JACKSON, Miss. – The Berea Mountaineers traveled to Belhaven University to compete in the first Collegiate Conference of the South Track & Field Championships. With the conclusion of the CCS Outdoor Championship, both the men's and women's teams secured second place finishes. The men's team secured the finish with a team score of 196 points, while the women's team finished with a team score of 225 points.

For the meet, the Mountaineers earned 33 medals, seven on Thursday and an additional twenty-six on Friday. Noah Reasoner (10:15.90) taking gold in the men's 3000mSC. Two 10k runners secured the final two gold medals of Day 1. Carah Anteck (42:22.54) took gold in the women's 10k and Robert Immell (32:37.26) followed suit.

Heading into day two, the Mountaineers advanced 13 runners from prelims on the men's side. On the women's side, Berea saw 17 runners advancing to finals.

Day two featured a strong day from the Mountaineers. Berea earned 6 gold medals, 12 silver medals and 8 bronze medals lead by Kymiah Blair (100m, 200m, 4x400m Relay), Christoff Mendy (400m, 4x400m Relay) and Robert Immell (5k) all taking gold.

Kymiah Blair started the day with a school record in the 400m, running a time of 56.67 and earning silver. Christoff Mendy earned the first gold of the day leading a Mountaineer sweep in the men's 400m.

Kymiah Blair followed up the 400m, by winning the 100m with a personal record of 12.33. Not to forget her favorite event, Blair then ran a school record of 24.71 in the 200m. Robert Immell ended the individual golds for the day with a win in the men's 5,000m.

The 4x4 teams ended the meet with gold on both sides. The team of Ozor, Arreola, Branch and Mendy ran season best time of 3:20.68 and the 2^nd fastest in school history. The women's 4x4 team of Jakeisha Lewis, Kymiah Blair, Kristin Fischli and Liberte Mack ran a time of 3:59.10, shattering the previous school record by over 8 seconds and taking gold.
 
Thursday Finals Recap:
High Jump
Women- The duo of Alyssa Tittsworth and Liz Stokes started the day. The first medal of the meet came via Tittsworth who earned silver with a mark of 1.45m/4'9". Tittsworth cleared every mark on first attempt until it was her and one other jumper remaining. Stokes cleared 1.25m/4'1.25" to take 8^th.
Men- Larry Branch cleared 1.75m/5'8.75" to take 4^th on the day. Connor Cooper and DeMarcus Smith cleared 1.70m/5'7" to take 5^th and 7^th.

Long Jump
Women- Jakeisha Lewis added her first medal of the meet with a 2^nd place finish. Lewis jumped to a personal record of 4.92m/16'1.75". Jerneisha Lewis (4.70m/15'5") and Hannah Hisle (4.66m/15'3.5") finished 4^th and 5^th respectively.
Men- Four Mountaineer men starred in the men's long jump. Larry Branch jumped an outdoor personal record 6.69m/21'11.5" to take silver and grab his first medal of the meet. Justin Warbington jumped 6.53m/21'5.25", Caleb Wilson jumped 6.39m/20'11.75", and Robert Russell jumped 6.28m/20'7.25" to take 5^th, 7^th, and 8^th respectively.

Hammer Throw
Women- Lilly Stears threw a personal record of 35.45m/116'4" to take 8^th.

Steeplechase
Women- Diana Angel took silver it a gutsy race in the steeplechase with a time 15:01.26
Men- Noah Reasoner ran away with gold with a time 10:15.90, winning by more than 25 seconds over 2^nd place.

Javelin
Women- Alyssa Bell finished 4^th with a throw of 22.43m/73'7" and Kyonna Ross finished 8^th a mark of 64'6".
Men- DeMarcus Smith took 5^th with a throw of 37.75m/123'10" and Anthony Boggs took 7^th with a personal best throw of 32.46m/106'6".

10,000m
Women- Carah Anteck kept her strong freshmen year going by winning the women's 10k. Anteck ran a time of 42:22.54. Leslie Estrada and Brooke Donley finished 6^th and 7^th respectively with a time of 48:05.05 and 48:45.08.
Men- Robert Immell grabbed his first gold of the meet with a time of 32:37.26 and Noah Reasoner finished 5^th with a time of 35:45.88.
 
