May 6, 2015
WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS: HERE
MEET SCHEDULE: HERE
START LISTS: HERE
With Carmen Carlos and Vanessa Valentine producing a 1-2 punch, the Vanderbilt track and field team enjoyed a solid showing on the opening day of the Duke Twilight Meet on Wednesday night.Â
Carlos roared to a victory in the 5000 with a personal-record time of 16:39.28, and Valentine finished directly behind her in second place with a season’s best time of 16:54.22. Carlos’ performance – which ranks as the No. 9 mark on Vanderbilt’s all-time performer’s list – enabled her to continue her recent surge. Last week at the Tennessee Challenge, Carmen won the 3000-meter run with a PR of 9:42.23 and also finished second in the 1500 at 4:30.98.
Other highlights for Vanderbilt on Wednesday night included Katherine Delaney’s fourth-place finish in the 1500-meter run with a time of 4:25.29, which represented a new personal best and ranks as the No. 10 mark on VU’s all-time list.
The Commodores had two other top-10 finishers in the 1500, with Lily Williams taking seventh at 4:28.49 and Reagan Anderson in eighth at 4:29.42. Vanderbilt’s Courtney Kriegshauser was 14th at 4:34.14, Maddie Criscione was 17th with a PR of 4:34.91 and Megan Huebner was 25th with a PR of 4:39.45.
Megan McCabe took sixth in the pole vault by clearing 12-3.50, Courtney Clayton was eighth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 56.38, and Emma Radan finished 11th in the 400-meter hurdles at 1:02.57.
The Twilight meet — which is Vanderbilt’s final meet of the regular season — continues on Thursday, and the Commodores are scheduled to have representatives in four events. (See list below). The Vanderbilt athletes are using this week’s meet as a tuneup for next week’s SEC Championships in Starkville.
VANDERBILT RESULTS
Wednesday, Duke Twilight Meet
Women’s 1500 Meter
4 – Katherine Delaney 4:25.29
7 – Lily WIlliams 4:28.49
8 – Reagan Anderson 4:29.42
14 – Courtney Kriegshauser 4:34.14
17 – Maddie Criscione 4:34.91
25 – Megan Huebner 4:39.45
Women’s Pole Vault
6 – Megan McCabe 12-3.50 (3.75m)
Women’s 400-Meter Hurdles
11 – Emma Radan 1:02.57
Women’s 400-Meter Dash
8 – Courtney Clayton 56.38
Women’s 5000 Meter Run
1 – Carmen Carlos 16:39.28
2 – Vanessa Valentine 16:54.22
THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE (VU)*
5:10 pm – 800:Â Reagan Anderson, Courtney Clayton, Maddie Criscione, Katherine Delaney, Megan Huebner, Courtney Kriegshauser, Lily Williams
5:30 pm – Triple Jump:Â Simone Charley, Tierney Price
6:10 pm – 200:Â Skyler Carpenter, Emma Radan, Faith Washington
6:30 pm – High Jump:Â Ellie Tidman
*Times listed are Central.
