Men's Track and Field 4/29/2025 6:25:00 PM

Augusta Men's Track & Field Finishes Third at PBC Championship

Daytona Beach, Fla. – The Augusta University men's track and field team finished third overall at the 2025 Peach Belt Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship, hosted by Embry-Riddle on April 28–29 at the ERAU Track Complex.

Team Standings

Embry-Riddle
Flagler
Augusta
Clayton State
USC Beaufort
Columbus State
Lander

All-Conference Selections

(Top 3 finishers in each event)

Jalen Belton – 100m – 3rd
Seth Eye – 1500m – 3rd
Avery Jaynes – 5000m – 1st
Avery Jaynes - 10,000m - 1st
Andrew Todd – 3000m Steeplechase – 1st
Andrew Helfers – 3000m Steeplechase – 2nd
Caine Varnell – Decathlon – 3rd

Sprints & Relays
Jalen Belton led Augusta in the sprints, earning third in the 100m (10.64). He and Devin Barolette both scored in the 200m with matching times of 21.91, placing fifth and sixth. Barolette also placed sixth in the 100m (10.77). In the 400m, Roberto Barrera scored with a fifth-place finish in 49.70.

The 4x100m relay team of Trent Thomas, Devin Barolette, Michael Meriweather, and Jalen Belton ran 43.34 to place fifth. The 4x400m relay team of Roberto Barrera, Devin Barolette, Amir Dayal, and Charlie Roberts finished second overall with a time of 3:15.52.

Middle & Long Distance
Amir Dayal scored in the 800m with a fifth-place finish (1:52.90). In the 1500m, Seth Eye placed third in 3:54.41 and Patrick Motes finished eighth (4:00.06).

Avery Jaynes claimed first place in both the 5000m (14:48.39) and 10,000m (35:18.97). In the 5000m, Brandon Martin (15:16.08) and Andrew Helfers (15:16.40) placed sixth and seventh, respectively. In the 10,000m, Matthew Moore (35:23.01) placed fourth and Martin added an eighth-place finish (35:38.20).

Andrew Todd won the 3000m steeplechase in 9:17.25, with teammate Andrew Helfers taking second (9:25.89). Carter Dehnke (10:11.82) and Shahzeb Rashid (10:17.43) also scored in the event.

Field Events
In the high jump, Jalen Belton and Mitchell Jean Baptiste each cleared 1.85m to place fifth and sixth, respectively. Josh Bowen earned three scoring finishes in field events: sixth in the shot put (13.37m), sixth in the discus (40.93m), and fifth in the javelin (52.97m). Ryan Li also scored in the javelin with an eighth-place throw of 51.92m. Michael Chatman added a seventh-place finish in the hammer throw (40.77m).

Multi Events
Caine Varnell scored in the decathlon, finishing third overall with 5,593 points.

AWARDS

All-Sportsmanship Team

Roberto Barrera, Augusta

Men's Outstanding Track Athletes presented by College Ave

Avery Jaynes, Augusta