Results
 
WINSTON-SALEM (Feb. 24) – After totaling 95 points and three individual titles on the final day, the University of Mount Olive men's track & field team placed second overall at the Conference Carolinas Indoor Championships hosted at the JDL Fast Track.

Converse claimed its first-ever league title after scoring 130 points to narrowly defeat the Trojans, who scored 127 points at the conference meet. Mount Olive tallied points in 10 of a possible 17 events over the two-day competition, including three event champions. UNC Pembroke placed third overall with 114 points.

In the triple jump, UMO scored 29 of a possible 39 points with five individuals among the top-eight scorers in the event. Freshman Ryan Wilson-McCoy claimed his second-straight indoor title in the triple jump with a leap of 14.80 meters. Junior Brendin Marks finished second following a distance of 14.27 meters while teammate Andrew Pender rounded out the podium with a mark of 14.17 meters.

The Trojans recorded 25 points in the shot put, highlighted by a Conference Carolinas title from sophomore Sigursteinn Asgeirsson, who produced a distance of 15.66 meters to place first overall. Senior Nicholas Cloud also reached the podium with a third-place finish in the event with a toss of 15.36 meters.

In the 4x400 meter relay of graduate student Brian Saul, freshman Jon Crymes, Jr., junior Jason Hart, and freshman Travelius Leach secured a conference title after crossing the line with a time of 3:19.87.
 
MONDAY RESULTS (click here for Sunday recap)
Shot Put
1. Sigursteinn Asgeirsson – 15.66 meters (10 points)
3. Nicholas Cloud – 15.36 meters (6 points)
4. Amari Noble – 14.59 meters (5 points)
5. Adam Turner – 13.92 meters (4 points)
 
Triple Jump
1. Ryan Wilson-McCoy – 14.80 meters (10 points)
2. Brendin Marks – 14.27 meters (8 points)
3. Andrew Pender – 14.17 meters (6 points)
6. Zacharie Fedelus – 13.82 meters (3 points)
7. Wonderful Fadipe – 13.68 meters (2 points)
 
4x400-meter relay
1. Brian Saul, Jon Crymes, Jr., Jason Hart, Travelius Leach – 3:19.87 (10 points)
 
High Jump
2. Holden Gerth – 1.98 meters (8 points)
6. Kavon Poindexter – 1.90 meters (3 points)
 
400 meters
4. Jon Crymes, Jr. – 50.05 (5 points)
5. Travelius Leach – 50.29 (4 points)
8. Brian Saul – 1:04.51 (1 point)
 
Mile
3. Riley Willcox – 4:20.39 (6 points)
 
800 meters
5. Riley Willcox – 1:58.60 (4 points)