Mustang Roundup 2/18/23
Erik Holth, CBC Sports Information Director
Conway, Ark. – A busy day in CBC athletics began with the wrestling team competing in the American Midwest Conference/Sooner Athletic Conference Championship and concluded with men's basketball playing the Harris-Stowe State Hornets in the 2023 Homecoming game. Here's how the day went for the Mustangs:
WRESTLING
Central Baptist College wrestling was on the mat today at Texas Wesleyan University for the 2023 AMC/SAC Championship. Six wrestlers placed in the top four in their weight classes, four wrestlers were named to All-Conference and CBC finished second in the AMC and fifth in the overall standings at the Championship. Darron Harvey won the heavyweight class, defeating teammate Antwon Singleton in the final, and qualified for the NAIA National Wrestling Championship on March 4 & 5 in Wichita, Kan. Additionally, David Corretjer placed fourth at 125 pounds, Alejandro Mas placed fourth at 149 pounds, Christian Richer took third at 165 pounds and Gregory Pierre-Louis captured fourth at 197 pounds. Harvey also earned All-Conference honors as well as Newcomer of the Year while Corretjer was All-Conference and Freshman of the Year and Mas and Richer both earned All-Conference selections, setting a record for most all-conference selections by CBC in wrestling.
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Four athletes, Ally Swaim, Josh Brown, Jadon Price and Isaiah Stiger competed today for CBC at the AMC Indoor Track Championships, hosted by Principia College. Swaim competed in four events, winning the 60-meter hurdles for the third straight season, with a time of 9.13. She also placed fourth in the 200 meters, 10th in the 600 meters and third in the 60 meters. Brown finished fifth in the 60 meters on the men's side while Stiger placed fourth in the long jump with a new program record jump of 6.12 meters, making him the first Mustang to jump over six meters, while Price finished 19th in the same event. Indoor Track season is now complete and outdoor season begins on March 11th at the Hendrix Alumni Open.
SOFTBALL
BASEBALL
Baseball and softball did not have results available at the time of writing. They will be completed by Monday.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
CBC women's basketball wrapped up their season today with a visit from AMC foe Harris-Stowe State on homecoming inside A.R. Reddin Fieldhouse. CBC (11-14, 6-14 AMC) finished their season with back-to-back wins, sending Harris-Stowe (4-21, 3-17 AMC) back home with a stinging 53-49 loss. Caroline Citty had 14 points and Olivia Lambrigtsen added 12 for the Lady Mustangs to send them into the offseason on a high note.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
CBC men's basketball clinched a rematch in the AMC quarterfinals in dominating fashion today at A.R. Reddin Fieldhouse. CBC (19-9, 11-5 AMC) dominated HSSU (8-15, 7-9 AMC) to the tune of 47 percent shooting to 36 percent, winning 80-54, setting up another game with the Hornets next Thursday night in the American Midwest Conference quarterfinals. Tipoff is 7 p.m. at Reddin Fieldhouse.