Friday Finals Recap:
Shot Put
Women- Lilly Stears finished in 4^th with a personal record of 10.60m/34'9.5". Elise Kemp took 5^th place with a throw of 9.42m/30'11" to finish the scoring.
Men- Immanuel Darling (8.95m/29'4.5") and Josh Carr (7.89m/25'10.75") finished in 10^th and 12^th place.

Discus
Women- Lilly Stears finished in 5^th with a personal record of 32.02m/105'1".
Men- Immanuel Darling threw a personal best of 26.60m/87'3" to finish in 6^th place.

Pole Vault
Women- Angel Patterson cleared a personal record of 2.30m/7'6.5" to secure silver.

Triple Jump
Women- Jakeisha Lewis secured 2^nd place with a personal record of 10.63m/34'10.5".
Men- Four Mountaineers secured four of the top five finishes in men's triple jump. Larry Branch (13.39m/43'11.25") and Caleb Wilson (13.09m/42'11.5") to secure silver and bronze. Robert Russell (12.92m/42'4.75") and David Emeka-Ibe (12.56m/41'2.5") finished in 4^th and 5^th place.

4x100
Women- The team of Jakeisha Lewis, Angel Patterson, Anita Chukwu and Hannah Hisle secured silver with a time of 51.25.
Men- The team of Larry Branch, Cameron Bridgeman, David Emeka-Ibe, and Calib Collier-Smith ran a season best time of 42.94 to secure silver.

1500m
Women- Two Mountaineers finished in the top three. Madison Stonestreet earned silver with a personal best of 4:50.09, running the second fastest women's 1500m in school history. Carah Anteck followed behind and secured bronze with a personal best time of 5:06.40.
Men- Robert Immell followed up the 10k with a personal best in the 1500m. Immell (4:05.60) ran a personal best and secured 4^th.

100m Hurdles
Women- Four Mountaineers scored in the women's hurdles. Jerneisha Lewis earned silver with a season best time of 17.16. Jakeisha Lewis took bronze with a time of 17.27. Alyssa Tittsworth (18.97) and Angel Patterson (26.13) finished 7^th and 8^th.

110m Hurdles
Men- Robert Russell (15.98) started his day with a personal best and securing silver. Quinncey Gibson took 5^th place with a time of 18.17.

400m
Women- Three Mountaineers kept the momentum going. Kymiah Blair took silver with a school record time of 56.67. Kristin Fischli (1:00.16) ran a personal best to take 4^th and Jakeisha Lewis (1:04.72) took 7^th.
Men- 1-2-3-4 is what the Mountaineer men accomplished. Christoff Mendy earned the first gold of the day leading a Mountaineer sweep in the men's 400m. Mendy (49.31), Larry Branch (50.49), JC Ozor (50.82) and Alexis Arreola (50.87) took 1^st through 4^th.
 
100m
Women- Kymiah Blair followed her podium finish with a gold place finish in the women's 100m running a personal record of 12.33 and the second fastest time in school history. Hannah Hisle (13.34), Anita Chukwu (13.51) and Angel Patterson (13.78) took 4^th, 7^th, and 8^th all while running their personal best marks.
Men- Calib Collier-Smith saved his best 100m for the final. Collier-Smith ran 10.98 to take bronze in the men's 100m. David Emeka-Ibe took 5^th place with a personal best of 11.21.

800m
Women- The four Mountaineer women took four of the top 6 spots. Kristin Fischli (2:22.03) earned silver while setting a new personal record. Liberte Mack (2:26.26) and Madison Stonestreet (2:28.32) followed closely behind for a bronze and 4^th place finish. Brianna Dowell (2:35.10) finished the scoring with a 6^th place finish.
Men- Alexis Arreola followed up his 400m finish with a personal best time of 1:57.53, in the men's 800m. That time secured 4^th place for him.

400m Hurdles
Women- Jakeisha Lewis earned bronze with a personal record of 1:10.22, followed closely behind by her sister Jerneisha Lewis (1:13.74) who took 4^th. Alyssa Tittsworth earned 7^th with a time of 1:19.26.
Men- Robert Russell saved his best for last. Running a new personal record of 55.73, Russell won the event by over 2 seconds. Quinncey Gibson took 5^th place with a time of 1:00.34.

