May 5, 2018

Jackson leads Tech in Tennessee Challenge

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Five Tennessee Tech runners and jumpers put in some final regular-season cuts at the Tennessee Challenge on Saturday.

By Layne Weitzel, TTU Sports Information

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Five Tennessee Tech runners and jumpers put in some final regular-season cuts at the Tennessee Challenge on Saturday.

D'Airrien Jackson continued her standout week after last Saturday's performance in Louisville led to her adidas® OVC Female Track Athlete of the Week honor on Wednesday.

Today, she broke Tech's school record in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:01.80, which also gave her a win in the event. Crystal Liebenberg had held the record at 1:03.11 from last season's OVC Outdoor Championships. Jackson won the 400m dash as well, finishing with a season-best time of 53.62.

Na'Scottisha Drummond tied her season-best mark with a height of 1.65m in the high jump, finishing as the runner-up in the event, and Ceirra Tate put up a new personal record of 24.46 in the 200m dash.

UP NEXT

Tech prepares to host the 2018 Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships, which are scheduled for Thursday, May 10 through Saturday, May 12 at Tucker Stadium in Cookeville.

RESULTS from SATURDAY, MAY 5

High jump

Na'Scottisha Drummond – 1.65m/5'5"; 2^nd place overall – ties season-best

Long jump

Raven Smith – 5.57m/18'3¼"; 4^th place overall

Na'Scottisha Drummond – 4.54m/14'10¾ "; 10^th place overall

400m dash
D'Airrien Jackson – 53.62; 1^st place overall – new season-best

100m dash

Lisa Wickham – 11.77; 3^rd place overall

Ceirra Tate – 12.08; 6^th place overall

400m hurdles

D'Airrien Jackson – 1:01.80; 1^st place overall – new school record