Dec. 3, 2013
Music City Challenge Results 
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Vanderbilt opened the indoor track season at home for the first time in school history in the Commodores’ brand new multipurpose facility Tuesday night competing against teams from Tennessee State, Belmont and Middle Tennessee State in the Music City Challenge.
Four Commodores claimed the top spot in their individual events with Erin Edmond winning the 500 meters in 1:15.17, Faith Washington winning the 300 meters in 39.86 seconds, Katherine Delaney led a strong Black & Gold contingent finishing in 2:54.11 to win the the 1000 meters and freshman Sarah Bell took the pole vault competition by clearing 12’9.5″ in her collegiate debut.
In the 500 meters, Vandy swept the top two spots with Edmond winning the event in front of teammate Skyler Carpenter – who turned in a time of 1:17.34. Jennifer Cannon was not far behind in a time of 1:18.59 for fourth overall. Delaney out kicked teammate Courtney Clayton in the 1000 meters for the victory as the Dores finished 1-2-3 with Clayton running 2:55.06 and Sara Barron finishing third in 3:01.81. Jennifer Cannon showed impressive speed in the 60-meter hurdles to finish second overall in a time of 8.58 just behind Tennessee State’s Amber Hughes, who ran 8.55 for the win. Washington finished fifth overall for the Commodores in a time of 8.88.
Bell won the pole vault competition by clearing 12’9.5″ in her first attempt to edge Western Kentucky’s Karleigh Parker, who needed three attempts to pass the height. All-American Brionne Williams finished fourth overall clearing 5’7″ in her third and final attempt. Cannon finished fourth overall in the long jump with her third jump of the competition reaching out to 17’8.25″ and finished her busy day in the shot put, where she finished 12th overall with a distance of 31’11.25″ just behind teammate Sarah Goodale’s 34’1.25″. In the triple jump, Tierney Price took second overall with a jump of 39’5″ in her third jump.
Freshman Nikolaos Gkotsis was the lone male runner for the Dores, finishing second overall in the 1000 meters in 2:32.26.
The Commodores do not return to action until after the new year when the team heads to Birmingham, Ala. for the UAB Invitational Jan. 10-11.
