Tech closes out indoor regular season with impressive showing at Bulldog Invitational
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A pair of individual titles and four PRs highlighted an impressive showing for Tech track and field on Saturday at the Bulldog Invitational to close out the indoor regular season.
By Jonathan Caudle, TTU Sports Information
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A pair of individual titles and four PRs highlighted an impressive showing for Tech track and field on Saturday at the Bulldog Invitational to close out the indoor regular season.
"All-round, that was a really strong meet for the team," expressed head coach Peter Dalton. "Most importantly, we are heading into conference week with a lot of confidence and numerous season-best performances. We're really proud of the athlete's diligence and attitude."
Senior Lisa Wickham posted her third record-breaking performance of the season. She shattered the Tennessee Tech 60-meter dash school record with a blazing 7.25-second run. Her performance surpassed her previous career-best and school record by three-hundredths of a second, as well as set a new meet record for the Samford Invitational.
Ceirra Tate and Lyn'Nikka Vance also turned in strong performances in the 60m finals. Tate posted a personal-best with a third-place finish with a time of 7.51. Lyn'Nikka Vance finished sixth in the field after turning in a 7.55-second performance.
Jesang claimed the event title in the 3,000-meter run as she posted a personal-best time of 10:08.44. Fellow freshman Rahab Sawe also claimed a top-10 finish, crossing ninth with a time of 11:07.21.
Tech also had an impressive showing in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 4:29.02, led by Chanel Bishop, Bryana Brown, Alexa Brugere, and Jazulin Zachary.
In the field events, both Jalena Curbeam and Keyanna Word posted personal-bests in the long jump and weight throw, respectively.
Curbeam claimed personal-best in the long jump, posting an impressive 4.97m (16' 4") leap. Word also claimed a personal-best in the weight throw, tossing 9.95m (32' 8").
Up Next
The Golden Eagles take a week off before heading to Birmingham, Ala. for the OVC Indoor Championships on Wednesday, February 26 and Thursday, February 27 at the Birmingham CrossPlex.
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