High Point Wins 2022 Big South Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championship 5/11/2022 10:00:00 PM HIGH POINT, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – High Point’s performance in the 5,000 meters and fourth-place finish in the 4x400m relay was just enough to win its second-straight Big South Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship title on Wednesday with a final total of 178 points -- one point ahead of second-place North Carolina A&T (177). Campbell finished third with 169 points. FINAL RESULTS High Point began the day first on the leaderboard, but its lead was overtaken by the Aggies late in the afternoon. North Carolina A&T’s ascension toward the top spot began when Brayden Hodgest won his second event of the week, this time winning the discus with a throw of 50.93m. The Aggies then won the 4x100m relay in a Championship Meet and Vert Stadium-record time of 38.74. In the men’s 110m Hurdles, A&T went 1-2, as Cory Poole was first at 13.71 seconds, followed by Aveon Reid at 13.76. The Aggies swept the top three spots in the 400m, led by Randolph Ross Jr.’s Big South record, Championship Meet record and facility record time of 44.61. A&T then captured the top two times in the 100m with Javonte Harding crossing the line first in a time of 10.14. North Carolina A&T also took the top three spots in the 400m Hurdles, led by Poole’s Big South record, Championship Meet record and Vert Stadium-record of 49.42 seconds to sweep both hurdle events -- the first to accomplish this feat since 1998. The Aggies moved into first-place on the team leaderboard following the 200m dash, as Harding’s record time of 20.16 just eclipsed Ross’ 20.26. Entering the 5,000m event, High Point trailed NCAT, 167-162, but the Panthers claimed 11 points in the event to jump back into first-place, leading with 173 points and just ahead of Campbell (169) and A&T (167), entering the final event of the day -- the 4x400m relay. High Point scored just enough to win its second consecutive title. Campbell’s Athanas Kioko defended his 1,500m crown with a time of 3:44.09, in which he reclaimed the lead in the final 300 meters to win by more than a second. He is the first back-to-back 1,500 champion since 2011-12. Kioko’s teammate Charles McBride II also repeated as a champion, as he claimed his second consecutive high jump title with a height of 2.10m. Kioko also won the 800m (1:49.52) to become the first runner to win the 800m and 1,500m in the same meet since 2013. He won his third gold when he repeated as the 5,000m champion (14:00.68), and his 30 accumulated points earned him the Most Valuable Athlete award. A&T’s Hodgest was awarded the Freshman of the Year honor for having the most accumulated points by a freshman with 20 at the conclusion of the Championship. He won both the shot put and discus. Ross was tabbed Most Outstanding Performer based on having the highest ranking performance nationally at the meet using current TFFRS marks, as his record-breaking effort in the 400m Wednesday is tops in the nation. Campbell Head Coach Virgil Givens was voted Coach of the Year by the league coaches at the conclusion of the meet, while North Carolina A&T’s Kimble Morris III was voted Scholar-Athlete of the Year by the league’s sports information directors. Men’s Final Results 1. High Point – 178 2. North Carolina A&T – 177 3. Campbell – 169 4. Charleston Southern – 77 5. USC Upstate – 64 6. UNC Asheville – 62 7. Hampton – 45.5 8. Gardner-Webb – 33.5 9. Winthrop – 6 Men’s Most Valuable Athlete Athanas Kioko, Campbell Men’s Outstanding Performer Randolph Ross Jr., North Carolina A&T Men’s Freshman of the Year Brayden Hodgest, North Carolina A&T Men’s Coach of the Year Virgil Givens, Campbell Men’s All-Academic Team Trevon Compito, Gr., Campbell Michael Calhoun, Soph., Charleston Southern Cameron Donoghue, Gr., Gardner-Webb Jordan Walker, Sr., Hampton Larry Coaxum, Jr., High Point Kimble Morris III, Sr., North Carolina A&T Jack Choiniere, Sr., UNC Asheville Michael Tardella, Sr., USC Upstate Bautista Vivanco, Soph., Winthrop Men’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year Kimble Morris III, Sr., North Carolina A&T Men’s Individual Champions – Day 3 Discus – Brayden Hodgest, North Carolina A&T 4x100m Relay – North Carolina A&T 1,500m – Athanas Kioko, Campbell High Jump – Charles McBride II, Campbell 110m Hurdles – Cory Poole, North Carolina A&T 400m – Randolph Ross Jr., North Carolina A&T 100m – Javonte Harding, North Carolina A&T 800m – Athanas Kioko, Campbell 400m Hurdles – Cory Poole, North Carolina A&T 200m – Javonte Harding, North Carolina A&T 5,000m – Athanas Kioko, Campbell 4x400m Relay – North Carolina A&T Men’s All-Conference Performers – Day 3 Discus 1. Brayden Hodgest, North Carolina A&T 2. Timon Edelen, Campbell 3. DJ McClain, Campbell 4x100m Relay 1. North Carolina A&T 2. Campbell 3. Hampton 1,500m 1. Athanas Kioko, Campbell 2. El Hocine Bouchrak, High Point 3. Fearghal Curtin, Charleston Southern High Jump 1. Charles McBride II, Campbell 2. Channing Ferguson, USC Upstate 3. Bryce Ravenell, USC Upstate 110m Hurdles 1. Cory Poole, North Carolina A&T 2. Aveon Reid, North Carolina A&T 3. Zoryan Hendricks, USC Upstate 400m 1. Randolph Ross Jr., North Carolina A&T 2. Reheem Hayles, North Carolina A&T 3. Shemar Chambers, North Carolina A&T 100m 1. Javonte Harding, North Carolina A&T 2. Tavarius Wright, North Carolina A&T 3. Dominique Alexander, Campbell 800m 1. Athanas Kioko, Campbell 2. Dugion Blackman, Hampton 3. Rob Howorth, Charleston Southern 400m Hurdles 1. Cory Poole, North Carolina A&T 2. Akeem Lindo, North Carolina A&T 3. Aveon Reid, North Carolina A&T 200m 1. Javonte Harding, North Carolina A&T 2. Randolph Ross Jr., North Carolina A&T 3. Ja’Darien Parker, Campbell 5,000m 1. Athanas Kioko, Campbell 2. Fearghal Curtin, Charleston Southern 3. El Hocine Bouchrak, High Point 4x400m Relay 1. North Carolina A&T 2. Hampton 3. UNC Asheville