200m
Women- Kymiah Blair continued to find the podium and earned her second gold of the day with a school record time of 24.71. Anita Chukwu finished her day with a personal record of 27.65 and a 5^th place finish.
Men- Christoff Mendy secured his second podium finish running a personal record of 22.39 to take bronze. Calib Collier-Smith finished closely behind the senior with a time of 22.41 to take 4^th place.

5,000m
Women- Carah Anteck (19:32.23) secured silver and Summer Bahr (21:10.56) took 7^th place. Leslie Estrada (22:09.23) took 9^th place.
Men- Robert Immell (15:36.39) followed up his gold in the men's 10k with another gold. Noah Reasoner finished 9^th with a time of 16:59.26.

4x400m Relay
Women- The Mountaineers had one more gold in them. The women's 4x4 team of Jakeisha Lewis, Kymiah Blair, Kristin Fischli and Liberte Mack ran a time of 3:59.10, shattering the previous school record by over 8 seconds and taking gold.
Men- The team of JC Ozor, Alexis Arreola, Larry Branch and Christoff Mendy ran season best time of 3:20.68 and the 2^nd fastest in school history, securing the final gold of the meet.
 

CCS Championship, April 27th-28th (All events are finals unless otherwise noted)
Event	Place, Mountaineer (Time/Distance), Notes
Long Jump (W)	2. Jakeisha Lewis (4.92m/16'1.75") Personal Record, 2nd Team All-Conference 4. Jerneisha Lewis (4.70m/15'5") 5. Hannah Hisle (4.66m/15'3.5") 10. Liz Stokes (3.84m/12'7.25")
Long Jump (M)	2. Larry Branch (6.69m/21'11.5") Outdoor Personal Record, 2nd Team All-Conference 5. Justin Warbington (6.53m/21'5.25") Personal Record 7. Caleb Wilson (6.39m/20'11.75") Personal Record 8. Robert Russell (6.28m/20'7.25") Personal Record
Hammer (W)	8. Lilly Stears (35.45m/116'4") Personal Record 10. Elise Kemp (33.90m/111'3") Personal Record 12. Abigail Hockstok (32.90m/107'11") Personal Record 14. Kyonna Ross (28.18m/92'5")
Hammer (M)	10. Joshua Carr (20.83m/68'4")
High Jump (W)	2. Alyssa Tittsworth (1.45m/4'9") 2nd Team All-Conference 8. Liz Stokes (1.25m/4'1.25")
High Jump (M)	4. Larry Branch (1.75m/5'8.75") 5. Connor Cooper (1.70m/5'7") Personal Record 7. DeMarcus Smith (1.70m/5'7") Personal Record
3000m Steeplechase (W)	2. Diana Angel Espinoza (15:01.26) 2nd Team All-Conference
3000m Steeplechase (M)	1. Noah Reasoner (10:15.90) Personal Record, 1st Team All-Conference
Javelin (W)	4. Alyssa Bell (22.43m/73'7") 8. Kyonna Ross (19.66m/64'6") 10. Elise Kemp (14.52m/47'8")
Javelin (M)	5. DeMarcus Smith (37.75m/123'10") 7. Anthony Boggs (32.46m/106'6") Personal Record
400m (W) Prelims	1. Kymiah Blair (59.24) Qualified for Finals 4. Kristin Fischli (1:01.16) Qualified for Finals 7. Jakeisha Lewis (1:03.06) Qualified for Finals 10. Jerneisha Lewis (1:04.21)
400m (M) Prelims	1. Christoff Mendy (51.18) Qualified for Finals 3. Jeffrey Ozor (52.22) Qualified for Finals 4. Alexis Arreola (52.77) Qualified for Finals 5. Larry Branch (52.91) Qualified for Finals
100m (W) Prelims	2. Kymiah Blair (12.56) Qualified for Finals 5. Anita Chukwu (13.29) Qualified for Finals 7. Hannah Hisle (13.41) Qualified for Finals 8. Angel Patterson (13.75) Qualified for Finals
100m (M) Prelims	6. Calib Collier-Smith (11.05) Qualified for Finals 7. David Emeka-Ibe (11.09) Personal Record, Qualified for Finals 11. Cameron Bridgeman (11.19)
400m Hurdles (M) Prelims	2. Robert Russell (1:00.07) Qualified for Finals 5. Quinncey Gibson (1:02.31) Qualified for Finals
800m (W) Prelims	2. Kristin Fischli (2:29.06) Qualified for Finals 3. Madison Stonestreet (2:29.16) Qualified for Finals 4. Liberte Mack (2:31.16) Qualified for Finals 5. Brianna Dowell (2:32.68) Qualified for Finals
800m (M) Prelims	6. Alexis Arreola (2:05.66) Qualified for Finals
200m (W) Prelims	1. Kymiah Blair (24.94) Qualified for Finals 6. Anita Chukwu (27.42) Qualified for Finals
