Troy University Athletics
Saturday, February 7
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Troy University
at
Middle Tennessee Invitational
Players Mentioned
Jumps
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Thrower
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Decathlon
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Sprints
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Trojans Compete at MTSU Invitational
2/7/2015 6:41:00 PM | Track & Field
MURPHREESBORO, Tennessee– The Troy track and field team had several highlight performances at the Middle Tennessee State University Invitational on Saturday. The Trojans left the meet with a first place finish and several runner-up performances.
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Zach Douglas participated in the shot put and weight throw for the men's team. Douglas won the shot put competition with a 14.74-meter throw and placed fourth in the weight throw with a 14.52-meter showing.
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Allison Taylor brought home the top women's finish in field events, bring home second place in the weight throw with a 16.02-meter throw.
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Myles Charley placed third in the long jump and fourth in the triple jump for the Trojans.
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Sydney Wright set a new personal best in the women's 200-meter run, placing fifth with a 25.39 second run. Wright also placed second in the 55-meter dash, finishing in 7.31-seconds.
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In the women's 300-meter run, Julia Ostendorf placed third completing in 10:18:18, a new season best. Samantha Smith and Kristina Bokenfohr followed behind Ostendorf with times of 10:51.54 and 11:19.19, respectively.
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The Trojan men's sprinters finished with several impressive performances. Issac Jennings was the runner-up in the 55-meter dash. Zach Calhoun placed fourth with an 8.06 second run and Douglas Douglas Dyer finished in 8.22 seconds for a fifth place finish in the men's 55-meter hurdle.
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Troy wrapped up the day with second place finishes in both the men's and women's 4x400-meter relay competition.
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The Trojans will be back at it again next weekend at the Samford Multi and Invitational at the Birmingham Crossplex.
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In the meantime, fans can keep up with all the action by visiting TroyTrojans.com or by following the Troy track and field/cross country team on Twitter at @TroyTrojanXC_TF.
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For more information on all of Troy Athletics, fans can find the Trojans on Twitter and Instagram at @TroyAthletics, or on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/TroyAthletics.
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Zach Douglas participated in the shot put and weight throw for the men's team. Douglas won the shot put competition with a 14.74-meter throw and placed fourth in the weight throw with a 14.52-meter showing.
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Allison Taylor brought home the top women's finish in field events, bring home second place in the weight throw with a 16.02-meter throw.
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Myles Charley placed third in the long jump and fourth in the triple jump for the Trojans.
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Sydney Wright set a new personal best in the women's 200-meter run, placing fifth with a 25.39 second run. Wright also placed second in the 55-meter dash, finishing in 7.31-seconds.
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In the women's 300-meter run, Julia Ostendorf placed third completing in 10:18:18, a new season best. Samantha Smith and Kristina Bokenfohr followed behind Ostendorf with times of 10:51.54 and 11:19.19, respectively.
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The Trojan men's sprinters finished with several impressive performances. Issac Jennings was the runner-up in the 55-meter dash. Zach Calhoun placed fourth with an 8.06 second run and Douglas Douglas Dyer finished in 8.22 seconds for a fifth place finish in the men's 55-meter hurdle.
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Troy wrapped up the day with second place finishes in both the men's and women's 4x400-meter relay competition.
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The Trojans will be back at it again next weekend at the Samford Multi and Invitational at the Birmingham Crossplex.
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In the meantime, fans can keep up with all the action by visiting TroyTrojans.com or by following the Troy track and field/cross country team on Twitter at @TroyTrojanXC_TF.
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For more information on all of Troy Athletics, fans can find the Trojans on Twitter and Instagram at @TroyAthletics, or on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/TroyAthletics.
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