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SALISBURY, Md. -- Claiming 13 individual crowns during the two-day competition, the Christopher Newport track & field program swept the team titles during the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships after punctuating the meet with a stellar performance on Saturday afternoon at the SU Track & Field Complex.
Claiming their fourth straight league championship, the women accumulated 209 points during the competition, which edged out runner-up UC Santa Cruz by 6.5. Meanwhile, the men returned to the top of the conference after unseating Salisbury. The Captains finished with 183 points, while the Sea Gulls placed second with 177.
Headlining the competition,
Katie Stevens swept all four throwing events for the second straight year. After claiming the javelin and discus on Friday, she completed her weekend with victories in the shot put (11.79 meters) and hammer (44.60 meters). For that performance, she was celebrated as the Women's Field Athlete of the Meet.
Freshman phenom
Ellie Nuckols also snatched a pair of titles on Saturday after winning the 100-hurdles in 15.80 and the 400-hurdles in 1:08.18. Later, fellow first-year star
Ashley Eley took the high jump after eclipsing 1.57 meters. She also came in third in the triple jump (10.66 meters) and fifth in the 100-hurdles (17.09).
On the men's side, Christopher Newport dominated the field events.
CJ Reeders won the triple jump with a 13.99-meter leap, while
Wade Dunkelberger grabbed the high jump after eclipsing 1.85 meters. Additionally, among the throwers,
Dante Ntiganzwa finished first in the hammer (48.49 meters), while
Tyler Palmer added a triumph in the shot put (14.94 meters).
On the track,
Daniel Fox ran away with the 100 after finishing in 10.72. Later, he also added a second-place performance in the 200 after clocking in at 21.56.
In addition to the victors, the Captains did a tremendous job of stockpiling points in a variety of disciplines, which allowed the squads to escape with the team titles. Along with Stevens' performance in the throws,
Annabelle Dreher was the runner-up in the shot put (10.24 meters), while
Rylee Ehrett garnered an All-Conference citation with a second-place finish in the hammer (39.82 meters). Dreher also came in third in the hammer (38.60 meters), while
Eleanor Eungard was sixth (27.90 meters).
Meanwhile, in the women's high jump, Nuckols and
Jessica Hendricks joined Eley in the top-four after both stars topped 1.36 meters. Nuckols scored in the 400 as well after completing the race in 1:00.69, which placed her fourth in the field.
The men also littered the top of the leaderboard in the field events. Along with Reeders' win in the triple jump,
Brandon Peterson was second (13.68 meters),
Gary Lane placed third (13.42 meters),
Leo Brennan came in fifth (13.28 meters), and
Marshall Mattison rounded out the point-scorers in sixth (12.27 meters). On the track, Mattison also came in sixth in the 100 with a time of 11.22.
In the throwing events,
Colin Sliwa was the runner-up in the hammer with a 47.80-meter launch, while
Daniel Young matched that finish with a 14.70-meter heave in the shot put. That throw was also the 10th-longest in program history. In addition to the All-League performers,
Latrell Fomby was third in the shot (14.02 meters) and fourth in the hammer (46.69 meters). Meanwhile,
Ben Varner added a third-place showing in the hammer (47.34 meters), and Ntiganzwa rounded out his day with a sixth-place mark in the shot put (13.58 meters).
Also collecting a pair of All-Conference certificates,
Sydney Trussell was the runner-up in the women's 200 (25.76) and 400 (59.59). Additionally,
Alex Guzman snatched an All-League plaudit in the triple jump after landing a distance of 10.88 meters, which placed her second in the field.
For the men,
Daniel Ferrante added an award-winning appearance in the 1500 after finishing second in 4:04.29. Staying busy throughout the competition, the senior speedster also came in third in the 800 (1:57.10) and fourth in the 5000 (15:15.72). Meanwhile,
Kevin Farnsworth was fourth in the 800 (1:57.81),
Johnny Atienza came in fifth in the 1500 (4:09.86), while
Leo Brennan and
Evan Young posted identical sixth-place efforts in the 400-hurdles (59.48) and 3000-steeplechase (10:18.91), respectively.
On the track for the women,
Kayla Lopez finished fifth in the 5000 after completing the event in 19:19.05. Christopher Newport also scored a single point in the 100, 1500, and 3000-steeplechase.
D'yan Robinson led the team in the 100 with a 13.66 mark, while
Didi Dasilva wrapped up the 1500 in 5:11.59, and
Julia Kapp concluded the steeplechase in 12:48.87. Along with her work as a sprinter, Robinson threw down a fifth-place mark in the triple jump as well after registering a 10.24-meter distance.
Meanwhile, in relays, the men placed third in both the 4x100 (42.76) and 4x400 (3:31.43). The women were second in the 4x100 (51.24) and third in the 4x400 (4:19.99).
With both conference titles in the books, Christopher Newport will now focus on qualifying for nationals beginning with the Widener Final Qualifier on May 13.
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