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CU men and women in second after day one

LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Campbell men and women are both in second place after day one of the Big South Indoor Championship at the Liberty Indoor Track Complex on Friday. The men's squad notched 50 points on day one and trails host Liberty by two points, while the women recorded 36 points and trail the Flames by 41 points.

The Orange and Black picked up four conference titles on Friday, including Sabina Allen in the long jump, Amon Kemboi in the 5000m, Shanley Koekemoer in the 5000m and the men's distance medley squad. In addition, Ronald Cheserek (5000m) and the women's DMR squad took home all-conference accolades.

Allen set a new school and conference record with a best mark of 6.18m in the long jump. She broke her own program record of 5.98m, which she set at the Don Kirby Invitational on Feb. 10. The Spanish Town, Jamaica, native now has eight conference titles to her name, including the last four long jump championships.

Kemboi set a new facility record in the 5000m with a time of 14:22.51 to claim his third career conference title. Fellow Camel Ronald Cheserek was the next competitor to cross the line, clocking in at 14:43.63 to earn all-conference accolades.

Koekoemer picked up 10 points for the Camels after clocking in at 17:19.81 in the 5000m to earn her first career conference title. She beat out Liberty's Noel Palmer by two seconds to claim the title. Joan Maritim just missed out on all-conference honors in the event, crossing the finish line in a time of 17:44.08 to finish fourth.

The men's DMR squad, which consisted of Kelvin Kirui, Trevon Compito, Graeme Fisher and Lawrence Kipkoech, captured the conference title with a time of 9:58.76. This was a twenty second improvement from CU's season best time of 10:18.68, which was set at the Camel City Invitational on Feb. 3.

On the women's side, Campbell earned all-conference honors after finishing in second place with a time of 12:16.17. The Camel relay consisted of Roshae Jackson, Faith Lee, Lize Botha and Madeline Fitch.

Eleven Camels qualified for tomorrow's finals by finishing within the top-8 in Friday's preliminary round. These athletes will compete in nine different events starting at 2 p.m. at the Liberty Indoor Track Complex.

Campbell's qualifiers on the men's side include: Khai McLin and Samuel Adams in the 60m and 200m, Collin Cooper in the 400m, Graeme Fisher and Kelvin Kirui in the 800m and Chigozie Ataviwgho in the 60m hurdles. On the women's side, Allen, Isis Brooks and Deonica Reid qualified for the 60m, Brooks and Avonti Holt advanced to the 200m finals, Holt qualified for the 400m and Roshae Jackson advanced to the 800m finals.

The Camels will continue competition in the Big South Indoor Championship tomorrow at 1 p.m. in Lynchburg, Va. For the latest information about Campbell track & field, make sure to follow @GoCamelsRun on Twitter.
 
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Players Mentioned

Sabina Allen

Sabina Allen

Jumps/Sprints
5' 7"
Senior
Lize Botha

Lize Botha

Distance
5' 6"
Sophomore
Isis Brooks

Isis Brooks

Sprints
5' 4"
Sophomore
Trevon Compito

Trevon Compito

Sprints
6' 2"
Sophomore
Collin Cooper

Collin Cooper

Sprints
5' 10"
Sophomore
Graeme Fisher

Graeme Fisher

Mid-Distance
6' 0"
Sophomore
Madeline Fitch

Madeline Fitch

Distance
5' 4"
Sophomore
Roshae Jackson

Roshae Jackson

Mid-Distance
6' 0"
Junior
Amon Kemboi

Amon Kemboi

Distance
5' 11"
Sophomore
Lawrence Kipkoech

Lawrence Kipkoech

Distance
5' 8"
Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Sabina Allen

Sabina Allen

5' 7"
Senior
Jumps/Sprints
Lize Botha

Lize Botha

5' 6"
Sophomore
Distance
Isis Brooks

Isis Brooks

5' 4"
Sophomore
Sprints
Trevon Compito

Trevon Compito

6' 2"
Sophomore
Sprints
Collin Cooper

Collin Cooper

5' 10"
Sophomore
Sprints
Graeme Fisher

Graeme Fisher

6' 0"
Sophomore
Mid-Distance
Madeline Fitch

Madeline Fitch

5' 4"
Sophomore
Distance
Roshae Jackson

Roshae Jackson

6' 0"
Junior
Mid-Distance
Amon Kemboi

Amon Kemboi

5' 11"
Sophomore
Distance
Lawrence Kipkoech

Lawrence Kipkoech

5' 8"
Redshirt Junior
Distance