Lynchburg, Va. - Jasmine Miles reset her own school record in the women's discus throw, and Alex Young achieved his third top 8 finish of the weekend to lead Gardner-Webb track & field on the final day of the 2013 Big South Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

In the women's standings, the Runnin' Bulldogs finished in seventh place, earning 42.5 points over the three day Conference Championships. GWU finished just 9.25 points out of fifth place UNC Asheville (51.75 pts.) and only 5.5 points behind High Point (48 pts.).

Senior Ivana Hughes scored two top 8 finishes for her squad on Saturday. The Evans, Ga. native finished fifth in the women's 400 m dash, racing to a time of 56.14, and added an eighth place finish in the 800 m run to score valuable points.

Freshman Sarah Perkins (Gorham, Maine) achieved a top 8 finish in the women's 400 m hurdles. Perkins finished with the fifth best time in the event, crossing the finish line at 1:01.75 in her first-ever Big South Championship final.

In the women's discus throw, Jasmine Miles (Amelia, Va.) reset her own school record, achieving a distance of 44.68 m (146' 7"). The junior took seventh place in the event for the Runnin' Bulldogs.

Fellow junior Kyntoya Hansford (Miami, Fla.) finished 13th in the event, tossing 36.39 m (119' 5").

GWU finished in eighth place in the women's 4x100 m relay. Ashley Slate, Perkins, Nicole Saxton, and T'Keyah Bell teamed up for a time of 49.49 in the event.

In the 4x400 m relay, Gardner-Webb achieved a fourth place finish. Bell, Perkins, Saxton, and Hughes teamed up to record the Runnin' Bulldog women's fastest time of the season in the event at 3:54.50.

Gardner-Webb finished in eighth place in the men's team standings, accumulating 44 points over the three-day Championship meet. The Runnin' Bulldogs finished just 19 points behind sixth place Campbell (65 pts.) and 12 points behind seventh place Radford (56 pts.).

In the men's discus throw, freshmen Alex Young (LaVergne, Tenn.) and A.J. White (Hurricane, W.Va.) each earned top 5 finishes for the Runnin' Bulldogs. Young took fifth place in the event, throwing 46.56 m (152' 9"), and White finished sixth, tossing 44.93 m (147' 5").

Gardner-Webb occupied the fifth and sixth spots in the men's pole vault. Redshirt freshman Tyler Samotis (Hendersonville, N.C.) achieved a height of 4.50 m (14' 9") to take fifth, and freshman Tyler Marsengill (Rock Hill, S.C.) rose up for the same height to finish in sixth place.

Junior Terry Davis (Wilson, N.C.) took sixth place in the men's triple jump, leaping for a distance of 14.02 m (46' 0"). Davis was followed by fellow Runnin' Bulldog jumper Chuboy Umeadi, who finished with the ninth best jump at 13.62 m (44' 8.25").

Distance specialist Mike McClay (Lawrenceville, Ga.) finished 20th in the men's 5,000 m. The junior raced to a time of 15:33.92.

GWU's 4x100 m relay squad gave the Runnin' Bulldogs an eighth place finish. Brandaun Addison, Stanley Fleurant, Miles Harris, and Tavarus Ferguson combined for a time of 42.87 in the event.

The Gardner-Webb men finished tenth in the 4x400 m relay. Harris, William Cottrell, Trey Crook, and McClay teamed up to finish with a time of 3:28.80.

Over the weekend, three Gardner-Webb performers earned All-Conference honors in their respective events:

GWU All-Conference Performers:

Ashlei Alexander (Women's Hammer Throw, 3rd, school record 53.67 m)
Kristen Hurley (Heptathlon, 2nd, 4,602 points)
Alex Young (Men's Hammer Throw, 1st, 62.09 m ; Shot Put, 2nd, 16.71 m)