Troy Indoor Wraps Up First Meet of 2018

Friday, January 12

Birmingham, Ala.

ALL DAY

Troy University

UAB Blazer Invitational

Photo by: Wade Event Photography

1/13/2018 10:09:00 AM | Track & Field

Final Results

By: Jace Sanders

Final Results

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Troy indoor track and field wrapped up its first meet of the new year in the UAB Blazer Invitational on Friday evening at the Birmingham CrossPlex.

The Trojans experienced widespread success among some of the top competition in the nation including Alabama, Miami, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and many others.

Troy saw six of its indoor school records come crashing down and several individuals set new personal bests at the meet.

Men's Athlete of the Meet – Hakim Montgomery
Veteran sprinter Hakim Montgomery started another season with yet another victory in the 60-meter dash. The junior ran a 6.77-second qualifying time, before sprinting out to a 6.68-second finish in the finals, earning the win.

In the second consecutive meet, Michael Alvernaz broke his own school record in the weight throw, this time with a 19.37-meter toss. Three freshmen – Amir Harris, Jared Hayes and Jordan McCleskey – set the top three 500-meter times in school history with runs of 1:05.74, 1:05.86 and 1:05.98, respectively.

Women's Athlete of the Meet – Indiya Summerville
Indiya Summerville broke the indoor shot put school record she set in the previous meet with a throw of 14.62 meters. This marks the third time that Summerville has broken the school record in the past two seasons.

The women's 4x400-meter team – Niata Alexander, Tiarra Bailey, Madison Kennedy and Precious Ogba – set a new school record, as well, with a time of 3:48.79 to earn a sixth-place finish in the event.

NOTABLE
• Hakim Montgomery won all three of the 60-meter events he ran in last indoor season and started off 2018 no differently with his victory in the dash Friday.

• For the second meet in a row, Indiya Summerville and Michael Alvernaz both broke their own school records in their respective events, shot put and weight throw.

• All but one of Troy's seven indoor meets will be held at the Birmingham CrossPlex – including the Sun Belt Indoor Championships in February. The lone trip away from Birmingham will be to the Camel City Invitational in Winston-Salem, N.C.

• The December 1 meet marked the earliest start in Troy's track and field history.

• Five returning Trojans have NCAA postseason experience entering this year. Junior Hakim Montgomery has earned a trip in each of his first two seasons.