Results

WINSTON SALEM, N.C. (Feb. 20) – For the seven-straight time, the University of Mount Olive men's track & field team has captured the Conference Carolinas Indoor Championship following the completion of the two-day event held at the JDL Fast Track.

Junior Kamden Johnson was named the Field Athlete of the Year by the conference after claiming the league title in the high jump while finishing runner-up in the long jump. Head coach Earl Graves was named Coach of the Year for the fourth-consecutive indoor season in a stellar championship event that came down to the final event of the day.

The Trojans totaled 146 points in the standings to secure the league championship. Mount Olive scored points in 12 of a possible 16 events over the two-day competition, including winning six individual event titles. UNC Pembroke finished just seven points behind with 139 points, while North Greenville placed third with 89 points.

Senior Justen Burnette earned a pair of conference titles on the final day of the Conference Carolinas Championships, highlighted by a three-peat in the 200 meters. On Sunday, he became the undisputed fastest man in the league after crossing the line in 6.87 seconds in the 60-meter dash to claim the victory. In the 200-meters, Burnette dominated the race by posting a time of 21.77 seconds to win by a significant margin. He has now tallied eight league titles in his time at UMO.

In the shot put, senior Joshua Faison set a meet record and captured the league crown after a toss of 16.35 meters (52-7.75 feet) on his fourth attempt. He eclipsed the previous meet record at the conference championships, which was set back in 2020. Following his performance this week, Faison holds seven individual titles in his decorated career with Mount Olive.

Sophomore Jaleal Hamlett was crowned the league champion in the triple jump after a dominant performance in the event. On his third attempt, he reached a distance of 14.36 meters (47-1.50 feet) to beat the field by over two feet and claim his first indoor individual title.

A look at all of UMO's scoring performances from Sunday can be found below, along with a link to a recap from Day 1.

SUNDAY UMO RESULTS (click here for Sunday recap)

60-Meter Dash

1. Justen Burnette – 6.87 (10 points)

200 Meters

1. Justen Burnette – 21.77 (10 points)

Mile Run

6. Riley Willcox – 4:21.07 (3 points)

60-Meter Hurdles

4. Jordan Martin – 8.43 (5 points)

4x400-Meter Relay

2. Andrew Nixon, Joshua Morell, Justen Burnette, Jason Hart – 3.23.39 (8 points)

Triple Jump

1. Jaleal Hamlett – 14.36m (10 points)
4. Demonte Lavender – 13.47m (5 points)
6. Josh Manning – 13.39m (3 points)

Shot Put

1. Joshua Faison – 16.35m (10 points)
2. Nicholas Cloud – 15.62m (8 points)
4. Alex Smith-Fort'e – 13.92m (5 points)
7. Dorian Tolbert – 13.29m (2 points)