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Thursday, January 16
Birmingham, Ala.
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Troy Finishes Samford Invite with Four Event Champions
1/18/2020 7:22:00 PM | Track & Field
FULL RESULTS
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Troy track and field program had yet another successful weekend, this time at the three-day Samford Invitational. The Trojans finished with three individual champions and a win in the women's 1600m relay.
"This was a much better week than last week," director Marc Davis said. "We worked out some rust and we just have to keep plugging away. We had some wins and some other great confidence-boosters this weekend."
Michael Alvernaz claimed his second crown in as many weekends in the men's weight throw with a toss of 20.20m. Tanner Guest was the first runner across the finish line in the women's mile, going the distance in 5:02.56. Gemma Finch claimed the top spot in the women's 800m with a time of 2:15.75. The Troy women's 1600m relay closed out the day on a strong note with a win in a time of 3:49.08.
Other notable performances included an 18.47m, second-place toss by Caleb Brown in the men's weight throw. On the women's side, Naquita Williams took second place in the weight throw with a mark of 16.44m while Samara Nelson was second in the shot put with a 13.11m throw.
Macki Walsh continues to pace the Trojan distance runners with a second-place finish and a time of 17:48.64 in the women's 5000m. Madison Kennedy and Edita Skenka finished in the second and third spots of the women's 400m with times of 57.11 and 57.29, respectively.
Matthew Likely and Jasmine Riley each posted solid outings in the 200m dash. On the men's side, Likely took third, finishing in 22.02 seconds. Riley finished fourth in the women's 200m with a time of 24.99 seconds. Riley also competed well in the 60m dash, sprinting to a third-place mark of 7.64 seconds.
Troy is back in action Sunday, Jan. 26 at the KMS Invite in Birmingham. That meet is scheduled to run all day at the Birmingham CrossPlex.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Troy track and field program had yet another successful weekend, this time at the three-day Samford Invitational. The Trojans finished with three individual champions and a win in the women's 1600m relay.
"This was a much better week than last week," director Marc Davis said. "We worked out some rust and we just have to keep plugging away. We had some wins and some other great confidence-boosters this weekend."
Michael Alvernaz claimed his second crown in as many weekends in the men's weight throw with a toss of 20.20m. Tanner Guest was the first runner across the finish line in the women's mile, going the distance in 5:02.56. Gemma Finch claimed the top spot in the women's 800m with a time of 2:15.75. The Troy women's 1600m relay closed out the day on a strong note with a win in a time of 3:49.08.
Other notable performances included an 18.47m, second-place toss by Caleb Brown in the men's weight throw. On the women's side, Naquita Williams took second place in the weight throw with a mark of 16.44m while Samara Nelson was second in the shot put with a 13.11m throw.
Macki Walsh continues to pace the Trojan distance runners with a second-place finish and a time of 17:48.64 in the women's 5000m. Madison Kennedy and Edita Skenka finished in the second and third spots of the women's 400m with times of 57.11 and 57.29, respectively.
Matthew Likely and Jasmine Riley each posted solid outings in the 200m dash. On the men's side, Likely took third, finishing in 22.02 seconds. Riley finished fourth in the women's 200m with a time of 24.99 seconds. Riley also competed well in the 60m dash, sprinting to a third-place mark of 7.64 seconds.
Troy is back in action Sunday, Jan. 26 at the KMS Invite in Birmingham. That meet is scheduled to run all day at the Birmingham CrossPlex.
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