Troy Indoor Finishes Sun Belt Championships

Monday, February 20

Birmingham, Ala.

Troy University

Sun Belt Indoor Championships

Troy Indoor Finishes Sun Belt Championships

2/21/2017 9:00:00 PM | Track & Field

Final Results

By: Jace Sanders

Final Results

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Troy indoor track and field wrapped up competition in the Sun Belt Championships Tuesday at the Birmingham CrossPlex.

The Trojans finished ninth, but there were impressive individual showings across the board. Texas State took home the women's title for the second time in the last three years.

For the second consecutive year, Niata Alexander led the team's performances at the meet. Alexander finished third in the 200-meter dash with a team best 24.15-second time. She also ran a team best 55.97 seconds in the 400-meter dash, which put her in sixth place.

Upperclassmen helped carry the team to six top eight finishes. Seniors Riley Schwietz and Allison Taylor closed out their indoor career with a bang. Schwietz earned a fifth place finish in the indoor pentathlon when she scored a team best 3575 points. Meanwhile, Taylor continued her hot streak to yet another personal best in the weight throw – the 17.40m toss was good enough to place seventh in the event.

Freshman Alexis Garrett set a new personal best in the 60-meter hurdles at 8.92 seconds.

Troy also placed fifth in the 4x400-meter relay event – ran by Niata Alexander, Tiarra Bailey, Gemma Finch and Adriana Williams.

Outdoor track and field will start their season at the Jaguar Opener, hosted by in-state rival South Alabama, in Mobile on March 3-4.

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