Panthers Open 2022 CIAA Indoor Championships with Great Performances
For Immediate Release
February 13, 2022
Claflin Indoor Track & Field Teams Show Great Performances on Day One of CIAA Championships
Lady Panthers, Panthers kick off conference championship meet with strong efforts
WINSTON-SALEM, NC - The Claflin University men's and women's track & field teams had great start to the 2022 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Indoor Track & Field Championship Meet. While the bulk of the meet's finals events will be held tomorrow, both of the Claflin teams were able to get some key qualifiers for event finals tomorrow while also getting some day one points.
The Lady Panthers did the bulk of their work on the track with several qualifiers and some early points. Senior Sky Buie-Cox made some early noise for the Lady Panthers when she placed seventh in the women's 1-Mile Run. She ran a 6:01.32 in the event. She also ran the lead leg of the women's distance medley. The team placed fifth with a 14:38.38. Freshman Zoe Adams continued to show why she is one of the top sprinters in the CIAA as she placed second in the women's 200m dash and the women's 400m dash to advance to the finals of both events. She ran a 25.68 in the women's 200m dash and she followed the effort with a 58.41 in the women's 400m dash.
The Panthers had some impressive performances of their own on the opening day of the meet. The freshman duo of
Darius Holmes and
Quandarius Patrick both qualified for the finals of the men's 60m dash. Holmes placed fifth in the event preliminaries with an 8.74 while Patrick added an eighth-place finish at 8.98. The Panthers also saw some great efforts in multi events with junior LeCarlos Watlington, freshman
Darius Holmes, and senior
Matthew Rox all had some terrific performances. Patrick won the men's 60m dash in the heptathlon while Watlington finished second in the men's shot put.
At the end of the day, the Lady Panthers finished day one of the championship meet in sixth place while the Panthers stand in eighth place. The Lady Panthers and the Panthers will both return to action when they go on the complete the two-day championship meet, tomorrow. For more information on Panthers and Lady Panthers Track & Field, contact the Claflin University Office of Athletic Media Relations at (803) 535-5548 or log on to
www.athletics.claflin.edu.
