Queens Men Capture 2022 Indoor Track & Field Championships

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (TheSAC.com)-- The Queens University of Charlotte Men's and Women's indoor track and field teams both took home the title of the 2022 South Atlantic Indoor Track & Field Champions at the JDL Fast Track on Sunday (Feb. 27). 

The Royals women scored 160 team points to finish first, followed by Lenoir-Rhyne with 154.5 and Wingate coming in third with 100.5 points.

On the men's side, the Royals scored 160 points, with Limestone in second with 89.5 and Wingate in third with 85.5.

Individually, 25 events were completed on the day with 22 of those ending in new SAC Indoor Championships records. Below is the complete list of top-three finishers of each event on Sunday. 

Women's Mile

1. Fatima Alanis, Queens– 4:59.28*

2. Meg Rapley, Wingate

3. Anna Torras, Wingate

Men's Mile

1. Mitch Cox, Queens - 4:12.41*

2. Jakob Rettschlag, Wingate

3. Jan Bayona, Wingate

Women's 400m

1. Lacey Boozer, Anderson - 58.51

2. Kenisha Stubbs, Tusculum

3. Kara Gavaghan, Lenoir-Rhyne

Men's 400m

1. Zach Nelson, Tusculum - 48.49*

2. Niklas Klei, Queens

3. Brien Pittman, Catawba

Women's 60m

1. Calene Lazare, Coker - 7.50*

2. Emmanuella Kone, Lenoir-Rhyne

3. Sara Abumere, Newberry

Men's 60m

1. Widchard Guervil, Tusculum - 6.80

2. Marlin Davis, Lenoir-Rhyne

3. Devon Moore, Carson-Newman

Women's 5000m

1. Fatima Alanis, Queens - 16:57.80*

2. Mollie Scott, Wingate

3. Gemma Rebello, Wingate

Men's 5000m

1. Jan Lukas Becker, Queens - 13:58.63*

2. Mathurin Boutte, Queens

3. Gidion Sigei, Lincoln Memorial

Women's 800m

1. Carlin McFadden, Queens - 2:16.53*

2. Whitney Hanson, Anderson

3. Meg Rapley, Wingate

Men's 800m

1. Adam Wright, Queens - 1:53.15*

2. Roberto Fajardo, Lincoln Memorial

3. Ethan Bemis, Catawba

Women's 60m Hurdles

1. Melanie Welsing, Queens - 8.70*

2. Melody Jones, Lenoir-Rhyne

3. Amari Smith, Limestone

Men's 60m Hurdles

1. William Gray, Limestone - 8.10

2. Thomas Nulty, Wingate

3. Simon Rey, Queens

Women's 200m

1. Calene Lazare, Coker - 24.68*

2. Jordan Shealey, Lenoir-Rhyne

3. Sarah Abumere, Newberry

Men's 200m

1. Widchard Guervil, Tusculum - 21.74

2. Marlin Davis, Lenoir-Rhyne

3. Javaris Michael, Limestone

Women's 3000m 

1. Fatima Alanis, Queens - 9:35.51*

2. Stevie Lawrence, Queens

3. Tatjana Mense, Wingate

Men's 3000m

1. Jan Lukas Becker, Queens - 8:12.97*

2. Mathurin Boutte, Queens

3. Gidion Sigei, Lincoln Memorial

Women's  Pentathlon

1. Melanie Welsing, Queens - 3541 points*

2. Lucy Walliker, Queens

3. Lauren Pernell, Anderson

Men's Heptathlon

1. Niklas Klei, Queens - 5044 points

2. Philip Stomne, Lenoir-Rhyne

3. Florian Daireaux, Queens

Women's 4x400m

1. Lenoir-Rhyne - 3:58.29

2. Lincoln Memorial 

3. Limestone

Men's 4x400m

1. Tusculum- 3:21.50*

2. Lenoir-Rhyne

3. Limestone

Women's DMR

1. Queens - 12:17.38*

2. Anderson 

3. Lenoir-Rhyne

Men's DMR

1. Queens - 10:18.01

2. Lincoln Memorial

3. Wingate

Men's Shot Put

1. Martin Knauer, Queens - 17.16m*

2. Tom Kalliske, Wingate

3. Amadeus Waluga, Queens

Women's Shot Put

1. Danielle Crawford, Wingate - 14.00m*

2. Regan Appleby, Anderson 

3. Taylor Smith, Limestone

Men's High Jump

1. Shane Connell, Carson-Newman - 2.02m

2. Levi Higgins, Mars Hill

3. Christian Shouse, Carson-Newman

Women's High Jump

1. Lucy Walliker, Queens - 1.79m*

2. Kennedy Conner, Lenoir-Rhyne

3. Nathalie Schumacher, Carson-Newman

Men's Triple Jump

1. Lloyd McCurdy, Limestone - 14.37m

2. Trevon Jenkins, Limestone

3. Timothy Young

Women's Triple Jump

1. Ennessey Sorrells, Wingate - 11.48m

2. Lucy Walliker, Queens

3. MeKayla White, Catawba

*- SAC INDOOR RECORD

2022 SAC Indoor Track and Field Championships Major Award Winners

Men's Indoor Freshmen of the Year - Simon Rey, Queens

Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Meet -Widchard Guervil, Tusculum

Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Meet - Niklas Klei, Queens

Men's Indoor Coach of the Year - Jake Krolick, Queens

Women's Indoor Freshmen of the Year - Fatima Alanis, Queens

Women's Indoor Track Athlete of the Meet - Fatima Alanis, Queens

Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Meet - Lucy Walliker, Queens

Women's Indoor Coach of the Meet - Jake Krolick, Queens

2022 South Atlantic Conference

Indoor Track and Field Championships

February 26- 27 – Final Results

Winston-Salem, N.C. – JDL Fast Track

MEN'S RESULTS

Place     Team                            Pts

1             Queens (N.C.)            160

2             Limestone                 89.5

3             Wingate                    85.5

4             Lenoir-Rhyne             85

5             Carson-Newman        74.5

6             Tusculum                   53

7             Catawba                     40

8             Lincoln Memorial          34

9             Newberry                    26

10           Mars Hill                      8

11           Anderson (S.C)            7.5

WOMEN'S RESULTS

Place      Team                           Pts

1              Queens (N.C.)           160

2              Lenoir-Rhyne             154.5

3              Wingate                    100.5

4             Anderson                      65

5             Carson-Newman           36

6             Limestone                    32

7             Catawba                       28

8            Lincoln Memorial            23

9            Tusculum                       22

10          Coker                            20

10          Newberry                      20

12           Mars Hill                       1