MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Concord University men's track & field sits in fifth at the Mountain East Conference Outdoor Championships with the conclusion of the second day of competition.
The Mountain Lions have 24 points so far in the meet.
After netting 10 teams points in the 10,000-meter run Sunday night, CU scored another 10 points in the 3,000-meter steeplechase Monday night.
For the second-straight night, junior
Braden Ward recorded a fourth-place finish as he clocked 9:46.38 in the steeplechase. Sophomore
Reese Hickey was fifth as he crossed in 9:51.87, and junior
Andrew Tickle picked up the final point for Concord in the event as he placed eighth in a showing of 9:56.38.
Sophomore
Tobi Adebulu wrapped up the decathlon by scoring 5,069 points, finishing fifth Monday afternoon. He was fourth in the high jump with a clearance of 1.76 meters (593 points)—his second-most points in a single event of the demanding 10-event sequence. Adebulu added a runner-up finish in the 1,500-meter run as he clocked 5:11.47 (495 points). Adebulu was also second in the shot put Sunday.
In prelim action, redshirt freshman
Dom Collins clocked 10.82 seconds in the 100-meter dash to finish third and advance to Tuesday's final. Senior
Richard Henry was 12
th (11.12 seconds).
Freshman
William Jackson placed 10
th in the 400-meter dash prelim as he got around the oval in a career-best time of 50.12 seconds.
Sophomore
Daminn Cunningham was 10
th in the long jump (6.32 meters) while fellow sophomore
Dallas Ford placed 12
th (6.22 meters)
The third and final day of the MEC Championships is slated to start at 12:00 p.m. Tuesday.
