SEWANEE, Tenn. -- Freshman Katie Lowery, junior Leayn Carter and
senior Meagan Lyons each set school records and 12 personal-best
marks were established by the Tennessee Tech women’s track
and field team Saturday at the Sewanee Indoor Invitational.
The Golden Eagles earned six first-place finishes, including two
for Lyons in the 55m hurdles and the high jump. Senior Katherine
Lynn tied Lyons for first in the high jump. Senior Ashley Evans
topped the field in the 3000 meter run, and freshman Lacy Yslas had
the best effort in the weight throw. Tech’s other winning
performance came from the 4x400 relay team of Carter, sophomore
Emily Weinzetl, junior Danielle Catlett and senior Allison
Price
No team scores were kept in the meet.
In the pole vault, Lowery broke the 9-feet, ¼ inch-record
set just two weeks ago by senior Rachel Forbes. Lowery cleared the
bar at 9-feet, six and ¼ inches, and also came in second in
the competition.
Carter brought down the 17-feet, 1 ¼ inch long jump
standard set by Lauren Addie at the OVC Championships during the
2007 season. Carter’s distance of 17-feet, 4 ¾ inches
was enough to earn second place.
Lyons surpassed her school record in the 55 meter hurdles of 8.42
set two weeks ago. Her new time of 8.39 was enough to earn her
first place.
Evans posted a first-place time in the 3000 meter run of 10:50.98, also a personal career-best mark.
In the high jump, Lyons topped the bar at 5-feet, 1 ¾ inches, a result which earned her the top mark in the competition.
Lynn also achieved a mark of 5-feet, 1 ¾ inches in the
high jump, her best height of the season.
Yslas won the weight throw event with a career-best distance of
37-feet, 3 ¾ inches.
Tech competitors also achieved second-place marks at Sewanee.
Price ran a time of 27.01 in the 200 meter dash, just .03 away
from earning first-place.
Freshman Madison Borden placed second in the shot put with her
career-best distance of 34-feet, nine inches.
Price achieved a career-best in the 55 meter dash, by placing third with a time of 7.37. Junior Ifeyinwa Eguzo clocked in her own personal career-best time of 7.57 in the competition and placed fourth.
In the mile run, Senior Tiffany Palmer’s time of 5:29.64 now is her career standard and earned her a fourth-place finish in the event. Two other Tech runners established career-bests in the competition. Evans placed seventh with a time of 5:38.72. Sophomore Traci Jones clocked in a time of 5:42.46 and finished eighth.
Palmer set a personal-best in the 3000 meter run in which she established a time of 10:58.16, placing her fifth.
Freshman Justine Phillips achieved a career standard mark in the 200 meter dash with an eighth-place showing.
Carter earned a personal career-best in the triple jump after placing fourth.
The Golden Eagles wrap up the indoor season next weekend as they compete in the OVC Championships at Tennessee State in Nashville.
