Bryan College Triangle

Senior Josh Bradley competes

by Tim Baldi
Staff Writer

Last Saturday, April 10, the Bryan College Track & Field team competed in the 44th annual Sea Ray Relays at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

The event hosted nearly 1,200 athletes between Wednesday and Saturday.

Bryan runners placed fourth in the 4×800 meter, setting a new Bryan record and the second fastest time in the NAIA with 7 minutes and 42 seconds.

The finishing time also qualified Bryan’s 4×800 team for the NAIA Outdoor National Championship on May 27-29.

“We can compete with anybody,” said Head Coach Rodney Stoker. “It’s just a matter of believing it.”

The team was in second place behind Illinois State after the second leg of the race. However, two teams passed the Lions during the remaining two legs.

Freshmen Jason McLeod and Alex Stephens, sophomore Bryson Harper and senior Joshua Bradley competed in the relays on Friday and Saturday of last week.

“It was impressive how our boys competed,” said Stoker.

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by Britney Weber
Staff Writer

We see them out running nearly every day, whether it is warm or cold, sunny, raining or snowing. Sometimes even twice a day. They put hours into training their bodies, toning their muscles and refining their movements. P90X is a common phrase in their vocabulary. Nearly every weekend they trade extra sleep for long bus rides. Ice baths and ice wraps are routine. Even in the summer they receive emails outlining the workouts they are to complete.

All because they love running.

It’s no wonder with this high level of dedication that the Bryan College Track & Field team continues to set records. This season promises to be no different. Read full story »

by Catherine Rogers
Staff Writer

Bryan College track and field team competed in Clemson (S.C.) University’s Tiger Tune Up this past Saturday where they took four top-five finishes and qualified four runners and a relay for the near NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships.

“We had a good weekend,” said Head Coach Rodney Stoker. “I didn’t have a lot of expectations. I didn’t want to put too much pressure on the young kids, but one of our guys, who’s been All-American a few times, was expected to win his race, and he did.”

Stoker was referring to senior Josh Bradley, who took the top spot in the men’s 800-meter race with a season best time of 1:54.36. Read full story »

Coach Rodney Stoker with the Nationals-qualifying Lady Lions cross country team. Photo courtesy of Ericka Simpson

by Lana Douglas
Staff Writer

The Bryan Lion ladies’ cross country team went to the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) Cross Country National Championships for the first time Nov. 21 in Vancouver, Wash.

Sophomore Ericka Simpson finished 20:59 in 241st place, freshman Liz Olsen finished 21:09 in 248th place and sophomore Alyssia Lindsay finished 21:58 in 287th place.

“I don’t know if it is so much about winning or losing, it’s more about just taking chances and using all the opportunities you have and doing your best,” said Olsen before the race. Read full story »

by Justin Morton
Design Editor

The Bryan College Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams are on a hot streak right now after winning the Southeastern Classic some two weeks ago. However, bigger challenges await them as they head to North Carolina to compete in the Appalachian Athletic Conference meet hosted by Montreat College, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Read full story »