Robinson Breaks School Records at GSC Outdoor Championships

CLINTON, Miss. - West Alabama track and field competed in the 2022 Gulf South Conference Outdoor Championships. The three-day meet was held at the James E. Parkman Track, hosted by Mississippi College.

Eight teams competed at the conference meet, including West Alabama. The other teams were Alabama Huntsville, Christian Brothers, Lee, Mississippi College, Montevallo, Shorter, and West Georgia.

Alabama Huntsville won the men's side and combined for a total of 242 points, while Lee women were crowned the champions with 256.5 points.

The men's track and field team recorded a school record and had two athletes hit the NCAA provisional mark for nationals this weekend at the GSC Outdoor Championships. The women's track and field team hit one NCAA provisional mark.

Reed Robinson collected UWA's second record-breaking performance of the weekend with a ninth-place finish in the decathlon. Robinson broke his decathlon record by accumulating 5420 points.

The ten events in the decathlon were split between two days, five on Thursday and five on Friday. The decathlon events consist of the 100-meter dash, long jump, 110-meter hurdles, discus throw, shot put, high jump, 400-meter dash, pole vault, javelin throw, and the 1500-meter run. Robinson's best event was the 15000-meter run. He placed second with a time of 4:41.55.

Camrun Norman kept things going on Friday by placing first in high jump with a jump of 2.09 meters, and hit the NCAA provisional mark for nationals.

James Woods placed second in long jump and hit the NCAA provisional mark for nationals with a leap of 7.30 meters

Colby Golson placed eighth in the shot put with a 13.50-meter throw. Golson was 10th in the discus with a mark of 36.10 meters.

On the track, Brayden Harris placed fifth in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.07.

Jayson Lynch and Nathan Tucker ran the 800-meter run. Lynch crossed the line at 2:01.76 while Tucker came in at 2:16.43. Audrick Pyronneau and Seth Lord competed in the 5000-meter run. Pyronneau stopped the clock at 15:57.70, while Lord put together a time of 16:02.91.

On the women's side, the 4x100-meter relay team of Kyla Johnson, Myflore Methelus, Annaya Chelcy, and Kaylen Johnson combined for a second-place finish and hit the NCAA provisional mark with a time of 45.95.

Methelus claimed third place in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.95, while Kaylen Johnson finished sixth at 12.14.

Chelcy and Methelus also ran the 200-meter dash and were the only two Tigers to advance to finals on Saturday. Chelcy posted a third-place finish, crossing the line at 24.53. Methelus came in fifth place and stopped the clock at 24.91.

Alexis Sturdivant placed seventh in the 400-meter dash with a time of 58.61. Savannah Williams joined Sturdivant and claimed 13th with a time of 1:00.49.

Jordan Conner was the only Tiger to run the 800-meter run. Conner posted a 10th place finish and stopped the clock at 2:20.54.

Results

The Tigers head to Cleveland, Tennessee, on May 14 to compete in the Lee Last Chance meet. This will be the last chance for the Tigers to qualify for the NCAA Division II Outdoor National Championships.

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Players Mentioned

Audrick Pyronneau: Distance; 5' 7"; Sophomore

James Woods: Jumps; 6' 3"; Senior

Alexis Sturdivant: Sprints; 5' 7"; Sophomore

Nathan Tucker: Distance; 5' 11"; Freshman

Annaya Chelcy: Sprinter; 5' 5"; Freshman

Myflore Methelus: Sprints; 5' 7"; Junior

Savannah Williams: Sprints; 5' 7"; Freshman

Seth Lord: Distance; 5' 9"; Sophomore

Jayson Lynch: Distance; 5' 4"; Sophomore

Reed Robinson: Multis; 6' 0"; Junior

Kaylen Johnson: Sprints; 5' 2"; Junior

Kyla Johnson: Sprints; 4' 11"; Junior

Players Mentioned

Audrick Pyronneau
: 5' 7"; Sophomore
: Distance

James Woods
: 6' 3"; Senior
: Jumps

Alexis Sturdivant
: 5' 7"; Sophomore
: Sprints

Nathan Tucker
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: Distance

Annaya Chelcy
: 5' 5"; Freshman
: Sprinter

Myflore Methelus
: 5' 7"; Junior
: Sprints

Savannah Williams
: 5' 7"; Freshman
: Sprints

Seth Lord
: 5' 9"; Sophomore
: Distance

Jayson Lynch
: 5' 4"; Sophomore
: Distance

Reed Robinson
: 6' 0"; Junior
: Multis

Kaylen Johnson
: 5' 2"; Junior
: Sprints

Kyla Johnson
: 4' 11"; Junior
: Sprints