Charlie Schmitt
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3000M Effort Leads Davidson Men's Track & Field at SoCon Championships
2/26/2011 9:42:32 PM | Men's Track & Field
CLEMSON, S.C. - Senior Charlie Schmitt led three Davidson scorers in the 3000-meter run Friday to lead the Wildcats on the first day of competition at the Southern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Indoor Track Complex on the campus of Clemson University. Davidson tallied 18.33 points to rank fourth as a team.
Schmitt led a strong distance effort with a second-place finish in the 3000m in a career-best 8:24.88. The performance ranks third all-time in school history and was within two seconds of race-winner Chris Moen (Appalachian State), who crossed the line in 8:23.42. Junior Ryan Hopkins took fourth for the Wildcats in a career-best 8:26.62, the fifth-fastest time in the event in school history, while sophomore Demetrios Pagonis took eighth in a career-best 8:31.18, good for seventh all-time at Davidson.
The 'Cats also earned a top-five finish in the distance medley relay, as senior #Jonathan# Koch, junior Taylor Martin, sophomore Will Mitchell and freshman Grayam Sailor-Tynes combined to finish in 10:22.24, which ranks as the fourth-best performance all-time for Davidson.
Senior Bryce Jones tied for eighth in the pole vault in a school-record 4.35m (14-3 1/4), and he also competed in the 200m, leading all Wildcats in 23.47. Jones had just set a new Davidson pole vault standard last week at South Carolina of 4.30m.
Senior JinHan Song qualified for the finals in the 400m in a career-best 50.37, the fourth best time of the day and the second-fastest all-time at Davidson. He also ran 7.10 in the 60-meter dash, but did not advance to the finals.
Andrew Lantz qualified for the finals of the 800m, placing third in 1:54.80, just .05 seconds shy of the school record.
Appalachian State leads on both the men's and women's side at the conclusion of Day 1. The Mountaineer men have 85.33 points while the women have 63 points.
Sunday's events begin at 9:15 a.m. with the completion of the men's heptathlon.
Men's Team Results – Day 1
1. Appalachian State - 85.33 points
2. Western Carolina - 47
3. Samford - 45.33
4. Davidson - 18.33
5. The Citadel - 17
6. Chattanooga - 16
7. Furman - 3
8. Wofford - 2
Schmitt led a strong distance effort with a second-place finish in the 3000m in a career-best 8:24.88. The performance ranks third all-time in school history and was within two seconds of race-winner Chris Moen (Appalachian State), who crossed the line in 8:23.42. Junior Ryan Hopkins took fourth for the Wildcats in a career-best 8:26.62, the fifth-fastest time in the event in school history, while sophomore Demetrios Pagonis took eighth in a career-best 8:31.18, good for seventh all-time at Davidson.
The 'Cats also earned a top-five finish in the distance medley relay, as senior #Jonathan# Koch, junior Taylor Martin, sophomore Will Mitchell and freshman Grayam Sailor-Tynes combined to finish in 10:22.24, which ranks as the fourth-best performance all-time for Davidson.
Senior Bryce Jones tied for eighth in the pole vault in a school-record 4.35m (14-3 1/4), and he also competed in the 200m, leading all Wildcats in 23.47. Jones had just set a new Davidson pole vault standard last week at South Carolina of 4.30m.
Senior JinHan Song qualified for the finals in the 400m in a career-best 50.37, the fourth best time of the day and the second-fastest all-time at Davidson. He also ran 7.10 in the 60-meter dash, but did not advance to the finals.
Andrew Lantz qualified for the finals of the 800m, placing third in 1:54.80, just .05 seconds shy of the school record.
Appalachian State leads on both the men's and women's side at the conclusion of Day 1. The Mountaineer men have 85.33 points while the women have 63 points.
Sunday's events begin at 9:15 a.m. with the completion of the men's heptathlon.
Men's Team Results – Day 1
1. Appalachian State - 85.33 points
2. Western Carolina - 47
3. Samford - 45.33
4. Davidson - 18.33
5. The Citadel - 17
6. Chattanooga - 16
7. Furman - 3
8. Wofford - 2