Troy Sets Three School Records at Florida Relays

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Troy Sets Three School Records at Florida Relays

3/30/2019 9:02:00 PM | Track & Field

By: Troy Athletics Communications

Final Results

Gainesville, Fla. – Troy track and field wrapped up competition by setting two school records in the final day of the Florida Relays held at the Percy Beard Track.

Overall, Troy set three school records at the meet, had one athlete place her name into the record book, recorded nine season-best performances as well as set a new personal record.

Record Book Breakers
In the 800m dash, junior Gemma Finch notched the fastest time in Troy's history as she finished the race in 2:08.99. Following right behind Finch was senior Tiarra Bailey who now sits second all-time in the 800m race in Troy history with a time of 2:09.46.

Relay quartet of Bailey, sophomore Madison Kennedy, Finch and freshman Tanner Guest set the all-time record in the 4x800m relay with a time of 8:49.03 which is 53 seconds better than the previous record. In the women's distance medley, senior Krystin Guirey, sophomore Christie Caruana and freshman Ca'Tera Smith and Guest set the all-time record in 12:23.64.

Juniors Alexis Garrett and Jameeka Middlebrooks, senior Sydney Henderson, and sophomore Michaela Thompson teamed up to run the 4x100m shuttle hurdles and notched the second-best finish in Troy history in 57.50 seconds.

Sophomore Naquita Williams also landed in the all-time record book as she sits second in history in the hammer throw with a distance of 58.25 meters. Williams' 58.25-meter mark is 4.17 meters further than her previous personal best and placed her third out of 32 throwers in the event.

Season Best Performances
In the 1500m race, freshman Tanner Guest and senior Krystin Guirey notched season-best times of 4:40.33 and 4:57.00, respectively. Senior Daniel Glick posted a season best finish in the 3000m steeplechase in 9:28.67.

Senior Matthew Likely sprinted into 30th out of 119 runners with a season record time of 21.13 seconds in the 200m. In the 400m race, senior Niata Alexander set her season best time of 55.45 seconds, good for 21st. Sophomore Jordan McCleskey and junior Harrison Dudley both set their season best times in 49.01 and 49.41, respectively.

In the shot put, sophomore Jordan Poole recorded a distance of 14.54 meters. Freshman Latrell Murray turned in his season-best time in the 400m race, finishing with a time of 55.81 seconds.

Personal Record
Sophomore Jordan Mereus set his personal record in the 400m hurdles, finishing in 53.83 seconds.

Quoting Director Davis
"We did some good things this weekend, but we have a long way to go. We are in a place where we are still working on fitness before we start to really worry about speed and tapering. Everyone is getting impatient about their progress, but this is a necessary evil that has to occur year in and year out."

"We have to work on toughness; mental toughness to be honest. No one feels great right now because we have been training so long. However, it will be the athletes that can accept discomfort who will come out successful in the end."

Up Next
Troy will remain in-state for its next meet as it will compete in the Tiger Classic at Auburn University on Friday and Saturday (March 5-6).

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