From Emory University Athletics

The Emory University indoor track & field team competed in its first meet of the new year, hosting the Emory CrossPlex Showdown that took place in Birmingham, Alabama on Sunday.

The men's team finished in second place as they put up 92.5 points trailing just behind Montevallo (99.5 points).

Sophomore Jackson Price continued his impressive run as an Eagle setting another program record this time in the 200m dash where he ran a time of 21.99 seconds to beat the previous program record set by Alex Greenhouse in 2010 by .02 seconds.

Elsewhere on the track for the men, senior Spencer Moore won the 3,000m run with a time of 8:31.21 which marked a new personal best and the fifth best time in program history. Finishing just behind Moore, junior Tristan Olpin finished in second in the 3,000m run recording a time of 8:41.51. Competing in the 4x400 relay the team of junior Dawit Dean, sophomore Chris Belz, sophomore Tristan Moore and senior Thomas Davis placed first after crossing the finish line in a time of 3:23.88.

On the field for the men, junior Kenya Sei notched a third place finish in the weight throw after recording a distance of 14.89m which also stands as the eighth farthest distance in Eagles history. Freshman Henry Brandstadter also recorded a win for the Eagles in the high jump as he hit a distance of 2.00m. Freshman Denny Fisher had a solid second collegiate meet as he placed fourth in the pole vault after reaching a height of 4.15m.