King College track and field takes home both the men's and women's Appalachian Athletic Conference titles.
On Friday night, the Tornado from King College blew through Western Carolina University en route to two AAC tournament championships. King College led from start to finish, taking home first place in both the men's and women's Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Championships which were held as a part of the Catamount Classic. On the women's side, King dominated, recording 191 of 309 total points to claim the team title. Milligan College was in second with 59 points, followed by Virginia Intermont College (44), Brevard College (13) and Union College (2) in fifth. In the men's competition, it was again King, scoring 171 points to win over second place Virginia Intermont College with 83 points. Union finished third with 56 points, followed by Milligan (22) and Brevard (6).
For the women, King was led by the duo of Anndrea Lowe and Judy Johnson. Lowe recorded six podium finishes on the day, including a trio of first place finishes and also three in third to account for 36 total points. The freshman from Big Stone Gap, Va., posted AAC first place finishes in the high jump and the 100-meter hurdles and won the overall event in the women's 400-meter hurdles. Johnson, a freshman from Knoxville, Tenn., accounted for 30 total points with three AAC first place finishes, including an overall first-place run in the 400-meter dash and 200-meter dash as well as first in the triple jump.
The Tornado men received a total of 82 points from four individuals, led by 26 points from freshman Josh Cloyd, 24 from senior Justin Seaver, 18 by freshman Jamaal Parker, and 14 from freshman Joel Surber. Cloyd and Parker each won overall championships as Cloyd won the men's long jump competition for his only first place finish, while the latter won the triple jump. Seaver captured three AAC first-place finishes to lead the KC squad.