Asheville, N.C. – Winthrop captured a pair of all-conference honors and set a new school record on the third and final day of the 2025 Big South Outdoor Track And Field Championships on the campus of UNC Asheville.
 
May 14, 2025 | Karl Strauss Track | Day 3 Results
 
Top Performances

2nd Place

• The men's 4x400m relay team consisting of Kendale Cooke, Jurnii Lucas, Kevin Brown, and Shane King shattered the previous school record by over five seconds to finish runner-up, racking in an all-conference honor
• This is Winthrop's first all-conference placement in this event since 2023, when the Eagles finished in 3^rd

3rd Place

• Ian Gresham's third place finish in 14.68 seconds in the men's 110m hurdles, garnering him an all-conference honor
• He becomes Winthrop's first all-conference honoree in this event since Keary Simms in 2011
• This is the second all-conference placement of his career

Other Highlights

• The men's 4x100m relay team consisting of Shadrach Nvodjo, Reggie Grant, Brown, and Jonquez Webb took home 4^th with a season-best time of 41.01
• The women's 4x100m relay team consisting of Amaiya Whitlock, Katlyn Young-Coleman, Raven Verner, and Jade Reese finished 4th with a season-best time of 46.78
• Nvodjo finished 7^th in the men's high jump with a leap of 1.87m while Jaden Mathieu was 8^th with a season-best jump of 1.87m
• Wathen Montgomery was 6^th with a time of 15.47 while Ryen Ridgill placed 8^th with a time of 16.09 in the men's 110m hurdles
• Lucas secured 8th place in the men's 400m dash in a time of 50.02
• In the men's 100m dash, Brown finished 4^th with a personal best time of 10.53 while Webb placed 5^th with a time of 10.56
• Running a season-best 12.12, Verner locked up 6th place in the women's 100m final
• In the men's 400m hurdles Lucas was 4^th with a season-best time of 54.33 while Montgomery placed 6^th with a time of 56.99
• The women's 400m hurdles had Sydney Yarema place 7^th with a personal best time of 1:06.37 while Ariana Washington was 8^th with a time of 1:14.14
• Briana Breau finished 4th in the women's javelin with a mark of 39.75m while Erica Tobin was 8^th with a mark of 35.92m
• Brown blasted his way to a new PR in the men's 200m dash in 21.24 placing him 4th overall
• Reese finished 6th in the women's 200m final in a time of 25.02
• The relay team of Maya Flynn, Alexandra Cameron, Michaela Hayes, and Reese brought home 7th in the women's 4x400m relay with a time of 4:00.64
• In the women's pole vault, Flynn finished 8^th with a season-best mark of 3.12m
• In the women's high jump, Yarema posted a season-best leap of 1.46m, placing 8^th

2025 Big South Outdoor Track & Field Women's All-Academic Team
Austyn Koppe, Charleston Southern
Jada Pittman, Gardner-Webb
Brianna Malone, High Point
Lauren Vick, Longwood
Kelsey Arnold, Radford
Madison Hannah, UNC Asheville
Maureen Ortiz, USC Upstate
Faith Wood, Winthrop
 
2025 Big South Outdoor Track & Field Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Brianna Malone, High Point
 
2025 Big South Outdoor Track & Field Men's All-Academic Team
Michael Calhoun, Charleston Southern
Luke Gordy, Gardner-Webb
Graham Ferguson, High Point
Alec Daniel, Longwood
Jan Malek, UNC Asheville
Addison Stone, USC Upstate
Timothy Speaks, Winthrop
 
2025 Big South Outdoor Track & Field Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Graham Ferguson, High Point
 
Up Next
Eagles await their postseason fate. The NCAA East Regionals will take place in Jacksonville, Fla. from May 28-31 while the national championships will take place in Eugene, Ore. From June 11-14.

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