Hurdlers Pace Wildcats at Weems Baskin Invitational

Friday, March 24

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Weems Baskin Invitational

Jayden Smith, Bryce Anthony, and Jordan Benson compete in the 110 hurdles at 2022 A-10 Outdoor Championships

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Hurdlers Pace Wildcats at Weems Baskin Invitational

3/25/2023 8:47:00 PM | Men's Track & Field

DavidsonPhotos.com Final Results

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Davidson men's track and field team were led by Jayden Smith at South Carolina's Weems Baskin Invitational on Friday and Saturday. The Wildcats had five top-ten finishes, four in hurdle events.

Smith picked up where he left off during the indoor season and excelled in both the 110-meter hurdles and the 200 meters. The Richmond, Va. native finished second in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.83. This time put the sophomore comfortably in the top spot amongst Atlantic 10 competitors. In the 200, Smith finished with a time of 21.88 which ranks him sixth-fastest in the conference.

Also turning in solid performances in the 110-meter hurdles and the 400-meter hurdles were Bryce Anthony, Isaac Bynum, and Jordan Benson. Anthony and Bynum each turned in top-five finishes in the 400H as Anthony took third with a mark of 53.53 while Bynum finished fifth with a 54.88. With Saturday's times, Anthony and Bynum rank second and fourth in the A-10 respectively. Freshman Lukas Valley also posted a top-10 A-10 time at 59.10, good for tenth in the league.

Jordan Benson finished slightly behind Smith in the 110-meter hurdles after posting a 14.47. This gives Benson the second-fastest time in the A-10.

Nick Tompkins came home with a top-10 finish for the Wildcats in the high jump. Tompkins set a new career-high with a jump of 1.98 meters which was good for seventh in the event. Tompkins currently sits at 6^th in the A-10.

In throws, Jack Stajos recorded a toss of 13.49 meters which put him inside the top-10 in the conference in both the shot put (8^th) and discus (3^rd).

Coming out of this weekend's meet, Davidson has 15 individuals that rank inside the top-10 on the Atlantic 10 Performance List.

The Wildcats will next set their sights on High Point's Vertklasse Meet on Friday and Saturday.

Davidson Entries
Jordan Benson – 110M H (7^th, 14.47)
Isaac Bynum – 400M H (5^th, 54.88)
Jayden Smith – 110M H (2^nd, 13.83) PR, 200M (3^rd, 21.88)
Bryce Anthony – 400M H (3^rd, 53.53)
Lukas Valley – 400M H (59.10)
Jack Stajos – Discus (44.84m), Shot Put (13.49m) PR
Nick Tompkins – High Jump Invite (1.98m) PR
Nick Masterman – Javelin (44.61m)

Men's Top-10 Finishes
Jayden Smith: 2^nd place 110M H
Bryce Anthony: 3^rd place 400M H
Isaac Bynum: 5^th place 400M H
Jordan Benson: 7^th place 110M H
Nick Tompkins: 7^th place High Jump

Men's A-10 Outdoor Performance List Rankings (Top-10)
100M
Chinedu Okeke – 4^th

110M H
Jayden Smith – 1^st (13.83)
Jordan Benson – 2^nd (14.47)

400M H
Bryce Anthony – 2^nd (53.53)
Isaac Bynum – 4th, (54.88)
Lukas Valley – 10^th (59.10)

200M
Jayden Smith – 6^th (21.88)

3000 Steeple
Grahm Breiter – 3^rd
Nathan Stewart – 6^th

5000M
Henry Griffith – 7_th

Discus
Jack Stajos – 3^rd

Shot Put
Jack Stajos – 8^th (13.49m)

Javelin
Nick Masterman – 8^th

Triple Jump
Dylan Ameres – 9^th

High Jump
Nick Tompkins – 6^th (1.98m)