Concord Kicks Off Indoor Season at Marietta First Glimpse

ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University men's and women's track & field teams open up the 2024-25 indoor season at the Marietta First Glimpse at the Dyson Baudo Center Saturday at Marietta College.

2024-25 PREVIEW
The Mountain Lions feature 22 freshmen on the roster (12 men, 10 women). However, plenty of experience return for head coach Mike Cox. Among the top returners for the Mountain Lions is sophomore Nadiyah Abdussalaam who earned All-Mountain East Conference in the indoor pentathlon last winter. Junior Lilly Jackson had a strong finish to the outdoor season as she scored points in the long jump and javelin at the MEC Championships. The distance performers are led by senior Madison Cornett and junior Katy Walkup. Sophomore Izzy Williams spearheads CU's sprints effort.

For the Concord men, senior Logan Zuchelli is the top return for the distance crew. Sophomore Braden Ward is coming off an All-MEC cross country season and made a strong push during the outdoor track season. Senior Ian Gardner is a multi-time All-MEC performer in the 400-meter dash and 4x400-meter relay. Fellow senior Ethan Board was All-MEC in the 4x400-meter relay during the 2024 outdoor season.

MARIETTA ENTRIES
Newcomers highlight the competitors for Concord at Marietta Saturday. A quartet of freshmen, Tobi Adebulu, Max Madsen, Landon Meredith and Brady Prior, will be in the blocks in the 55-meter dash. Meredith and Prior will also compete in the 200-meter dash with freshman Luke Davis and senior Jonny Sweeney. In middle distance action, freshman Brandon Canaday, sophomore Garrett Hatcher, freshman Garrett Kinder, sophomore Andrew Tickle and Ward will be in the mile.

Williams leads the Mountain Lions in the women's 55-meter dash. Other entries include senior Alexis Anzevino, freshman Megan Canterbury, freshman Cassidy Hammonds and freshman Kendall Lilly. Hammonds and Jackson will compete in the long jump while freshman Gracie McAlister and sophomores Abby Humphrey and Meagan Poticher take to the shot put ring. Concord has two 4x400-meter relay teams scheduled to compete. Anzevino, Lilly, junior Emma Londeree and Williams make up one team. The freshman foursome of Canterbury, Hammonds, Cierra Parker and Jenna Webb compromise the other team.

NOTE: Junior Alex Irvin, sophomore AJ Skeens and Ward compete in the 5,000-meter run Friday afternoon at the Grand Valley State Holiday Open. Board runs the 800-meter dash at GVSU.