The ETSU men’s track and field team scored 111 points in 11 events Saturday to win the 2011 Atlantic Sun Indoor Track and Field Championship inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center. ETSU totaled 152 points on the weekend beating runner up Kennesaw State by 15 points, while the championship is the fourth for the Bucs in the last six years under head coach Dave Walker.

“The last championship is always the nicest,” Walker said. “We had some ups and downs early in the meet, and the rest of the team came to bat. That’s how you win championships. After coming up short last year, we didn’t want to leave anything to chance.”

Jarrod Burton followed up his first place performance in the men’s shot with an outstanding showing in the weight throw. Burton battled back and forth with Belmont’s Joe Frye, and after losing the lead to Frye, Burton had a throw of 63-10 Â to break the meet record and move into first. Burton would be overtaken though on Frye’s next throw as he would record a mark of 63-11 _, but Burton’s second-place finish and two meet record marks earned him the A-Sun Men’s Most Outstanding Field Performer of the meet.

“Jarrod is one outstanding athlete, and I don’t know how we are going to replace him,” Walker added. “It’s good to see him perform like this in his senior season. He has always been a leader on this team and represents the program well.”

Senior Mike James had a good day for the Bucs as he placed first in the men’s 60m hurdles posting a meet record time of 8.02.

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