April 17, 2015
FRIDAY’S RESULTS: HERE
START LISTS: HERE
The Vanderbilt track and field team continues to put together an outstanding April.
Fueled by Rebecca Chandler’s record-breaking performance in the Steeplechase — along with a sizable list of other personal records — the Commodores made plenty of noise during the opening day of the Virginia Challenge on Friday in Charlottesville, Va.
Chandler, a senior, broke her own school record by more than two seconds in the Steeplechase with a time of 10:21.20 to highlight a day in which the Commodores continued rewriting the school’s all-time Top-10 performer’s list.
Megan McCabe got things started for Vanderbilt on Friday morning, posting a personal record in the pole vault by clearing 12-6.25 (3.82m), which ranks No. 6 on VU’s all-time list.
Later, Courtney Clayton led a strong continent of Commodores in the 800 by finishing in sixth place with a PR-tying time of 2:07.05, representing the No. 3 mark on the school’s all-time list.
Sara Barron and Katherine Delaney also set new personal records in the 800, with Barron finishing 13th at 2:09.38 and Delaney taking 14th at 2:09.46. Barron and Delaney, who each won their heat, moved up to No. 7 and No. 8, respectively, on VU’s all-time list.
Reagan Anderson was 39th at 2:12.47, Lily Williams finished 45th at 2:13.21 and Courtney Kriegshauser was 57th at 2:14.48.
Vanderbilt’s Erin Edmond took 10th in the 400-meter dash at 55.59, Sarah Bell was third in the Pole Vault Invite at 13-1.50 (4.00m) and Simone Charley was sixth in the Triple Jump Invite at 40-2Â (12.24m).
The Commodores have now set or tied more than two dozen personal records in the month of April, and have posted 17 times/distances that rank among the Top-10 on the school’s all-time performance list in the past three weeks.
The meet continues on Saturday, and the Commodores are scheduled to have representatives in 10 events. (Schedule listed below).
VIRGINIA CHALLENGEÂ
Vanderbilt results – Friday
Women 400 M
10 – Erin Edmond 55.59
Women 800 M
6 – Courtney Clayton 2:07.05
13 – Sara Barron 2:09.38
14 – Katherine Delaney 2:09.46
39 – Reagan Anderson 2:12.47
45 – Lily Williams 2:13.21
57 – Courtney Kriegshauser 2:14.48
Women 3000 M Steeplechase
7 – Rebecca Chandler 10:21.20
Women Pole Vault Invite
3 – Sarah Bell 4.00m
Women Pole Vault
2 – Megan McCabe 3.82m
Women Triple Jump Invite
6 – Simone Charley 12.24m
Women Triple Jump Invite
8 – Tierney Price 11.67m
SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE (VU)
9:40 a.m. 5000: Vanessa Valentine
10:50 a.m. 1500: Courtney Kriegshauser, Maddie Criscione, Megan Huebner
3 p.m. High Jump: Ellie Tidman
3:45 p.m. 100-hurdles: Janetra Gleaves
4:05 p.m. 200: Erin Edmond
4:50 p.m. 400-hurdles: Faith Washington, Skyler Carpenter, Emma Radan
7:55 p.m. 1500: Sara Barron, Katherine Delaney, Reagan Anderson, Carmen Carlos
8:30 p.m. 4×400: Faith Washington, Skyler Carpenter, Courtney Clayton, Erin Edmond
9:05 p.m. 5000: Claire Benjamin
10:05 p.m. 10000: Liz Anderson
