May 13, 2016
SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Day, Date: Thursday-Saturday, May 12-14
Host: Alabama (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
Site: Sam Bailey Track & Field Complex
Full schedule: HERE
Viewing: SEC Network-Plus
s Friday: HERE
s Saturday: HERE
Live Results: HERE
SEC Home Page: HERE
PDF Results/Day 1: SEC Day 1 Results
PDF Results/Day 2: SEC Day 2 Results
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Several members of the Vanderbilt track and field team have set themselves up for a potentially memorable finish at the SEC Outdoor Championships in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
The senior duo of Katherine Delaney and Sara Barron each produced solid showings during Friday’s 1500 preliminaries to advance to Saturday’s finals. Delaney finished third overall with a time of 4:20.34 and Barron took 13th overall, and third in her heat, with a time of 4:25.39.
Delaney and Barron became the second and third Commodores to sew up a spot in Saturday’s action. Courtney Clayton was the first Commodore to qualify, as she advanced to the finals of the 800 with a seventh-place overall finish in the prelims on Thursday.
Also on Friday, Sarah Goodale completed her action in the heptathlon, finishing with 4,979 points. Goodale’s efforts included a a new personal record in the 100 hurdles with a time of 14.62.
Jennifer Edobi finished 14th overall, and fifth in her heat, in the 400 with a time of 54.70.
Along with Delaney and Barron, the Commodores had four additional representatives in the 1500: Lily Williams took 17th at 4:27.88, Maddie Criscione was 20th at 4:30.72, Reagan Anderson was 22nd at 4:32.08 and Ginger Hutton was 29th with a personal-best time of 4:38.71.
Vanderbilt is now primed for an impactful performance Saturday on the final day of the meet. The list of Commodores who are scheduled for action includes All-American Simone Charley in the triple jump, school record-holder Sarah Bell in the pole vault and the 4×400 relay team.
The list also includes four standouts in the 5k — Carmen Carlos, Megan Huebner, Courtney Kriegshauser, Vanessa Valentine — along with Delaney, Barron and Clayton in the finals of their respective events. (Full schedule below)
Friday’s Results: Vanderbilt
1500 Prelims (Top 3 from each heat plus next 3 best times advance to finals)
3. Katherine Delaney – 4:20.34 (Heat finish: 3)
13. Sara Barron – 4:25.39 (3)
17. Lily Williams – 4:27.88
20. Maddie Criscione – 4:30.72
22. Reagan Anderson – 4:32.08
29. Ginger Hutton – 4:38.71
Heptathlon
11. Sarah Goodale – 4,979 points
400 Prelims
Jennifer Edobi
Thursday’s results: Vanderbilt
800 prelims
7. Courtney Clayton – 2:07.00
15. Maddie Criscione – 2:09.99
18. Reagan Anderson – 2:10.44
21. Ginger Hutton – 2:13.25
25. Lydia Witty – 2:14.89
400 Hurdles
17. Skyler Carpenter – 59.86
SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE: Vanderbilt
11:35 am Triple Jump – Simone Charley
3:20 pm 1500 finals – Katherine Delaney, Sara Barron
3:35 pm Pole Vault – Sarah Bell, Megan McCabe
4:40 pm 800 finals – Courtney Clayton
5:40 pm 5K – Carmen Carlos, Megan Huebner, Courtney Kriegshauser, Vanessa Valentine
6:25 pm 4×400 – Vanderbilt
