Winston-Salem, NC -- The SCAD Atlanta Men's and Women's Track and Field teams competed at the Appalachian Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships this past weekend. Athletes competed in hopes of receiving an AAC All-Conference Honors, and snagging an NAIA qualifying mark. The Bees performed oustanding and returned home with 6 AAC All-Conference Honors.

The Men's 4 x 800 Meter relay, consisting of Booker LaHue, William Karim, Ryan Holmes, Trent Wells, broke the meet record with a time of 7:58.72. First Year Jada Parrott had a standout race and did not let her age dictate her performance; she advanced to the 60 Meter Hurdle Finals, competed hard, and took 2nd place, falling only to Montreat's Emma Barnes. The women's team finished in 5th place, the highest team finish SCAD Atlanta has received for Indoor Track and Field. Senior Ashlyn Vanlandingham took to the AAC stage with outcomes in mind, placing 2nd in the 1,000 Meters and securing a spot to race at the NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championships. 


WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS

1. Milligan (175)
2. Columbia (S.C.) (129)
3. Montreat (119)
4. Brenau (116)
5. SCAD Atlanta (47)
6. Columbia Int'l (45)
7. Reinhardt (42)
8. Tennessee Wesleyan (39)
9. Pikeville (16)
10. Bryan (13)
11. Spartanburg Methodist (12)
12. Union (Ky.) (5)

WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Meredith Larkworthy (Spring, Tex. / UX Design)

• 3000 Meters - 10:37 (7^th Place)

Jada Parrott (Buford, GA / Film & Television)

• 60 Meter Hurdles [Finals] - 9:16 (2^nd)

Gray Pershing (Moseley, Va. / Sculpture)

• 5000 Meters - 19:04 (10^th)

Avery Raymond (Raymore, Mo. / Sculpture)

• 5000 Meters - 17:57 (3^rd)

Ashlyn Vanlandingham (Hebron, Ky. / Animation)

• 800 Meters - 2:19 (3^rd)
• 1000 Meters - 2:57 (2^nd)

4x 400 Meter Relay - Azalea Snell (Loganville, GA / Illustration), G. Pershing, Catarina Dubyk-Cassidy (Big Pine Key, Fla. / Sculpture), A. Raymond

• 10:25 (5^th)

Distance Medley Relay - Paige Perkins (Moses Lake, WA / Fashion), M. Larkworthy, C. Dubyk-Cassidy, A. Snell

• 13:43 (7^th)

MEN'S TEAM RESULTS

1. Milligan (178.5)
2. Montreat (110)
3. Reinhardt (101)
4. Tennessee Wesleyan (79)
5. Columbia Int'l (67)
6. Columbia (S.C.) (65.5)
7. Pikeville (58)
8. Spartanburg Methodist (53.5)
9. SCAD Atlanta (24)
10. Union (Ky.) (19.5)
11. Bryan (8)

MEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Ryan Holmes (Ridgewood, N.J. / Acting)

• Mile - 4:37 (14^th)

William Karim (Spring, Tex. / Film & Television)

• Mile - 4:25 (6^th)

Booker LaHue (Corydon, I.N. / Illustration)

• Mile - 4:24 (5^th)

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

• Mile - 4:50 (17^th)
• 5000 Meters - 16:52 (14^th)

Trent Wells (Shreveport, La. / Game Development)

• Mile - 4:27 (8^th)

4 x 800 Meter Relay - B. LaHue, W. Karim, R. Holmes, T. Wells)

• 7:58 (1^st)

Distance Medley Relay - W. Karim, B. LaHue, R. Holmes, T. Wells

• 10:45 (3^rd)

ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS

• Jada Parrott - 60 Meter Hurdles
• Ashlyn Vandlandingham - 800 Meters, 1000 Meters
• Avery Raymond - 5000 Meters 
• 4 x 800 Meter Relay - Booker LaHue, William Karim, Ryan Holmes, Trent Wells
• Distance Medley Relay - William Karim, Booker LaHue, Ryan Holmes, Trent Wells

DID YOU KNOW? This is the highest women's team finish at the Appalachian Athletic Conference Championships for SCAD Atlanta.

WHAT'S NEXT? Ashlyn Vanlandingham will be racing at the NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Gainesville, Florida starting on March 6th in the 1000 Meters. The SCAD Atlanta Track and Field teams return to compeition opening their Outdoor Track and Field season at the Yellow Jacket Invitational on March 20th and 21st.