MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. | The Young Harris College track & field teams closed out their 2025 season with a strong showing at the Conference Carolinas Outdoor Championships held at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (Apr. 24-26). In the final event of the year, the Mountain Lions turned in multiple standout performances and continued to build momentum for the future of the program. 

QUOTE FROM DIRECTOR OF TRACK & FIELD MATT LOGAN: 

"We have a young [women's] group, and I am proud of the way we competed all season. Walraven making the final in the 800 and backing up her performance from the indoor season was special." 

Coach Logan continues, "Really proud of our guys. Ryland continues to take on new challenges and has proven he can perform when the lights are brightest. He had 6/10 PB's and put together a great Dec. series. He's worked hard in the hurdles and it showed between indoor and outdoor. Xander had a great day and had a gritty last 1k to get the job done. I'm thrilled for Mason. He had a big breakthrough in the prelim to make the final and proved he can compete in fast and tactical races. Aidan went for it and almost got the win. He already has the respect of his coaches and teammates and gained the respect of his competitors. All three of our distance point scorers will give us a strong core as we look forward to next fall." 

MEN'S RESULTS:

The Mountain Lions men's team finished 10th overall out of 14 programs, with several notable highlights: 

• Ryland Hunley earned a 2nd-place overall finish in the decathlon, securing Second Team All-Conference honors. His decathlon event results included: 

• 1st in high jump (1.87m) 

• 1st in long jump (6.22m) 

• 2nd in 100m (11.38) 

• 2nd in discus (24.21m) 

• 2nd in pole vault (3.45m) 

• 3rd in javelin (38.27m) 

• 3rd in shot put (9.50m) 

• 4th in 110m hurdles (17.56) 

• 4th in 1500m (5:31.83) 

• 6th in 400m (54.99) 

• Hunley also placed 8th in the individual pole vault (3.35m), earning one additional team point. 

• Aidan Vrazel finished 4th in the men's 5000m (15:22.61), leading all freshmen. 

• Xander Potter placed 6th in the 3000m steeplechase (10:05.08), the top freshman finisher in the event. 

• Noah Mason advanced to the men's 1500m final after a 4:01.47 preliminary run and finished 8th overall (4:08.53), scoring one point for the Mountain Lions. 

• Additional Men's Results: 

• 800m Prelims: 22nd - Ryder Holland (2:00.02); 24th - Noah Scheuer (2:05.02) 

• 5000m: 28th - Noah Mason (18:30.11); Liam King (DNS) 

• 10000m: 9th - Brayden Figgins (33:49.68); 10th - Liam King (33:56.54); 13th - Austin Dezwart (34:13.55); Matthew Honeycutt (DNF) 

WOMEN'S RESULTS:

The Mountain Lions women's team battled hard throughout the weekend, highlighted by several personal bests and strong efforts: 

• Brynley Walraven had a standout meet, finishing 4th in the women's 800m (2:23.46) after running a personal best in the prelims (2:24.66). She scored five points for the team. 

• Harper Hubbard posted a one-second personal best in the 400m prelims, finishing 17th (1:04.87). 

• Piper Marsingill competed in the 800m prelims, placing 21st (2:41.35). 

UP NEXT:

The Mountain Lions now turn their attention to an offseason of training and development, as they look to build on the success in their inaugural outdoor season. With a young and talented core returning, Young Harris is poised to make an even greater impact in Conference Carolinas competition moving forward.