QUICK LAP: This weekend, the SCAD Atlanta Track and Field teams competed at the Appalachian Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Hosted by Milligan University, athletes competed with the intention of placing at an All-Conference finish and receiving an NAIA qualifying mark. The Bees were fond of threes, with 3 athletes finishing in 3rd place to receive All-Conference Honors: Katie Clarke in the 1500 Meters, Eve D'Antignac in the discus throw, and Gray Pershing in the 3000 Meter Steeplchase. 

MEN'S TEAM SCORES:

1. Milligan (199)
2. Reinhardt (126)
3. Montreat (123)
4. Truett-McConnell (115)
5. Tennessee Wesleyan (80)
6. Columbia Int'l (63)
7. Columbia (S.C.) (54)
8. Union (Ky.) (46)
9. Pikeville (36)
10. Bryan (32)
11. SCAD Atlanta (4)

MEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:

Cormac Dow (Hopewell, N.J. / Illustration)

• 5000 Meters -- 16:07 (15^th)

William Lanser (University Place, W.A. / Film)

• 1500 Meters -- 4:05 (10^th)
• 5000 Meters -- 15:25 (7^th)

Aadhick Sivakumar (Piscataway, N.J. / Animation)

• 1500 Meters -- 4:28 (17^th)

Trent Wells (Shreveport, La. / Game Development)

• 1500 Meters -- 4:03 (8^th) 
• 5000 Meters -- 15:33 (10^th)

Owen Zitek (Aurora, Co / Acting)

• 5000 Meters -- 16:55 (18^th)

Viren Chauhan (Delhi, India / Game Development), Bryce Derick (Lindley, N.Y. / Photography), A. Sivakumar, O. Zitek

• 4 x 800 Meter Relay -- 8:49 (8^th)

WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES:

1. Columbia (S.C.) (141)
2. Montreat (137)
3. Brenau (112)
4. Milligan (107)
5. Tennessee Wesleyan (91)
6. Truett-McConnell (76)
7. Columbia Int'l (69)
8. Reinhardt (62)
9. SCAD Atlanta (33)
10. Union (Ky.) (28)
11. Bryan (15)
12. Pikeville (15)
13. Bluefield (1)

WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:

Katie Clarke (Cheshire, England / Advertising)

• 1500 Meters -- 4:44 (3rd)

Eve D'Antignac (Bowie, Md. / Animation)

• Hammer Throw -- 28.32m (23^rd)
• Discus Throw -- 38.93m (3^rd)

Catarina Dubyk-Cassidy (Big Pine Key, Fla. / Sculpture)

• 800 Meters -- 2:35 (19^th)

Tatum Dykstra (Muskeon, MI / Animation)

• 1500 Meters -- 4:49 (5^th)
• 5000 Meters -- 18:19 (5^th)

Meredith Larkworthy (Spring, Tex. / UX Design)

• 1500 Meters -- 4:52 (7^th)
• 5000 Meters -- 18:59 (10^th)

Gray Pershing (Moseley, Va. / Sculpture)

• 3000 Meter Steeplechase -- 12:10 (3^rd)

Avery Raymond (Raymore, Mo. / Sculpture)

• 1500 Meters -- 4:54 (9^th)

Ashlyn Vanlandingham (Hebron, Ky. / Animation)

• 800 Meters -- 2:19 (4^th)
• 1500 Meters -- 4:57 (10^th)

C. Dubyk-Cassidy, Paige Perkins (Moses Lake, WA / Graphic Design), G. Pershing, Corrine Sherwin (Cary, NC / Interior Design)

• 4 x 800 Meter Relay -- 10:49 (9^th)

ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS

• Katie Clarke: 1500 Meters
• Eve D'Antignac: Discus
• Gray Pershing: 3000 Meter Steeplechase

WHAT'S NEXT? The Bees will race at the Outdoor Music City Challenge in Nashville, Tennessee on May 2^nd to give athletes a chance to qualify for the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships.