LYNCHBURG, VA. -- Led once again by standout performances by junior jumpers Javell and Javon Brown, the Western Carolina track and field teams started off the Brant Tolsma Invitational with a successful first day that saw the Catamounts claim an event win along with four top-ten performances, two of which were podium finishes.  

Javon Brown claimed the outright win in the men's long jump on his sixth and final attempt of the day thanks to a new indoor personal best of 7.10m. Javell Brown took third in the event with a leap of 7.09m. The brothers from Florida were two of only three athletes to earn a mark further than 6.80m at the meet.

On the track, both Teddy Ayden and Quinton Godfrey earned top-ten finishes in the 200m, as the Catamount pair finished tied for seventh in the event. The two finished with a rounded time of 22.20s but finished dead even at 22.196s. In addition, freshman Elijah Jenkins shaved a few ticks off his time for a new personal best of 22.63s.  

The Catamounts will be back in action tomorrow morning as day two of the Brant Tolsma Invitational starts at 11:00 a.m. with the women's 60m hurdles, high jump, triple jump, and shot put.