Men's Track Field Finishes in Fourth Place at MSC Championships

WILLIAMSBURG,Ky.--Cumberland men's track and field finish the Mid-South Conference Championships with a fourth place finish.

The University of the Cumberlands won the Mid-South Conference Championship with 279 points. Campbellsville finished in second place with 185.50 points. Lindsey Wilson finished one point ahead of Cumberland to take third place.

The Phoenix claimed two Mid-South Conference individual championships on Monday. Lynden Johnson won the 100m dash with a time of 10.67 seconds and Juan Orejuela De La Rosa won the discus throw with a mark of 48.71 meters.

Benjamin Nyakudya finished in second place in the 400 meter dash with a time of 49.19 seconds for eight points.

Joel Forbes took second place in the 800m posting a time of 1:55.26 and Tahmar Upshaw finished in fourth in the event.

Orejuela De La Rosa also finished in second place in the shot put. He posted a mark of 16.74 meters.

Liyu Scarlassara finished in second place in the high jump. He and the first place winner each reached 1.97 meters, but failed at 2.02 meters. The other jumper crossed 1.97 meters in less attempts therefore Scarlassara took second. Mackey Bonds took fourth place in the event at 1.92 meters.

Johnson also took third place in the 200m dash with a time of 22.00 seconds to pick up six points for Cumberland. Nyakudya added a seventh place finish with a time of 23.76.

Shawn Katsidzira finished in third place in the 110m hurdles with a time of 15.28 seconds. While Dinkon Sinisterra finished in seventh in the event for two points for CU.

Ahmed Demerdash came in third place in the triple jump with a best jump of 13.79 meters.

The relay team of Katsidzira, Kier Priest, Damiah Smith, and Johnson finished in third place in the 4x100m with a time of 42.09 seconds. The 4x400m team of Lucas Phillips, Nyakudya, Upshaw, and Forbes also took bronze at 3:23.11.

Cumberland will have one final tune up before the NAIA National Championships at the end of the month. The Phoenix will compete at the Lee Last Chance Meet on Saturday May 11.

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Players Mentioned

Mackey Bonds: Jumps; Sophomore

Ahmed Demerdash: Freshman

Joel Forbes: Mid-Distance; Junior

Lynden Johnson: Sprints; Sophomore

Benjamin Nyakudya: Sprints; Junior

Juan Orejuela De La Rosa: Throws; Freshman

Lucas Phillips: Sprints; Sophomore

Kier Priest: Sprints; Sophomore

Liyu Scarlassara: Jumps; Sophomore

Dinkon Sinisterra: Throws; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Mackey Bonds
: Sophomore
: Jumps

Ahmed Demerdash
: Freshman

Joel Forbes
: Junior
: Mid-Distance

Lynden Johnson
: Sophomore
: Sprints

Benjamin Nyakudya
: Junior
: Sprints

Juan Orejuela De La Rosa
: Freshman
: Throws

Lucas Phillips
: Sophomore
: Sprints

Kier Priest
: Sophomore
: Sprints

Liyu Scarlassara
: Sophomore
: Jumps

Dinkon Sinisterra
: Sophomore
: Throws