INFO | Camel City Sprints Invitational results
INFO | Camel City Distance Classic results
 
Wingate, N.C.----The Wingate University indoor track and field teams competed in two events this weekend: The Camel City Sprints Invitational on Friday, Feb. 6 and the Camel City Distance Classic on Saturday, Feb. 7. The two Camel City events were hosted by the JDL Fast Track.

What They Are Saying
Wingate senior men's track student-athlete Dequan Thompson
 
"After two long weeks of not competing due to cancellations from snow, it was great to go out there and get an opportunity to be great. The main focus coming into the weekend was maintaining the upward trend…which I would say was accomplished!"
 
"The team is definitely building a strong core just based off competitions and practice I feel as if we definitely belong as the number one team in D2, but that will be shown as time goes on."
 
"I would love to give a shout-out to my teammate Zuri Anderson, who is a hard-working man. Through all the ups and downs, he still managed to put some of the best jumps in his career together. Keep working my man…no one can stop you!"
 
Wingate sophomore women's track student-athlete Hayat Abdeselam
 
"Being back at the track after weeks without racing due to the weather was such a great blessing. We are really close to the most important meets of the season and I'm more than excited to put all the work in from sprints and jumps into action. As I always say, the achievement is collective. The teammates make a huge impact when it comes to racing and/or jumping!"
 
"I didn't have the chance to compete as much, but it is what it is. I am more than thankful and excited for what God's plan is for the rest of the season!"
 
Wingate highlights from the Camel City Sprints Invitational
Friday, February 6, 2026 at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem
 
- Avery Bennett won the men's 400 meters (48.79, SR)
- Bennett's time is the fourth-fastest in the SAC this year
- Corinne Cotton finished third in the women's 400 meters (58.78)
- The WU 4x400 meter relay team picked up a bronze medal (3:21.40)
- Team members: Bennett, Dre Davis, Jerious Eberhardt and Dylan Saunders
- Dequan Thompson took fourth place in the men's long jump (6.91 meters)
- Micah Walker was third in the men's weight throw (17.80 meters, SR)
- Walker's mark is the second-best weight throw in the SAC this year
- Hunter Lorenzo took sixth place in the same event (15.92 meters)
- Madison Outen was fifth in the women's 200 meter dash (25.29)
- Diaman Lee finished eighth in the women's 60-meter hurdles (8.89)
- Dre Davis took eighth place in the men's seeded 200 meter dash (21.66)
 
Wingate highlights from the Camel City Distance Classic
Saturday, February 7, 2026 at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem
 
- Assiya El Hafyan won the women's high jump (1.70 meters)
- El Hafyan's mark is the top leap in the SAC this season
- Dequan Thompson earned a silver medal in the men's triple jump (14.73 meters)
- Zuri Anderson was sixth in the same men's triple jump event (14.04 meters)
- Amber Lawless earned a third-place finish in the shot put (14.41 meters)
- Jaylen Nelson collected a bronze medal in the men's high jump (1.90 meters)
- Levente Palvolgyi finished third in the men's seeded 800 meters (1:51.03)
- Aleix Lago took seventh place in the same 800 meters event (1:51.85)
- Javier Maxwell and Malachi Cranshaw tied for fourth in the HJ (1.90 meters)
- Joaquin Campos was fourth in the men's 1500 meters (3:49.47)
- Matthew Brunnock was sixth in the same 1500 meters race (3:55.65)
- Thomas Bentley finished fourth in the men's seeded 3000 meters (8:16.89)
- Campos and Brunnock also raced in the men's seeded mile run
- Campos ran a 4:06.69 (fourth), while Brunnock ran a 4:15.37 (sixth)
- Riya Keshaw took fifth place in the women's mile run (4:59.54)
- Mateo de Castro Navarro was sixth in the men's shot put (15.50 meters)
- Baia Touza finished seventh in the women's 800 meters (2:18.99)
 
Up Next for the Wingate indoor track and field teams
 
Wingate student-athletes will compete in two events on Valentine's Day weekend. The Bulldogs will visit Boston University for the David Hemery Valentine Invitational Friday. In addition, Wingate will compete in the ASICS Sound Invite Saturday at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem.
 
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