Williamsburg, Ky – Coming off hot with two All-Region selections for Clarence McLean and Jacob Faulkner, and a CCS Track Rookie of the Week selection for Adyn Elliott. The Scots continued their outdoor campaign at the Cumberlands Early Spring Meet.

The action kicked off, with Adyn Elliott breaking the 1500m School Record with a time of 4:16.05, finishing in 7^th and scoring 2 points. In addition, Paul Kanios set a new personal record with a time of 4:30.47. At the same time, Sam Cocchia posted a strong season best. In the 800m, Adyn Elliott finished in 6^th with a time of 2:02.42, scoring 3 points.



On the sprints side, Clarence McLean broke the 200m School Record with a time of 21.49, finishing 1^st, scoring 10 points. LaRue Tisby finished 9^th with a time of 23.28, with Manny Palmer finishing 10^th with a time of 23.29. In the 100m, Zedrick Drew ran to a 11^th place finish with a time of 11.46. 

In Pole Vault, Freshman Jackson Lakeman cleared 3.85m, finishing 3^rd, scoring 6 points. In Long Jump, Palmer tied for 6^th, jumping 6.33m, scoring 2.5 points. While in the Triple Jump, Palmer jumped 12.36m, finishing in 4^th, scoring 5 points.


 
In the Hammer Throw, Josh Panneta dominated the field, finishing 1^st with a throw of 43.01m, scoring 10 points. Cam Robinson finished in 3^rd, scoring 6 points, Skylan Pleasant finished in 5^th, scoring 4 points, and Lukas Yackley finished 8^th, scoring 1 point. In the shot put, Josh Lay threw 13.17m, finishing 4^th, scoring 5 points. With Lukas Yackle finishing in 7^th, scoring 2 points, and Ashton Camp finishing in 8^th, scoring 1 point. In the discus, Robinson, Yackley, and Camp finished 4^th, 5^th, and 6^th, respectively, scoring 12 points combined. Jacob Faulkner then broke the School Record in the Javelin with a throw of 41.42m, finishing in 5^th, scoring 4 points.



In the 5000m, Tyler Tangel broke the 5000m record, running a time of 16:46.85, finishing 4^th, scoring 1 point. In addition, James LeNeve ran a personal record time of 17:02.19, finishing 12^th, and Colin Baker ran an outdoor personal record time of 17:46.45. Assistant Coach Kaitlyn Carringer-Adams stated that "Tyler ran a great season opener 5k, where he is ahead of where he started the season off last year. Plus, based off indoor, we know he has more growth in this event, and I am excited to see how the rest of the season plays out!" The meet concluded with the 4x400m, Nathan Butler, Adyn Elliott, Jacob Faulkner, and Clarence McLean ran a time of 3:36.89, finishing 6^th, scoring 6 points.

Head Coach Kunle Lawson stated, "As we mature as a program, it's exciting to see the development of the different event groups. We had significant contributions from our distance and sprint crews, led by a school record performance from Tyler Tangel and an event victory by Clarence McLean. Not to be outdone, the throws group, led by Joshua Panetta, did some work of their own, with three finalists in the shot put and four in both the hammer and discus. Jacob Faulkner broke the modern record in the javelin as well."

Maryville finished in 4^th place with 83.50 points. The Scots compete next at the Landon Bond Classic in Berea, Kentucky, on March 28^th.