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This Week in HPU Athletics (5/20-26)

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This Week in HPU Athletics (5/20-26)

HIGH POINT, N.C. — This week in High Point University Athletics, track and field heads to the NCAA Championship in Lexington, while baseball goes head-to-head with the University of South Carolina Upstate for the first round of the Big South Conference Championships at Truist Point.

Track and Field
NCAA East First Round | Wednesday, May 22 - Saturday, May 25 | UK Track and Field Complex
Preview | Livestats

Eleven Panthers will represent HPU at the NCAA East First Round meet in Lexington, Kentucky beginning on May 22. For the men's side, Deron Dudley will compete in the 100m, Shaun Thomas and Andrew Taylor in the high jump, Othmane El Gharissi in the 5000m, and Chris Van Niekerk in both discus and shot put. On the women's side, Sydney Koker will represent the Panthers in the high jump, Dae'Nitra Hester will compete in the 400m, Katie Taylor in the 10,000m, Auriane Viola in the pole vault, and Lindsay Cooper in the 400m hurdles. 

Baseball

vs USC Upstate | Thursday, May 23 | 5:00 p.m. | Truist Point | Double Elimination Tournament 
Watch | Livestats | Tournament Central

HPU last played Gardner-Webb University in a three-game series this past weekend. High Point got off to a strong start as Gus Hughes pitched his way to his sixth win this season, helping the Panthers take game one, 3-2. Charlie Klingler knocked one over the fence in game two, but the Bulldogs stayed strong and took the game, 8-3. With both teams taking one game each, the fate of the series lay on the final game. The Panthers sprinted out to an 11-2 advantage after only three innings of play. GWU started to catch up in the remaining innings, but a home run from Cael Chatham and Brayden Simpson sealed a Panther victory, 13-11, giving High Point the series, 2-1. 

Upstate had a tough weekend against the University of North Carolina Greensboro as the two Spartans went head-to-head in a three-game series. Greensboro started strong, taking the first two games, 14-8, and, 9-1, respectively. Upstate came back with a vengeance in game three as Upstate's Braden Consaul pitched a shutout for his first win of the season. Despite the 7-0 shutout, UNC Greensboro took the series, 2-1.

High Point last faced Upstate earlier this month. The two teams were neck-and-neck throughout the game until the Panthers popped off with an outstanding six-run inning in the eighth to take the game, 13-7. HPU has won seven games over Upstate and lost 13 since the first matchup in 2008. 

#GoHPU

 
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Players Mentioned

Cael Chatham

#6 Cael Chatham

INF
6' 1"
Graduate Student
L/R
Gus Hughes

#26 Gus Hughes

RHP
6' 0"
Senior
R/R
Charlie Klingler

#8 Charlie Klingler

INF/C
6' 0"
Senior
L/R
Brayden Simpson

#10 Brayden Simpson

INF
6' 1"
Sophomore
R/R
Lindsay Cooper

Lindsay Cooper

Hurdles
5' 7"
Senior
Dae

Dae'Nitra Hester

Sprints
Junior
Sydney Koker

Sydney Koker

High Jump
Junior
Katie Taylor

Katie Taylor

Distance
Graduate Student
Auriane Viola

Auriane Viola

Pole Vault
Graduate Student
Deron Dudley

Deron Dudley

Sprints
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Cael Chatham

#6 Cael Chatham

6' 1"
Graduate Student
L/R
INF
Gus Hughes

#26 Gus Hughes

6' 0"
Senior
R/R
RHP
Charlie Klingler

#8 Charlie Klingler

6' 0"
Senior
L/R
INF/C
Brayden Simpson

#10 Brayden Simpson

6' 1"
Sophomore
R/R
INF
Lindsay Cooper

Lindsay Cooper

5' 7"
Senior
Hurdles
Dae

Dae'Nitra Hester

Junior
Sprints
Sydney Koker

Sydney Koker

Junior
High Jump
Katie Taylor

Katie Taylor

Graduate Student
Distance
Auriane Viola

Auriane Viola

Graduate Student
Pole Vault
Deron Dudley

Deron Dudley

Graduate Student
Sprints