THE MEET
Sun Belt Indoor Conference Tournament
Location: Birmingham, Ala.
Birmingham, Ala. – The ULM men's and women's track & field teams opened the 2017 Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships on Monday, highlighted by Jemal Parharm's winning performance in the men's long jump.
NOTABLES
-In the men's long jump, Jemal Parharm recorded a 7.47 meter jump to win the event. His first jump distance held up throughout the six rounds as he won by just .01 meters over Jamil Peeples from Arkansas State.
-In the men's distance medley, the team of Brandon McDonald, Zach Kilpatrick, Martin Kipchirchir and Elias Keter finished with a time of 10:29.28 to earn a fifth place finish.
-Brice Chaney competed in the men's heptathlon on Monday. Through the four (of seven) events completed on Monday, Chaney's highlight was a fifth place finish in the shot put with a 12.61 meter throw. He will finish the heptathlon on Tuesday with 60 meter hurdles, the pole vault and 1000 meter run.
-In the women's weight throw, Alexis Gordon had an impressive 16.73 meter toss to finish 10th in the event on Monday.
-Adriunna Brown notched a 5.80 meter jump in the women's long jump to finish in a tie for sixth in the event.
QUOTABLES FROM HEAD COACH J.D. MALONE
"I was very excited for Jemal to win the conference championship in long jump. He has had a rough indoor season and we are glad he was able to get it done today. Adriunna jumped well today to get 6th (in the long jump). She has had an incredible amount of adversity to fight through this week after she came to Birmingham with the flu."
UP NEXT
-ULM continues action at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships tomorrow morning beginning at 9:00 a.m., with the remainder of the men's heptathlon first on the schedule.
