DAYTONA BEACH, FLA -- The Embry-Riddle men's track & field team won the 2023 Peach Belt Conference Track & Field Championship on Friday in Daytona Beach. The Eagles finished with 284.5 points to put them ahead of second-place Columbus State. Clayton State finished third with Augusta in fourth. The championship is the fifth in a row for Embry-Riddle.
The Eagles won with their depth, scoring in nearly every event but winning just two. Antonio Caito took the gold medal in the triple jump with a leap of 14.83 meters which is an NCAA provisional qualifying distance. James Sorenson won the decathlon with 5279 points.
Team Scores:
1. Embry-Riddle 284.5
2. Columbus State 204.5
3. Clayton State 113
4. Augusta 111
5. Flagler 76
6. USC Beaufort 20
Freshman Track Athlete of the Year: Will Stone, Flagler
Freshman Field Athlete of the Year: Antonio Caito, Embry-Riddle
Track Athlete of the Year: Jailen Dalton, Columbus State
Field Athlete of the Year: Tereil Mitchum, Columbus State
Elite 16 Award Presented by Barnes & Noble College: Michael Kotey, Embry-Riddle
Coach of the Year: Mike Rosolino, Embry-Riddle
PBC All-Sportsmanship Team
Churchill Ezeokonkwo, Augusta
Abijah Wilcox, Clayton State
Jackson Fulks, Columbus State
Tanner Rosolino, Embry-Riddle
Joel Nesi, Flagler
Jacob Mitchell, USC Beaufort
Men's Track & Field All-Conference Team
(Top 3 finishers in each event)
5000m
1. Patrick Motes, Augusta 15:00.9
2. Bartosz Kwiecinski, ERAU 15:01.89
3. Brendon Shea, ERAU 15:02.73
4x100 Relay
1. Columbus State (Dalton, Lumpkin, Fulks, Brimidge) 42.09
2. Embry-Riddle (Dedrick, Landen, Sydnor, McPherson) 42.09
3. Clayton State (Hand, Jackson, Winfrey, Roulhac) 43.05
110 Hurdles
1. Gary Grimes, CSU 14.53
2. Colin McHugh, ERAU 15.08
3. Connor Page, ERAU 15.12
400m
1. Titus Hand, Clayton St., 48.00
2. Nigel Roulhac, Clayon St. 48.16
3. Savian Taylor, CSU 48.75\
100m
1. Jailen Dalton, CSU 10.52
2. Steven Nesbitt, USCB 10.74
3. Craig Dedrick, ERAU 10.77
800m
1. Will Stone, Flagler 1:54.74
2. Luke Larkin, Flagler 1:66.97
3. Jacob D'Aleo, ERAU 1:56.14
400 Hurdles
1. Dante Walls, CSU 53.57
2. Gary Grimes, CSU 54.02
3. Colin McHugh, ERAU 55.44
200m
1. Jailen Dalton, CSU 21.23
2. Adam Lander, ERAU 21.33
3. Jackson Fulks, CSU 21.50
3000m Steeplechase
1. Hans Troyer, Augusta 9:22.90
2. Brendon Shea, ERAU 9:31.76
3. Andrew Todd, Augusta 9:36.00
4x400 Relay
1. Clayton State (Smith, Hand, Ameer, Roulhac) 3:16.46
2. Embry-Riddle (Lander, D'Aleo, Brookins, Fritz) 3:20.18
3. Augusta (Ezeokonkwo, Sunday, Barrera, Dayal) 3:23.44
Shot Put
1. Tereil Mitchum, Columbus St. 14.23
2. Eduardo Perez, Augusta 13.96
3. Brandon Akers, Columbus St. 12.93
Triple Jump
1. Antonio Caito, ERAU 14.83
2. Kobe Diggs, ERAU, 14.19
3. Davonte Jackson, Clayton St. 13.92
Discus
1. Justin Love, CSU 43.75
2. Heinrich Adriaanse, ERAU 39.08
3. Tereil Mitchum, CSU, 38.55
Decathlon
1. James Sorenson, ERAU 5279
2. Seth Cribben, ERAU 4743
3. Caine Varnell, Augusta 4560