200m (M) Prelims	6. Christoff Mendy (22.36) Personal Record, Qualified for Finals 7. Calib Collier-Smith (22.49) Qualified for Finals 10. Jeffrey Ozor (22.89) 11. Cameron Bridgeman (23.25)
10,000m (W)	1. Carah Anteck (42.22.54) 1st Team All-Conference 6. Leslie Estrada (48:05.05) Personal Record 7. Brooke Donley (48:45.08)
10,000m (M)	1. Robert Immell (32:37.26) 1st Team All-Conference 5. Noah Reasoner (35:45.88)
Shot Put (W)	4. Lilly Stears (10.60m/34'9.5") Personal Record 5. Elise Kemp (9.42m/30'11") 12. Abigail Hockstok (8.26m/27'1.25") Personal Record 14. Kyonna Ross (8.01m/26'3.5") Personal Record
Shot Put (M)	10. Immanuel Darling (8.95m/29'4.5") Personal Record 12. Joshua Carr (7.89m/25'10.75") Personal Record
Discus (W)	5. Lilly Stears (32.02m/105'1") Personal Record
Discus (M)	6. Immanuel Darling (26.60m/87'3")
Pole Vault (W)	2. Angel Patterson (2.30m/7'6.5") 2nd Team All-Conference
Triple Jump (W)	2. Jakeisha Lewis (10.63m/34'10.5")
Triple Jump (M)	2. Larry Branch (13.39m/43'11.25") 2nd Team All-Conference 3. Caleb Wilson (13.09m/42'11.5") 3rd Team All-Conference 4. Robert Russell (12.92m/42'4.75") Personal Record 5. David Emeka-Ibe (12.56m/41'2.5") Personal Record
4x100m Relay (W)	2. Jerneisha Lewis, Angel Patterson, Anita Chukwu, Hannah Hisle (51.25) 2nd Team All-Conference
4x100m Relay (M)	2. Larry Branch, Cameron Bridgeman, David Emeka-Ibe, Calib Collier Smith (42.94) Season Best, 2nd Team All-Conference
1500m (W)	2. Madison Stonestreet (4:50.09) Personal Record, 2nd Team All-Conference 3. Carah Anteck (5:06.40) Personal Record, 3rd Team All-Conference
1500m (M)	4. Robert Immell (4:05.60) Personal Record
100m Hurdles (W)	2. Jerneisha Lewis (17.16) 2nd Team All-Conference 3. Jakeisha Lewis (17.27) 3rd Team All-Conference 7. Alyssa Tittsworth (18.97) 8. Angel Patterson (26.13)
110m Hurdles (M)	2. Robert Russell (15.98) 2nd Team All-Conference 5. Quinncey Gibson (18.17)
400m (W)	1. Kymiah Blair (56.67) School Record, Personal Record, 1st Team All-Conference 4. Kristin Fischli (1:00.16) Personal Record 7. Jakeisha Lewis (1:04.72)
400m (M)	1. Christoff Mendy (49.31) Personal Record, 1st Team All-Conference 2. Larry Branch (50.49) 2nd Team All-Conference 3. Jeffrey Ozor (50.82) Personal Record, 3rd Team All-Conference 4. Alexis Arreola (50.87) Personal Record
100m (W)	1. Kymiah Blair (12.33) Personal Record, 1st Team All-Conference 5. Hannah Hisle (13.34) Personal Record 7. Anita Chukwu (13.51) Personal Record 8. Angel Patterson (13.78) Personal Record
100m (M)	3. Calib Collier-Smith (10.98) Personal Record, 3rd Team All-Conference 5. David Emeka-Ibe (11.21)
800m (W)	2. Kristin Fischli (2:22.03) Personal Record, 2nd Team All-Conference 3. Liberte Mack (2:26.26) Personal Record, 3rd Team All-Conference 4. Madison Stonestreet (2:28.32) Personal Record 6. Brianna Dowell (2:35.10)
800m (M)	4. Alexis Arreola (1:57.53) Personal Record
400m Hurdles (W)	3. Jakeisha Lewis (1:10.22) Personal Record, 3rd Team All-Conference 4. Jerneisha Lewis (1:13.74) 7. Alyssa Tittsworth (1:19.26)
400m Hurdles (M)	1. Robert Russell (55.73) Personal Record, 1st Team All-Conference 5. Quinncey Gibson (1:00.34) Personal Record
200m (W)	1. Kymiah Blair (24.71) School Record, Personal Record, 1st Team All-Conference 5. Anita Chukwu (27.65) Personal Record
200m (M)	3. Christoff Mendy (22.39) 3rd Team All-Conference 4. Calib Collier-Smith (22.41)
5,000m (W)	2. Carah Anteck (19:32.23) 2nd Team All-Conference 7. Summer Bahr (21:10.56) 9. Leslie Estrada (22:09.23)
5,000m (M)	1. Robert Immell (15:36.39) 1st Team All-Conference 9. Noah Reasoner (16:59.26)
4x400m Relay (W)	1. Jakeisha Lewis, Kymiah Blair, Kristin Fischli, Liberte Mack (3:59.10) School Record, 1st Team All-Conference
4x440m Relay (M)	1. Jeffrey Ozor, Alexis Arreola, Larry Branch, Christoff Mendy (3:20.68) Season Best, 1st Team All-Conference

