Bears Head to SoCon Championships

MACON, Ga. – The postseason is officially underway as the Mercer Bears will compete in the Southern Conference Championships on Saturday and Sunday in Cullowhee, N.C. Both days will be streamed live on ESPN+.

As announced earlier this week, spectators will not be permitted inside the stadium but can view the event from outside the stadium if desired. The championships will air live on ESPN+ both days, with Saturday's coverage starting at 2 p.m. Eastern and Sunday's at 1 p.m.

SOCON CHAMPIONSHIPS
Date: May 1-2, 2021
Time: 8:30 a.m. (Saturday) | 1:00 p.m. (Sunday) – Based on Mercer's first event each day
Location: Cullowhee, N.C. | Catamount Athletic Complex
Live Results: bit.ly/3vCFmtb
Live Video: es.pn/3u8NQYD (Day 1) | es.pn/3e7FGKc (Day 2)
Twitter Updates: @MercerXCTF

The championships will begin with the 10,000-meter run at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. Ashley McMahon (37:47.52) and Marina Van Sickle (38:43.85) have the top two times entering the championship event.

Cherrish Wright has two seed times that lead the conference, including a time of 11.85 seconds in the 100-meter dash and 24.31 seconds in the 200-meter dash. Wright's 100-meter time is a program record, and her 2021 time in the 200-meter dash ranks third in Mercer history. Carlandra Jones' 400-meter time of 55.26 seconds, which took place at the USC Open and shattered her previous program record, is tops among all SoCon athletes. Lauryn Dancy and Wright boast the second best times in the conference in a pair of events. Dancy trails Wright by 0.02 seconds in the 100-meter dash, and Wright's impressive time of 13.92 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles is second to Wofford's Kerrington Johnson. The Orange & Black's 4x100 and 4x400-meter teams recorded the second fastest time behind Wofford and Western Carolina respectively.

Below a list of events that the Bears will compete in. Events are subject to change based on preliminary results and individuals who do not start.

Saturday (Trials unless noted)
8:30 a.m. – 10,000-Meter Run (Finals)
1:00 p.m. – 1500-Meter Run
2:00 p.m. – 100-Meter Hurdles
2:35 p.m. – 400-Meter Dash
3:10 p.m. – 100-Meter Dash
3:45 p.m. – 800-Meter Run
5:10 pm – 200-Meter Dash

Sunday (All Finals)
1:00 p.m. – 4x100-Meter Relay
1:20 p.m. – 1500-Meter Run
1:40 p.m. – 100-Meter Hurdles
2:00 p.m. – 400-Meter Dash
2:20 p.m. – 100-Meter Dash
2:40 p.m. – 800-Meter Run
3:20 p.m. – 200-Meter Dash
3:40 p.m. – 5000-Meter Run
4:25 p.m. – 4x400-Meter Relay

2021 SoCon women's outdoor track and field power rankings
Team                        Points
Samford                    219.83
Wofford                     130.5
Western Carolina 97.67
Furman 90
ETSU                         89
Mercer 80
VMI 43
The Citadel               42
Chattanooga 8
UNCG 0

FOLLOW THE BEARS
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Players Mentioned

Lauryn Dancy

Carlandra Jones

Ashley McMahon

Marina Van Sickle

Cherrish Wright

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