LEXINGTON, VA. -- Furman claimed five additional titles Saturday to conclude the 2025 SoCon Indoor Track and Field Championship at the Corps Physical Training Facility in Lexington, Va.

On the men's side, the Paladins took gold in each event from the 800m to the 5,000m, plus the DMR, for the third-straight year, while the Furman women scored 115 points to break the former Paladin scoring high of 109 points, set in 2020.  Both Furman teams finished third at the championship.

Senior Matthew Smith won the men's 800m with a time of 1:47.64, establishing a new SoCon meet record and a new Furman program record.  He broke his own previous Paladin record of 1:48.66, which Smith set in January of 2023.  The Paladins placed three runners among the top six in the event, including senior Carson Williams in fifth (1:55.74) and freshman Tripp Roemer (1:57.21) in sixth.   

The Furman men swept the podium in the mile.  Williams crossed the line in 4:08.58 to take gold, followed by junior Luke Taylor in second at 4:09.31 and sophomore Chris Knight, who won the men's 3,000m on Friday, in third at 4:11.90.  Freshman Trevor Coggin turned in a time of 4:20.19 for eighth place.  

In the men's 5,000m, all six Paladin runners finished among the top eight.  Fifth-year student Evan Guzman posted a time of 14:35.30 to win the event, while sophomore Owen Shifflett placed third at 14:42.75.  Senior Casey Burr crossed the line in 14:43.80 for fourth place, and freshman Rives Boltwood was sixth with a time of 14:47.20.  Juniors Colton Kempney and Luke Taylor finished back to back in seventh (14:49.36) and eighth (14:54.08) place, respectively.

For the women, freshman Claire Cook recorded a time of 2:10.66 to take first place in the 800m.  Freshman Jais Ward placed second at 2:11.22, while senior Callie Harper posted a personal-best time for the second day in a row, finishing seventh at 2:14.89.

Furman took the top five spots in the women's 5,000m to score 33 points in the event.  After winning the 3,000m on Friday, junior Carly Wilkes claimed gold with a time of 16:17.08.  Junior Jenna Mulhern finished second at 16:43.06, followed by senior Madelynne Cadeau in third at 16:57.18.  Junior Emma Jones finished fourth with a PR of 16:58.01, and Lamanna placed fifth with a time of 17:14.53.  Freshman Joiner Evans finished 13th at 18:06.62.  

In the women's mile, freshman Nysa Males crossed the line in 4:47.31 for second place, while Cadeau finished third with a PR of 4:48.95.  Lamanna placed fourth with a time of 4:59.96, and junior Clair Garrett posted a time of 5:04.54 for sixth place.  

The Paladins received nine SoCon All-Freshman Team citations on day two of the meet.  Roemer was honored in the 800m, Coggin in the mile, and Boltwood in the 5,000m for the men.  On the women's side, Cook and Ward earned accolades in the 800m, Lamanna was honored in both the mile and the 5,000m, Males claimed a citation in the mile, and Evans was featured on the team in the 5,000m. 

Samford won both the women's and men's meets for the sixth-consecutive year.  The Bulldogs scored 163.5 points on the women's side, followed by Wofford in second with 119.5 points.  The Paladin women placed third with 115 points.  On the men's side, Samford scored 177 points, followed by Western Carolina with 167 points for second place.  Furman finished third with 109 points.

Senior Dylan Schubert currently ranks tenth nationally in the 5,000m after posting a time of 13:17.89 at Boston University in December.  The top 16 athletes in each event qualify for the NCAA Championship, which is slated for March 14-15 in Virginia Beach, Va.

SoCon Indoor Track and Field Championships - Day 2 Complete Furman Results
Men's Results
800m Finals
1st Matthew Smith 1:47.64 - Furman Program Record, SoCon Meet Record
5th Carson Williams 1:55.74
6th Tripp Roemer 1:57.21

Mile  
1st Carson Williams 4:08.58
2nd Luke Taylor 4:09.31
3rd Chris Knight 4:11.90
8th Trevor Coggin 4:20.19

5,000m
1st Evan Guzman 14:35.30
3rd Owen Shifflett 14:42.75
4th Casey Burr 14:43.80
6th Rives Boltwood 14:47.20
7th Colton Kempney 14:49.36
8th Luke Taylor 14:54.08

4x400m Relay
7th Womack, Delaney, 3:29.75
Knight, M. Smith

Women
800m Finals
1st Claire Cook 2:10.66
2nd Jais Ward 2:11.22
7th Callie Harper 2:14.89

Mile Finals
2nd Nysa Males 4:47.31
3rd Madelynne Cadeau 4:48.95
4th Zoie Lamanna 4:59.96
6th Clair Garrett 5:04.54

5,000m
1st Carly Wilkes 16:17.80
2nd Jenna Mulhern 16:43.06
3rd Madelynne Cadeau 16:57.18
4th Emma Jones 16:58.01
5th Zoie Lamanna 17:14.53
13th Joiner Evans 18:06.62

4x400m Relay
4th Cook, Ward, 3:57.18
Harper, Males

Men's All-Freshman – Day 2
800m
Tripp Roemer, Furman

Mile
Trevor Coggin, Furman

5,000m
Rives Boltwood, Furman

Women's All-Freshman – Day 2
800m
Claire Cook, Furman
Jais Ward, Furman

Mile
Nysa Males, Furman
Zoie Lamanna, Furman

5,000m
Zoie Lamanna, Furman
Joiner Evans, Furman