Troy University Athletics
Trojans Compete at Samford
2/10/2013 9:54:00 AM | Track & Field
Day One Results
Day Two Results
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Troy women's indoor track and field team competed at the Samford Multi and Invitational meet on Friday and Saturday moving several Trojans up in the all-time ranking list as well as new Trojans making the list.
“We've had several Trojans break through this weekend,” said head coach Jill Lancaster. “Many other Trojans have yet to break through, but are on the edge. We are excited to see improvement in all of our athletes and can't wait to get back to training and preparing for the conference championship.”
Three Trojans, senior Jasmine Patton, junior Luv Dean and freshman Carly Wright competed in the pentathlon on Friday night.
“We had three Trojans step out of their comfort zone tonight to compete in the pentathlon,” said Lancaster. “The effort was there from all three ladies and it was a great learning environment for all of those involved."
Patton bounced back this week after not competing last weekend. In her second pentathlon she moves to eighth all-time with an eighth place finish and a score of 3038. Freshman Carly Wright finished the pentathlon with a score of 2775 and hurdle specialist Luv Dean scored 2656 on the day.
The Trojans saw many breakthroughs in personal records and the all-time ranking list on day two of action at Samford.
In the 60-meter hurdles several Trojans had personal records or a season's best. Senior Veronica Bryant finished 11th with a time of 9.18 seconds, moving her to 8th on Troy's all-time ranking list. Freshman Lacey Marcus had a time of 9.22 finishing 13th and sliding into 9th on the all-time list. Senior Christina Barrett finished 14th for the Trojans with a time of 9.27 seconds earning the 10th spot on Troy's all-time list.
Senior Ja-Courtney Alexander placed in the finals of the 60-meter dash moving her to third in Sun Belt Conference rankings. Alexander had a season's best in the 400-meter with a time of 56.64 seconds placing 9th and moving into fourth in the Sun Belt rankings.
Senior Ashley Hall ran a season's best in the 400-meter, moving her to sixth all-time. Hall also competed in the 200-meter for the Trojans finishing with a time of 25.55, advancing her to ninth all-time.
Freshman Aleeza Kempton finished the 400-meter with a time of 59.55, earning her 10th on Troy's all-time list. Senior Morgan Paulson competed in the 5000-meter run for the Trojans finishing 9th with a time of 18:20.05, moving her to number two on Troy's all-time list and ninth in the Sun Belt Conference. Paulson also competed in the 1-mile race finishing with a time of 5:32.15.
For more information on Troy Athletics, be sure to visit TroyTrojans.com. Fans can also find Troy on Twitter at @TroyAthletics or on Facebook at Facebook.com/TroyAthletics
Day Two Results
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Troy women's indoor track and field team competed at the Samford Multi and Invitational meet on Friday and Saturday moving several Trojans up in the all-time ranking list as well as new Trojans making the list.
“We've had several Trojans break through this weekend,” said head coach Jill Lancaster. “Many other Trojans have yet to break through, but are on the edge. We are excited to see improvement in all of our athletes and can't wait to get back to training and preparing for the conference championship.”
Three Trojans, senior Jasmine Patton, junior Luv Dean and freshman Carly Wright competed in the pentathlon on Friday night.
“We had three Trojans step out of their comfort zone tonight to compete in the pentathlon,” said Lancaster. “The effort was there from all three ladies and it was a great learning environment for all of those involved."
Patton bounced back this week after not competing last weekend. In her second pentathlon she moves to eighth all-time with an eighth place finish and a score of 3038. Freshman Carly Wright finished the pentathlon with a score of 2775 and hurdle specialist Luv Dean scored 2656 on the day.
The Trojans saw many breakthroughs in personal records and the all-time ranking list on day two of action at Samford.
In the 60-meter hurdles several Trojans had personal records or a season's best. Senior Veronica Bryant finished 11th with a time of 9.18 seconds, moving her to 8th on Troy's all-time ranking list. Freshman Lacey Marcus had a time of 9.22 finishing 13th and sliding into 9th on the all-time list. Senior Christina Barrett finished 14th for the Trojans with a time of 9.27 seconds earning the 10th spot on Troy's all-time list.
Senior Ja-Courtney Alexander placed in the finals of the 60-meter dash moving her to third in Sun Belt Conference rankings. Alexander had a season's best in the 400-meter with a time of 56.64 seconds placing 9th and moving into fourth in the Sun Belt rankings.
Senior Ashley Hall ran a season's best in the 400-meter, moving her to sixth all-time. Hall also competed in the 200-meter for the Trojans finishing with a time of 25.55, advancing her to ninth all-time.
Freshman Aleeza Kempton finished the 400-meter with a time of 59.55, earning her 10th on Troy's all-time list. Senior Morgan Paulson competed in the 5000-meter run for the Trojans finishing 9th with a time of 18:20.05, moving her to number two on Troy's all-time list and ninth in the Sun Belt Conference. Paulson also competed in the 1-mile race finishing with a time of 5:32.15.
For more information on Troy Athletics, be sure to visit TroyTrojans.com. Fans can also find Troy on Twitter at @TroyAthletics or on Facebook at Facebook.com/TroyAthletics
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