By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech indoor track and field program heads south for its third straight week of competition to open the 2022-23 campaign, taking part in the Tigers Indoor Invitational Saturday morning.
Tigers Indoor Invitational Information
Jan. 28, 2023 – Located at the Fowler Center in Sewanee, Tenn. Saturday's action will kick off with field events at 8:30 a.m. CT and running events at 12:00 p.m.
What to Watch For
Tech produced another strong showing of results in its second week of the season, with a trio of Golden Eagles standing out at another level. Sophomore Amara Nwajagu, junior Kendall Medders, and freshman Sidnee Stanton each took home weekly honors from the OVC behind career performances at the Bellarmine Open.
Nwajagu placed second among 25 competitors in the 400-meter dash at the event, recording the fastest time in the OVC this season with a personal-best showing of 56.59. The Fayetteville, Ga. native also set a PR in the 200-meter dash, finishing sixth among 25 sprinters with a time of 25.30.
Medders literally soared to new heights at the Bellarmine Open, delivering her best performance yet in the purple and gold. The Knoxville native cleared a PR height of 1.65 meters (5'5") in the high jump, placing third among 13 competitors with a jump that ranks tied for the best in the OVC this season.
Rounding out the trio, Stanton turned in two impressive displays in her second career meet, starting with a runner-up performance among 19 competitors in the long jump. The native of Knoxville posted the second-best distance in the OVC this season with a PR of 5.60 meters (18'4.5"). She followed it up with another second-place showing and the fifth-longest mark in the triple jump by an OVC athlete this season, a personal-best leap of 11.55 meters (37'10.75").
Rookie Jalyn Rice won the triple jump with a personal-best mark of 11.57 meters (37'11.5").
Up Next
The Golden Eagles compete next at the Samford Open hosted by Samford in Birmingham, Ala. on Saturday, Feb. 11, the team's final tune-up before the OVC Indoor Championships.
Photo by Thomas Corhern
