Stewart Dalton
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Records Fall on Day One of SoCon Championships
2/23/2013 10:16:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
Individual Results | Team Results | Day Two Live Event
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – A trio of school records fell for the Davidson men's track & field team as the Wildcats completed the first day of action at the 2013 Southern Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships at the JDL Fast Track on Saturday.
The Wildcats sit fifth overall with 17 points. Samford leads the competition with 79 points, followed closely by Appalachian State with 70.50 points. The 'Cats are one point out of fourth place, which is held by UNC Greensboro (18 points).
Demetrios Pagonis placed third in the 3,000-meter run in a Davidson program record time of 8:13.02. He finished nearly three seconds faster than the previous record, which he also owned. The distance medley relay team of Sal del Giudice, Cyrus Bahram, Will Mitchell and Andrew Lantz also set a new Davidson mark, taking fourth in a time of 10:10.08. Lantz ran the 1600-meter leg in 4:09.
Junior Stewart Dalton set a new school indoor long jump record to place sixth with a leap of 22-2 1/4 (6.76m), breaking the record held by Matt Brown since 1998 of 21-11 3/4 (6.70m).
Teammate Vincent Weir also recorded a top-10 finish at the meet in the 3,000, taking seventh overall. Weir crossed the line in 8:25.03, and was followed by Daniel Samet who ran an 8:43.72 to finish 15th in the race.
Wesley Laytham qualified for the finals of the 800-meter run, clocking in at 1:55.28 to take second in his preliminary heat.
Xzavier Killings placed 10th in the high jump, recording a height of 1.83 meters. He also competed in the prelims of the 200m dash, taking second in his heat with a time of 23.42.
In other field events, Michael Lorensten took eighth in the pole vault. He posted a height of 4.44m to score points for the 'Cats.
Dalton Stewart ran a 7.25 in the prelims of the 60m dash to place sixth in his heat, while Ryan Phillips competed in the first section of the 3,000m run. He crossed the line in 9:00.76.
The Wildcats will resume competition on Sunday. Live results can be found here.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – A trio of school records fell for the Davidson men's track & field team as the Wildcats completed the first day of action at the 2013 Southern Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships at the JDL Fast Track on Saturday.
The Wildcats sit fifth overall with 17 points. Samford leads the competition with 79 points, followed closely by Appalachian State with 70.50 points. The 'Cats are one point out of fourth place, which is held by UNC Greensboro (18 points).
Demetrios Pagonis placed third in the 3,000-meter run in a Davidson program record time of 8:13.02. He finished nearly three seconds faster than the previous record, which he also owned. The distance medley relay team of Sal del Giudice, Cyrus Bahram, Will Mitchell and Andrew Lantz also set a new Davidson mark, taking fourth in a time of 10:10.08. Lantz ran the 1600-meter leg in 4:09.
Junior Stewart Dalton set a new school indoor long jump record to place sixth with a leap of 22-2 1/4 (6.76m), breaking the record held by Matt Brown since 1998 of 21-11 3/4 (6.70m).
Teammate Vincent Weir also recorded a top-10 finish at the meet in the 3,000, taking seventh overall. Weir crossed the line in 8:25.03, and was followed by Daniel Samet who ran an 8:43.72 to finish 15th in the race.
Wesley Laytham qualified for the finals of the 800-meter run, clocking in at 1:55.28 to take second in his preliminary heat.
Xzavier Killings placed 10th in the high jump, recording a height of 1.83 meters. He also competed in the prelims of the 200m dash, taking second in his heat with a time of 23.42.
In other field events, Michael Lorensten took eighth in the pole vault. He posted a height of 4.44m to score points for the 'Cats.
Dalton Stewart ran a 7.25 in the prelims of the 60m dash to place sixth in his heat, while Ryan Phillips competed in the first section of the 3,000m run. He crossed the line in 9:00.76.
The Wildcats will resume competition on Sunday. Live results can be found here.
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