Top 3 Teams: 
1st: Piedmont - 206
2nd: Covenant - 152
3rd: Asbury - 132

MARYVILLE, Tenn. – For the second time in three seasons, the Piedmont University women's track and field team claimed the Collegiate Conference of the South Championship totaling 206 points. Piedmont took the victory over second place Covenant who scored 152 points. 

The Lions jumped out to a big lead after Wednesday's events and held on easily to finish off the conference title on Thursday morning.

Overall, Piedmont totaled eight different event wins including winning 5-of-8 field events.

Six different Lions captured individual conference titles, with both Allie Feltus and Michelle Cates winning a pair of events each.

Allie Feltus closed out her dominant career with another standout performance, winning in the discus at the conference meet for the fourth consecutive season with a throw of 39.12m. She also continued her ascent in the javelin throw, winning with a 33.12m mark, setting a new PR for the second consecutive meet.

Newcomer KK Thomas delivered a sizable win in the hammer throw, setting the tone for the meet with a 44.67m throw in the early stages of the Wednesday festivities. Her mark bested second place by over five meters. She currently ranks second in school history in the category.

Kayla Ward's win in the shot put with a toss of 10.90m gave Piedmont a fourth win from a thrower.

The depth from the throwers was on full display, with the Lions delivering five top-10 performances in the hammer throw and four in the discus and the shot put.

Sophomore Allison Cantrell showcased her versatility, winning with a long jump of 5.11m to give the Lions five total wins in the field events. Her mark was just .03m from a new personal best.

The track events saw the Lions continued to post more wins and podium finishes. Junior Michelle Cates tied Feltus for the top spot on the team with two event wins. Cates crossed the line first in the 400m hurdles for the third consecutive season and captured her first individual conference title in the 100m hurdles with a time of 16.41.

Skyler Seeber cruised to a win in the 3k steeplechase, winning by almost a full minute with a time of 12:48.07. She also took second in the 10,000m and third in the 5000m.

Piedmont has now captured three conference titles in head coach Jamie Jimison's tenure and the Lions have never finished worse than second place.

NEWS AND NOTES:
- The Lions had at least one top five finisher in all eight field events.
- Piedmont had at least one top five finisher in all but two track events.
- Entering the meet, Piedmont led the conference in eight different categories and were able to close out a win in seven of them while Feltus stepped up to win in the javelin.
- In addition to her win in the shot put, Ward delivered PR performances in the discus and the hammer.
- Tanea Davis posted PR performances in the 400m and the high jump.

Field Events - Bold denotes school record

Track Events - Bold denotes school record

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