High Point Leads 2023 Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championships After Day 1

High Point Leads 2023 Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championships After Day 1

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ROCK HILL, S.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – Defending Champion High Point sits atop the standings with 81 points after the first day of the 2023 Big South Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships Wednesday at the Irwin Belk Track Complex on the campus of Winthrop University.  The Panthers had two individual champions and six All-Conference performers to boost its opening day lead.  Campbell is in second-place with 47 points, while Charleston Southern is third with 24 points.
 
Champions were crowned on Wednesday in the Hammer Throw, Long Jump, Javelin, Pole Vault and 10,000-meter run.  High Point’s Alex Hoffman won the hammer with a distance of 55.64m, while USC Upstate’s Channing Ferguson won the long jump with a leap of 7.45m.  Campbell’s Nicholas Veynovich was the victor in the javelin with a throw of 62.07m.  High Point swept the pole vault for the third time since 2019, with Nick Lourenco earning the gold medal with a clearance of 4.87m.  Charleston Southern’s Sam Waldin won the 10,000m run with a burst in the final 100 meters to cross the line in 29:55.58.
 
In preliminary action, Charleston Southern’s Luciano Custodio finished with the top time in the 400m Hurdles at 52.15.  In the 200m prelims, Campbell had the top three times, led by Dominique Alexander’s 20.92.  CSU’s Rob Howorth paced the 1,500m runners with a top qualifying time of 3:58.87.
 
Meanwhile, High Point holds three of the top four spots in the decathlon after five events.  Last year’s Champion Evan Mills leads with 3,608 points, just ahead of Gardner-Webb’s Cameron Donoghue (3,548 points) and HPU teammates Kolt Byers (3,406) and Felix LeBlanc (3,384).
 
The Big South Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships continue Thursday, May 11 from the Irwin Belk Track Complex at 12:00pm.  Coverage on ESPN+ begins at 2:30pm.
 
Men’s Standings – Day 1
  1. High Point – 81
  2. Campbell – 47
  3. Charleston Southern – 24
  4. USC Upstate – 17
  5. Gardner-Webb – 15
  6. UNC Asheville – 11
 
Men’s Individual Champions – Day 1
Hammer Throw – Alex Hoffman, High Point
Long Jump – Channing Ferguson, USC Upstate
Javelin – Nicholas Veynovich, Campbell
Pole Vault – Nick Lourenco, High Point
10,000m – Sam Waldin, Charleston Southern
 
Men’s All-Conference Performers – Day 1
Hammer Throw
  1. Alex Hoffman, High Point
  2. Joshua Fischer, Gardner-Webb
  3. Omar Ibrahim, Campbell
Long Jump
  1. Channing Ferguson, USC Upstate
  2. Freddie Allen III, High Point
  3. Charles McBride II, Campbell
Javelin
  1. Nicholas Veynovich, Campbell
  2. Aaron Pierce, Charleston Southern
  3. Zach Stein-Drago, Campbell
Pole Vault
  1. Nick Lourenco, High Point
  2. Reid Holloway, High Point
  3. Adam Craig, High Point
10,000m
  1. Sam Waldin, Charleston Southern
  2. Hunter Steinau, High Point
  3. Adam Hessler, UNC Asheville