Lee University wound up with six top-eight finals times in the NCAA Division II outdoor track and field meet in Kingsville, Texas, capped by twins Justin and Josiah Brooks, Jeremiah McCain and Siphosethu Boya with a fifth-place time of 3 minutes, 9.71 seconds in the last event, the men’s 4×400-meter relay. Christian Noble and Josiah Brooks were first-team All-Americans for fifth- and sixth-place finishes Friday. Justin Brooks joined them Saturday with a sixth in the 400 (47.58), and Josiah and Justin were sixth (21.38) and eighth (21.39) for two more first-team All-America finishes. The Flames tied for 16th in the men’s standings with 18 points. Lee’s Chloe Flora finished 20th in the women’s 5000 on Saturday; Charlee Boxall was 16th in the women’s 1500 preliminaries Thursday.
Baseball
» Top-seeded Tennessee Wesleyan University pounced on eighth-seeded Indiana Tech with a five-run second inning and won 11-3 behind pitcher Cole Bellair on Saturday in the Avista NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho. TWU (53-9) faces fifth-seeded Georgia Gwinnett in the 6 p.m. EDT Monday game. On Saturday, the Bulldogs built their lead to 8-0 before Indiana Tech scored its only run off Bellair, who worked seven innings with seven strikeouts. Jerry Ochoa pitched a hitless eighth inning. Aloysius Cruz homered twice and Bryce Giles was 2-for-3 with two walks, a homer, two RBIs and three runs scored for TWU, which got two RBIs also from Tyler Reichenborn. Anthony Williams was 3-for-5 with an RBI, and Dan Fry, Shamoy Christopher and Jhosmel Rodriquez each had an extra-base hit, a single and an RBI.
Basketball
» Lorenzo White joins Beyuan Hendricks as Baylor School basketball standouts from Cleveland, Tennessee, signing this past week with Cleveland’s NCAA Division II school, Lee University. The 6-foot-3 White is the son of former Bradley Central multisport athlete and Tennessee football star Chris White. “We are excited to add another local product to our program,” coach Bubba Smith said in a Lee release. “Lorenzo brings us a hard-nosed, tough and skilled guard who has competed at a high level at the Baylor School. Watching Baylor play this season, it seemed Lorenzo was affecting the games in many ways, and often in ways that didn’t show up in the stat sheet. Also a talented quarterback who could have played college football, Lorenzo has demonstrated leadership qualities that will add tremendous value to our program.” Said Baylor coach Mark Price: “Zo has a tremendous appreciation for Lee, having grown up in Cleveland. His wealth of experience in football and basketball at Baylor has developed him into a fierce competitor. He has been instrumental in two state-final-four seasons during his last two years.” White had a 3.53 GPA and said Lee “fit every necessity in my college decision. Their strong basketball history and prestigious academics are a big part. (The coaches) are great people, and I believe they will guide me toward becoming a better ballplayer and a better man.”