SATURDAY RECAP

MOUNT BERRY, Ga. - 

In the 5k, Houston Brooks earned his second all-conference selection of the meet as he posted a runner-up finish with a time of 15:34.06, with Liam Black taking seventh overall.

The Colonels had two of the top five finishers in the men's high jump as Michael Smith finished second overall after clearing 6-5.25 (1.96m), while Isaac Johnson finished fourth overall.

In the shot put, Centre posted a 1-2 finish on the men's side as Luke Cole got the win after finishing with a mark of 52-4 (15.95), with David Harless taking second place. Tyler Garner finished eighth in the event as the Colonels scored 19 of the 39 possible points.

FRIDAY RECAP

MOUNT BERRY, Ga. - Day 1 of the SAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships is in the books and the Centre men's team had an excellent first day of competition, leading the pack going into Saturday's session. The Colonels finished the Friday events with 74 points.

The first event of the day was the 10k and freshman Houston Brooks finished in third place as he posted a time of 32:10.58, with Luke Napier finishing in seventh place.

Moving to the field events, David Harless made program history for the third meet in a row as he once again broke the school record in the hammer throw. Harless got the win in the event with a mark of 188-3 (57.37m), breaking his previous record throw by over 11 feet and moving into the national top 20 overall. Luke Cole and Terique Murphy-Adams also cracked the top eight to give Centre 16 total points in the event.

In the javelin, Cole led the way for Centre as he posted a runner-up finish with a mark of 179-5 (54.69m), with Julian Veliquette taking seventh place.

The men's pole vault saw Eden Silver tie for second place overall as he finished with a clear of 13-10.25 (4.22m).

Another school record fell in the long jump as Cree Ross picked up the win with a new program high mark of 24-3.75 (7.41m), which currently puts him at third in all of Division III. Mario Brewer Jr. and Isaac Johnson posted top six finishes as well, helping the Colonels rack up 17 points in the event.

The final scored event of the day was the 3000m steeplechase and it resulted in another win for the Centre men as Reeve VanDemark took first place with a time of 9:41.92, with Grayson Miller and Quinn Gulden also getting into the scoring column.

ALL-SAA
 
All-SAA honors are given to those student-athletes who finish in the top three in their respective events. A running tally of Centre's All-SAA performers and their events based on their highest finishes will kept here during the conference championships.

FIRST TEAM

Luke Cole (Shot Put)
David Harless (Hammer)
Cree Ross (Long Jump)
Reeve VanDemark (3000m Steeplechase)
 
SECOND TEAM

Houston Brooks (5k)
Eden Silver (Pole Vault)
Michael Smith (High Jump)
 
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