April 11, 2015
HURRICANE ALUMNI INVITATIONAL
Saturday’s Results: HERE
New personal records continue to be set by the members of the Vanderbilt track and field team. And in the process, the Commodores are setting some new school records, too.
Competing in the Hurricane Alumni Invitational in Miami on Saturday, the Commodores produced a series of top-level performances, highlighted by a new Vanderbilt record in the 4×400 and multiple PRs in the 400-meter dash.
The Commodore 4×400 relay team of Faith Washington, Skyler Carpenter, Courtney Clayton and Erin Edmond produced a school-record time of 3:34.98, which currently ranks No. 8 on the national list. The mark easily surpassed the previous school record (3:36.13) that had stood as the benchmark since 1998.
Also on Saturday, Vanderbilt had three athletes set new PRs and finish among the Top-10 in the 400, led by Edmond’s second-place finish at 54.40. Clayton finished eighth at 55.49 and Carpenter was 10th at 55.98.
Edmond’s time ranks No. 2 on Vanderbilt’s all-time performers list, while Clayton climbed to No. 7 on the list and Carpenter’s mark ranks No. 10.
Edmond also finished 14th in the 200-meter dash at 24.60, and Faith Washington was 15th at 24.74, which ranks No. 10 on VU’s all-time list.
Vanderbilt’s Ellie Tidman finished third in the high jump at 1.70m (5-07), and the Commodores had a pair of top-10 finishers in the pole vault, with Sarah Bell taking fourth at 12-11.50 and Megan McCabe in 10th at 11-05.75. Tierney Price was fifth in the triple jump at 11-70m.
Emma Radan took sixth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:02.17, and Janetra Gleaves was 11th in the 100-meter hurdles at 14.21.
Vanderbilt’s strong performance on Saturday was the continuation of the momentum the Commodores gained last weekend, when 15 personal records were set or tied at the Stanford Invitational and the Tiger Track Classic in Auburn.
The Commodores now turn their attention to next weekend’s Virginia Invitational in Charlottesville, Va.
VANDERBILT MEN (Friday)
A handful of Vanderbilt men continued their winter/spring training routine on Friday by competing in the Tennessee Relays in Knoxville, Tenn.
Jake Van Geffen highlighted the day for the Commodores in the men’s 5000-meter run, where he posted a personal-record time of 15:05.58 — more than four seconds faster than his previous best — to finish 22nd.
John Ewing was 29th at 15:13.63, Nick French was 31st at 15:14.33 and Sam Reilly was 34th at 15:36.30 (PR).
Andrew Fix competed in the 1500, finishing 47th and setting a PR at 4:08.75.
VANDERBILT RESULTS – HURRICANE ALUMNI INVITATIONAL
Saturday (Miami, Fla.)
Women 4×400 Meter Relay
2 – Vanderbilt ‘A’ 3:34.98
(1) Washington, Faith (2) Carpenter, Skyler (3) Clayton, Courtney (4) Edmond, Erin
Women 400 Meter Dash
3 – Edmond, Erin 54.40
8 – Clayton, Courtney 55.49
10 – Carpenter, Skyler 55.98
Women High Jump
3 – Tidman, Ellie 1.70m 5-07.00
Women Pole Vault
4 – Bell, Sarah 3.95m 12-11.50
10 – McCabe, Megan 3.50m 11-05.7
Women Triple Jump
5 – Price, Tierney 11.70m
Women 100 Meter Hurdles
11 – Gleaves, Janetra 14.21
Women 400 Meter Hurdles
6 – Radan, Emma 1:02.17
Women 200 Meter Dash
14 – Edmond, Erin 24.60
15 – Washington, Faith 24.74
