San Antonio, Texas – Centenary sophomore Devante' Jack (Jena, La.) made history on Saturday at the 2022 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships as he won the men's 800 meter run in a conference-record time of 1:52.37 and became the first Centenary student-athlete ever to win an event at the SCAC Championships on day one of competition at Trinity University Track & Field Stadium.
Jack's time is also the 15th-fastest in the event this season in all of division III and his gold medal qualifies him for a spot in the Division III Outdoor National Championships May 26-28 in Geneva, Ohio. He was named the SCAC Men's Track Athlete of the Week on Wednesday following his win in the 800 in a previous season-best time of 1:56.85 on April 15 at the Little Rock Twilight. Jack bested several athletes from Division I schools last weekend and now has four top-10 finishes and a runner-up finish in the 800 this season in addition to his two wins.
Defending 800 meters champion Josh Fry of Colorado College (1:52.82) earned silver and Trinity's Will Salony took bronze, crossing the line in 1:53.20 and those two times along with Jack's all bested the former conference championship meet mark of 1:53.50, which was set by Trinity's Zach Brush in 2011.
The two-day event, hosted by SCAC member Trinity University, concludes on Sunday and features the Ladies and Gents along with the host Tigers, Colorado College, the University of Dallas, Schreiner, Southwestern, St. Thomas, and Texas Lutheran. Live results are available at the link below:
Live Stats: http://www.bwraceresults.com/scac/
Competition begins at 8 a.m. on Sunday with track events followed by field events beginning at 9 a.m. Field events continue beginning at 10:30 a.m. and the afternoon session begins at Noon. The final event is scheduled for 2 p.m. followed by the Awards Ceremony at approximately 2:20 p.m.
Sophomore Coby Harris (Lafayette, La.) finished 25th in the 200 meter dash in a time of 23.51, freshman Deandre Gonzales (San Antonio, Texas) placed 29th in a time of 23.93, and senior Payton Lii (Dallas, Texas) finished 31st at 25.10.
Centenary has recorded 11 top-15 individual finishes as well as eight top-five finishes men and women combined this season. Centenary made its program debut in the SCAC Championship last season in Seguin, Texas as the Ladies finished fifth and earned nine points while the Gents placed ninth. Trinity won both the men's and women's titles and Colorado College finished as runner-up on both sides.
See the complete men's season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/mtrack/2021-22/schedule
See the complete women's season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/wtrack/2021-22/schedule
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