BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Southeastern won 10 of the 19 events at The Sun Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships to claim their third consecutive team title with 282 points.
Keiser was second with 164.
"We came in with a plan and focusing on we over me," said coach Nick Dodson. "We were going to be a team and a family united and our meet performances would take care of itself. We had some big performances that maybe we didn't expect at first, but everyone kept feeding off of each other and piling on."
Joseph Taylor was the Most Valuable Performer, scoring 27.5 points with wins in the 200 Meters in 21.43 seconds, the 400 Meters in 48.01 seconds, ran the anchor of the victorious 4x400 Relay with Davien Worrels, Keishon Franklin, and James Williamson III in 3:18.62, finished sixth in the Long Jump and seventh in the 60 Meters in 7.11.
"It just comes down to having the will and wanting to win and not let my teammates down," said Taylor. "If my energy is good, their energy is good."
Williamson was third in the 200 in 21.72, and Franklin was third in 49.05. Both of Franklin's marks were NAIA 'B' Standards.
John Perez-Dunn was the winner of the 3000 Meters in 9:07 and the 5000 Meters in 15:40 in a pair of meet record times.
The Fire grabbed the top two spots in the 60 Hurdles with Glenn Rodgers breaking his own meet record with a time of 7.83 and was followed by Darion Carter in 8.01.
The 4x800 Relay team of Emilio Ancaya, Daniel Morgan, Jaden Simpson, and Luke Callery took first in 8:41.
Kyle Manuel highlighted the performance in the field by winning the Shot Put and Weight Throw. Manuel hit 17.29 meters in the shot and 16.91 meters in weight to earn an NAIA 'B' Standard.
James Turner was the runner-up in the 600 Meters in 1:23.86. Ethan Campbell took second in the 1000 Meters in 2:35 and was followed by Drew Knobl in 2:39.56. Campbell was also the runner-up in the Mile in 4:28.79 and Knobl again was third in 4:30.33.
Franklin took first in the Long Jump, coming in unseeded and recording a best mark of 6.98 meters.
Davonte Vanterpool took second in the High Jump, clearing 2.0 meters and nearly qualifying for nationals. Maximiliano Kittsteiner was the runner-up in the Pole Vault, clearing 4.8 meters on his first attempt.
TJ Sanders hit the NAIA 'B' Standard in the 3000 Race Walk in a time of 15:28.
Sun Conference Final Scores
1. Southeastern - 282
2. Keiser - 164
3. Thomas - 102
4. Florida Memorial - 79
5. Warner - 30.5
6. Ave Maria - 30
7. Webber International - 25.5
8. SCAD-Savannah - 14
The 58th Annunal NAIA Men's Indoor Track annd Field National Championship is set for March 2-4, 2023 at the Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex in Brookings, South Dakota.