Trojans Excel at Jaguar Invitational

Saturday, March 30

Mobile, Ala.

Troy University

Jaguar Invitational

Photo by: Cass Davis

3/30/2013 7:43:00 PM | Track & Field

By: Joe St. Pierre

Final Results

MOBILE, Ala. – The Troy University track and field team had a very successful meet on Saturday at the Jaguar Invitational on the campus of South Alabama. Troy won eight events on the day, including both 4x100-meter relays.

“With this number of personal bests and season-best times, it made the statement that we wanted,” head coach Jill Lancaster said. “We have created a confidence in all of our hard work up to this point.”

Ja-Courtney Alexander took home a couple of wins on Saturday. Her time of 55.36 in the 400-meter dash was more than a second faster than the second place finisher, and was the fastest time of the season for any Trojan. Alexander would go on to win the 400-meter hurdles as well, completing the event in 1:03.83.

Both the men's and women's 4x100-meter relay teams took home first place. The women's squad of Ashley Hall, Alexander, Adria Hill and Paige McMillan edged out South Alabama to win the event in 46.67 seconds. The men's squad of Neko Freeman, Jordan Landburg, Benjamin Martin and Thaddeus Curtis finished in 40.89 seconds.

Martin won the 100-meter dash in a time of 10.44 seconds. Landburg placed third in the event, at 10.55 seconds. Landburg would go on to win the 200-meter dash in a time of 21.30 seconds, the 11th fastest time in the region this season.

The men's 4x400-meter relay team of Douglas Dyer, Zachary Calhoun, Freeman and Curtis barely edged out South Alabama for the win, completing the event in 3:18.80

Nicolo Bolla dominated the hammer throw, winning the event by almost seven meters with a throw of 60.78 meters.

Jasmine Patton and Christina Barrett took second and third in the 100-meter hurdles, with Patton finishing in 13.90 seconds and Barrett finishing in 14.77 seconds.

Brynn Forsythe took fifth in the shot put with a toss of 12.26 meters, while Shayla Smith placed fourth in the discus at 40.70 meters, the longest throw of the season for the Trojans. Forsythe and Smith would place fifth and sixth in the hammer throw.

Curtis grabbed a second place finish in the 110-meter hurdles at 14.13 seconds. Larry Henry took second in the high jump with a leap of 2.04 meters and placed fifth in the triple jump at 13.78 meters. Zach Douglas finished fifth in the shot put with a throw of 14.81 meters, while Eddie Lynn grabbed fourth in the discus throw at 52.27 meters.

Next up for the Trojans is the Tiger Track Classic, hosted by Auburn. The meet will take place on Friday, April 5, and Saturday, April 6.

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