Trojans Finish the Georgia Relays with a First Place Finish

Friday, March 23

Athens, Ga.

Troy University

Georgia Relays

Chris Upshaw

Photo by: Cass Davis

Trojans Finish the Georgia Relays with a First Place Finish

3/24/2012 5:04:00 PM | Track & Field

By: Alicia Clampett

FINAL RESULTS

ATHENS, Ga. – The Troy track & field team complete the Georgia Relays with one first place finish.

Chris Upshaw placed 1^st in the 400-meters with a time of 48.88 seconds.

“We are delighted with the performances and efforts of the entire team,” Coach Jill Lancaster said.

The men's 4x100 team; Neko Freeman, Thaddeus Curtis, Benjamin Martin, and Chris Upshaw, placed 2^nd with a time of 40.90.

Martins Pildavs placed 2^nd in the men's javelin with a distance of 70.97 meters.

In the women's 400-meters, Ja-Courtney Alexander and Candice Vaughn placed 3^rd and 4^th, respectively. Alexander finished with a time of 55.65, and Vaughn finished with a time of 57.62.

The men's 4x200 team placed 2^nd with a time of 1:27.49. The team was composed of Neko Freeman, Benjamin Martin, Phillip Pritchett and Matt Burney.

In the men's high jump, Larry Henry and Delonte Martistee place 2^nd and 4^th, respectively. Henry had a distance of 1.95 meters, and Martistee had a distance of J1.95 meters.

In the women's javelin, Megan Schunelle and Christina Barrett placed 3^rd and 4^th, respectively. Schunelle had a distance of 36.66 meters and Barrett had a distance of 36.64 meters.

Erin Walker placed 4^th in the women's discus throw with a distance of 44.37 meters to move her to 5^th all-time at Troy.

Eddie Lynn placed 4^th in the men's discus throw with a distance of 51.14 meters.

In the women's long jump, Alexus Cobbs and Veronica Bryant placed 8^th and 9^th respectively, both setting personal bests. Cobbs had a distance of 5.67 meters to move her to 8^th all-time, and Bryant had a distance of 5.64 meters to move her to 10^th all-time.

Luv Dean placed 5^th in the women's 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:05.39.

“Dean has continued to improve after coming off her redshirt year,” Lancaster said.

The women's 4x400-meter relay team placed 4^th with a time of 3:51.22. The team was composed of Ja-Courtney Alexander, Candice Vaughn, Ashley Hall, and Alexus Cobbs.

In the men's 4x400-meter relay, Troy 'A' placed 3^rd with a time of 3:21.66, and Troy 'B' placed 4^th with a time of 3:28.37.

The women's 4x200 team placed 3^rd with a time of 1:43.10. The team was composed of Veronica Bryant, Christina Barrett, April Irving, and Jasmine Patton,

In the men's 400-meter hurdles, Douglas Dyer placed 8^th with a time of 57.41 and Brandon Norwood placed 11^th with a time of 58.96.

In the men's 800-sprint medley team, Troy 'A' placed 3^rd with a time of 1:32.69, and Troy 'B' placed 5^th with a time of 1:36.53.

The women's 800-sprint medley team; Adria Hill, Ashley Hall, Alexus Cobbs and Tiffany Slater, placed 4^th with a time of 1:49.34.

Kemper Morton set a personal best placing 9^th in the 1500-meters with a time of 3:58.07.

Chaun Lynn placed 6^th in the men's long jump with a distance of 6.95 meters.

In the pole vault, Samuel Johnson placed 5^th for the men with a distance of 4.28 meters, and Hayley Watts placed 8^th for the women with a distance of 3.00 meters.

“I cannot say enough about the teamwork exhibited this weekend,” Lancaster said. “With efforts like these, it's hard not to be beaming with pride to be a Troy Trojan.”

The Trojans will continue action next Saturday, March 31 at the Jaguar Invitational in Mobile, Ala.