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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Friday's first day of the Vanderbilt
Invitational yielded a first-place effort by Stephanie Place
in the 5,000-meter run plus 11 personal-best marks by Tennessee
Tech athletes, including two by senior distance runner Ashley Evans
(pictured in the steeplechase).
The Golden Eagles will look for even more success Saturday on the
second day of the event.
Place won the longest event of the meet, the 5,000-meter run, in a
time of 17:11.59, a winning margin of more than 20 seconds to the
finish line. Her time was about six seconds shy of her own school
record.
Tiffany
Palmer and Evans both notched career marks in the 5,000-meter
run. Palmer was sixth in the time of 18:00.66, and Evans was sevent
in 18:14.65.
Evans, Tech's lone entrant in the 3,000-meter steeplechase,
clocked a career-best time of 11:40.63 to finish fifth.
All three Golden Eagles in the 200-meter dash had career-best
efforts. Ifey Eguzo placed 14th and tied her P.R. in 26.17 seconds.
Krysten
Joshen had a new career-best in 26:58 and Justine
Phillips also hit a P.R. in 26.88.
The other personal best marks by the women's team were recorded by
Lacy Yslas in
the shot put, Leayn Carter in the
long jump and Traci Jones in the
1,500-meter run.
Yslas placed seventh in the shot put with a toss of 36 feet, 11
inches. Teammate Ashley Mayhew was
fourth overall with a throw of 41 feet, 10 3/4 inches.
Carter leaped 17 feet, 5 1.2 inches in the long jump to place
10th.
Jones led Tech in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:59.06.
Four Golden Eagles placed among the top 11 in the javelin, led by
senior Rachel
Forbes with a throw of 111 feet, 5 inches.
Among the Golden Eagle men, Ben Shassere had a career-best of
10:19.30 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and Sam Taylor finished
sixth in the 1,500-meter run with a P.R. of 4:03.17.