 
Thursday Prelims Recap:
400m
Women- Three Mountaineers advanced to the women's final Friday. Kymiah Blair took first in her heat with a time of 59.24 to qualify for the 400m finals on Friday. Kristin Fischli finished 2^nd in heat to qualify on time. Jakeisha Lewis ran 1:03.06 to take 3^rd in her heat to qualify for the final.
Men- All four Mountaineers qualify for the final on Friday. Christoff Mendy ran the top time with a mark of 51.18. Jeffrey Ozor (52.08), Alexis Arreola (52.77) and Larry Branch (52.91) finished 3^rd, 4^th, and 5^th in the prelims to qualify for the final.

100m
Women- All for Berea women earned their way to the 100m final on Friday. Kymiah Blair (12.56), Anita Chukwu (13.29), Hannah Hisle (13.41) and Angel Patterson (13.75)
Men- Calib Collier-Smith ran a 11.05 and David Emeka-Ibe 11.09 to qualify for the men's 100m final on Friday.

400mh
Men- Robert Russell (1:00.07) and Quinncey Gibson (1:02.31) both qualified for the men's 400mh final on Friday.

800m
Women- Mountaineer women showed a strong showing. In the first heat, Kristin Fischli (2:29.06), Madison Stonestreet (2:29.16) and Liberte Mack (2:31.16) finished 1-2-3 to all qualify for the final on Friday. Brianna Dowell took 2^nd in her heat with a personal record of 2:32.68 to qualify for the final.
Men- Alexis Arreola ran 2:05.66 to take 6^th overall in the prelims to qualify for the final.

200m
Women- Kymiah Blair cruised to a first-place finish in the 200m prelims (24.94), securing her spot in the finals. Anita Chukwu (27.42) took 6^th overall in the prelims to qualify for the final Friday.
Men- Christoff Mendy (22.36) and Calib Collier-Smith (22.49) both qualified for the 200m final on Friday, taking 6^th and 7^th overall.