Volgyi, Troy Complete Day One of Doc Anderson Invitational

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Troy, Ala. – Troy track and field began the Doc Anderson Invitational with winning one event and setting four personal bests as well as a season best on Friday night at Troy University.

As a team, Troy women are currently in the lead with 43 points while the men are second with 38 points, just six points behind first.

Hammer Throw
The first event of the Doc Anderson Invitational was the hammer and senior Helga Volgyi took home gold as she launched a 54.09-meter throw to set the tone for Troy at the invite. Sophomore Naquita Williams followed right behind Volgyi in second place with a personal best 52.57m mark.

For the men, junior Caleb Brown led the way, landing in fourth place after notching a distance of 53.83 meters, his personal record. Junior Austin Snyder also turned in a personal best with a throw of 49.44m, good for fifth place.

Long Jump
Junior JaMeeka Middlebrooks paced the Trojans with a second-place finish, jumping a personal best 5.41 meters. Freshman Brittany Trawick began her outdoor career with a third-place finish after jumping 5.22 meters.

Sophomore Jakyryn Davis took charge for the men, turning in a fourth-place finish with a distance of 6.35 meters.

Javelin
Freshman Nash Rutledge was the sole Trojan competing in the javelin and finished fifth with a distance of 38.92 meters.

Season Best
Freshman Robert Edge bested his previous hammer throw with a distance of 43.02 meters.

Day Two Tomorrow
Troy will be back at it tomorrow with the running events beginning at 12:30 p.m. and the final field events are set to start at 10 a.m.

Troy University Athletics

Volgyi, Troy Complete Day One of Doc Anderson Invitational

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Jakyryn Davis

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Nash Rutledge

Austin Snyder

Brittany Trawick

Helga Volgyi

Naquita Williams

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