (PR)
- Three Bulldogs advanced to the 800 meter championship finals
- Klaus Scholz set a new meet record with his top Saturday time of 1:49.26
- Levente Palvolgyi (1:53.40) and Aleix Lago (1:54.04) also qualified
- Three WU student-athletes made the 60-meter hurdles final
- Jacoby Craig led the way, thanks to his personal-best time of 8.25
- Tradon McBride (8.30, PR) and Keion Adams (8.56, PR) also qualified
- The Bulldog Distance Medley Relay (DMR) squad finished third (10:23.05)
 
Wingate men's field highlights
 
- Micah Walker finished second in the weight throw (18.53 meters)
- His Saturday mark of 18.53 meters is a new school standard in the event
- Hunter Lorenzo and David Squires finished fifth and sixth, respectively
- Saturday weight throw marks: Lorenzo (15.85) and Squires (15.79, PR)
- Dequan Thompson finished third in the long jump (7.18 meters, PR)
 
Wingate women's track highlights
 
- Four WU runners scored points in the 5000 meters championship final
- Karlijn Mesman led a 4-5-6-7 Wingate finish with her time of 17:13.38
- Wingate recorded five of the top 10 mile run times in Saturday's prelims
- Evie Brooks is the top seed for Sunday's final, thanks to her time of 5:08.67
- Two Bulldogs earned a spot in the 400 meter championship final
- Natalie Pinzan (56.44) and Lara Castano (57.62, PR) ran the two fastest WU times
- Pinzan's time of 56.44 is a new school standard for the event
- Baia Touza made the 800 meter championship final with her time of 2:17.51
- Dounia Routbi and Diaman Lee advanced to the 60-meter hurdles final
- Wingate's 60-meter hurdles times: Routbi (8.94) and Lee (9.09)
- The Bulldog Distance Medley Relay (DMR) squad finished fourth (12:23.92)
 
Wingate women's field highlights
 
- Ally Holmberg won the long jump, thanks to her leap of 5.80 meters
- Amber Lawless finished fourth in the weight throw (14.32 meters)
 
Wingate men's and women's multi-event highlights
 
- Ally Holmberg won the women's pentathlon with 3724 points
- Her score of 3724 is a new school standard for most points
- She finished first in the long jump with her leap of 6.04 meters
- Her long jump mark of 6.04 meters is a new school record
- Bryce Anthony is eighth after four events in the men's heptathlon
 
Wingate University
 
Wingate University is a lab of difference-making that serves more than 3,400 students in North Carolina and offers 60 degree pathways, including 37 undergraduate majors, 10 pre-professional tracks and five dual-degree programs. Graduate students choose from seven master's and five doctoral programs. 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.
 
Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a leader in healthcare education where nearly one in five undergraduate students is preparing to be a pharmacist, physician assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist or nurse. Student-athletes on Wingate's 30 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award the past 17 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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