Lee University won both the men’s and women’s championships as the Gulf South Conference track and field meet wrapped up Saturday in Rome, Georgia, and Christian Noble and Chloe Flora from the Cleveland school each was doubly honored as outstanding track athlete and outstanding overall athlete. Lee’s Jeremiah McCain was the men’s most outstanding freshman. Pulling away on the final day, the Lady Flames compiled 246.5 points to 173.8 for second-place Alabama-Huntsville while the Flames totaled 250.8 to 209.3 for Alabama-Huntsville. Flora led 1-2-3 Lee finishes in the women’s 10,000- and 5000-meter runs and finished second in the 1500 to teammate Charlee Boxall, who also won the 3000 steeplechase with Becca Umbarger second. Amber Littlejohn won the 200 and 400, Brooke Long and Jordan Allison were first and second in the heptathlon (Allison with two event wins), Hannah Butolph won the high jump and Kayla Williams and Kristen Blevins were second and third in the 100 and third and fourth in the 200. The Lady Flames’ 4×100 and 4×400 relay teams were runners-up. Lee won both men’s relays, Noble and Casey Guthery were first and second in the 10k and 5k, Noble and Thomas Kelton were first and third in the steeplechase, McCain won both hurdles events, Justin Brooks won the 200 and 400, Josiah Brooks won the triple jump and was second in the 100 and third in the 200, Jared Herzog was second in the 1500 and Gari Garmendia was second in hammer throw. Lee’s Teagan Lenox won the decathlon with four firsts, a second and three thirds, and Daniel Surman won the decathlon pole vault.
Fishing
» Buddy Gross of Chickamauga, Georgia, rose to fourth place at 62 pounds, 2 ounces in the FLW Tour bass tournament on Chickamauga Lake with his five-fish limit totaling 23-12 Saturday. The top 10 are in the final round out of the Dayton Boat Dock on Sunday, led by Michigan resident Ron Nelson (65-0) and Floridians Matt Greenblatt (64-2) and John Cox (62-9).
Softball
» The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s home game Saturday night against Southern Conference leader Samford was suspended with the host Mocs having just tied the score at 3 in the sixth inning. The teams will finish that game at 1 p.m. Sunday and then conclude the regular season with a doubleheader. Samford (21-27, 10-4) scored three runs in the first inning; UTC (31-13, 9-6) got two in the fifth. The Mocs will host the SoCon tournament starting Wednesday at Warner Park. The team appreciation dinner is Monday at 6 p.m. at White Oak United Methodist Church, and tickets cost $15 and will be available at today’s games and at the door.