LOCAL ROUNDUP: HPU wins men's, women's conference track titles
TL;DR
High Point University won both the men's and women's titles at the Big South Conference track and field championships, marking their sixth consecutive year of dominance. The men scored 263.5 points, while the women totaled 269 points, both finishing ahead of Charleston Southern.
Key points
- High Point University swept both men's and women's track titles
- This marks the sixth consecutive year of championships
- Men's team scored 263.5 points, women's team scored 269 points
- Charleston Southern placed second in both categories
- Multiple athletes won individual events for both teams
HIGH POINT — High Point University added two more conference titles to its impressive run this school year.
The Panthers swept both the men’s and women’s titles for the sixth straight year to cap the Big South Conference track and field championships Monday through Wednesday at Vert Stadium.
The men totaled 263.5 points while the women had 269 points — staying ahead of second-place Charleston Southern with 167 points for the men and 247 for the women.
Camerin Williams (men’s 800, 1:49.05), Gavin Stevens (men’s 1500, 3:45.67), Dominiq Northington (men’s 110 hurdles, 14.04), Andrew Noblet (men’s javelin, 64.67m), Shaun Thomas (men’s high jump, 2.09m), Ricardo Montes de Oca (men’s pole vault, 5.50m), Justin Sluijter (men’s long jump, 7.48m), Cole Wilson (decathlon, 7777.00) and the men’s 4x400 (3:09.08) won events for the men.
Zamesha Myle (women’s 100, 11.46; women’s 200, 23.11), Brianna Malone (women’s 1500, 4:23.51; women’s 5000, 17:01.01), Ashlyn Giles (women’s shot put, 16.52m), Vanessa Kobialka (women’s discus, 52.89m), Moriah Evans (women’s javelin, 47.53m), Emily Romano (women’s pole vault, 4.18m) and the women’s 4x100 (44.60) won events for the women.
Wilson earned the Most Outstanding Performance, while Nigel Steenwinkel was the Co-Newcomer of the Year on the men’s side. Myle was the Newcomer of the Year on the women’s side. High Point earned Coaching Staff of the Year for both the men and the women.
The Panthers have totaled 11 conference championships in 15 sports this school year.
HPU WOMEN’S GOLF COMPETES IN REGIONAL
CHAPEL HILL — High Point University finished ninth in the NCAA’s Chapel Hill women’s golf regional Monday through Wednesday at UNC Finley Golf Club.
The Panthers, playing in a regional as a team for the first time after winning the Big South Conference, shot 300-290-289-879.
Texas won the 12-team event with a 279-271-285-835, followed by North Carolina at 274-280-292-846 as the two qualifiers for the national tournament.
Princeton’s Thanana Kotchasanmanee (66-72-66) and Oklahoma State’s Marta Silchenko (70-68-66) tied for medalist at 204 and advanced as well.
Anna Howerton (T32, 73-73-73-219), Makayla Grubb (T32, 75-69-75-219), Anais Arafi (T37, 76-74-71-221) and Eva Lye (T40, 78-74-70) finished in the top 50 for High Point.
HPU BASEBALL’S OLSOVSKY AWARDED CHRISTENBERRY AWARD
CHARLOTTE — High Point University baseball player Dalton Olsovsky has earned the Big South Conference’s George A. Christenberry Award for Academic Excellence, joining a league-record 14 student-athletes with the highest GPA.
Olsovsky finished with a 4.00 GPA and has passed the Securities Industrial Essentials exam en route to earning his finance degree.
Olsovsky, who is from Keller, Texas, has appeared in 32 games for the Panthers in three years with the program. He’s made eight starts and had the most impact his freshman season when the Panthers won their first Big South Conference Tournament in program history.
He has a career 5-5 record with 55 strikeouts in 56.1 innings pitched.
HIGH SCHOOL
2A TRACK
GREENSBORO — Bishop McGuinness tied for 11th on the girls side and finished 13th on the boys side in Wednesday’s NCHSAA 2A track championships at NC A&T State University.
Corvian Community won both team titles — totaling 139 for the girls and 137 points for the boys. Bishop had 14 points for the girls and 16 points for the boys.
Drew Pacholke won the boys 1600m in 4:26.53.
Iara Silvagnoli (fifth — girls 3200), plus the girls 4x400 (fifth, 4:19.03) and boys 4x800 (fourth, 8:29.74) placed in the top five.
4A TRACK
GREENSBORO — TW Andrews finished third among the girls teams during Wednesday’s NCHSAA 4A track championships at NC A&T State University.
Burlington Cummings won with a team score of 104 points, followed by First Flight (61.5) and the Lady Raiders (46). Lake Norman Charter and Salisbury tied for the boys title with 54 points each. Andrews tied for 11th with 21 and Ledford tied for 43rd with two points.
The Lady Raiders won the girls 4x200 relay in 1:41.42.
Valerie Gainey (second — girls 100, 12.12; second — girls 200, 24.46), Mariah Hoy (fourth — girls 100, 12.44; fifth — girls 200, 25.94), Christian Fulton (second — boys 110 hurdles, 14.32; fourth — boys 300 hurdles, 39.24), plus the girls 4x100 (second, 48.77) and boys 4x200 (second, 1:29.77) finished in the top five.
5A SOCCER
MIDWAY — Third-seeded Oak Grove raced past No. 14-seeded Durham School of the Arts 9-0 on Wednesday at Oak Grove in the second round of the NCHSAA 5A East girls soccer playoffs.
The Grizzlies (16-5-2) will host the No. 6 Eastern Alamance/No. 11 Currituck winner in the third round Monday.
ROCKERS FALL TO LANCASTER
LANCASTER, Pa. — The High Point Rockers lost 3-1 against the Lancaster Stormers in Atlantic League baseball Wednesday at Lancaster.
Max Viera had a hit and a run for the Rockers (11-10). Nick Longhi, Braxton Davidson, Ethan Skender and Aidan Brewer each had a hit.
High Point led 1-0 in the first but allowed three in the fourth.
Fin De Bonta-Smith struck out six in six innings.
Q&A
How many conference titles has High Point University won in track and field?
High Point University has won both the men's and women's conference titles for six consecutive years.
What were the final scores for High Point University's men's and women's track teams?
The men's team scored 263.5 points, while the women's team scored 269 points at the Big South Conference championships.
Who were the standout athletes for High Point University's men's track team?
Standout athletes included Camerin Williams, Gavin Stevens, and Andrew Noblet, among others, who won various events.
Which events did High Point University's women's track team win?
The women's team won events including the 100m, 200m, 1500m, and 5000m, with athletes like Zamesha Myle and Brianna Malone leading the way.
