LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Vanderbilt track and field’s Janie Ford and Falon Spearman broke a pair of program records on Friday at the Rod McCravy Memorial Track & Field Meet.
Commodores tallied a total of 13 marks ranking in the program’s all-time top 10 and 10 personal bests.
Mackenzie Dagrosa got things started for the Dores with a third-place performance in the high jump. The sophomore cleared 1.75 meters, a mark that is tied for fifth in Vanderbilt history. In the same event, Rowan Houston came within a centimeter of her personal best, registering a 1.70-meter mark. She finished the event tied for fourth place.
Ford broke the school record in the long jump, registering a 6.18-meter mark to place first among freshmen and fourth overall.
Vanderbilt’s pole vaulting duo of Olivia Kosanovich and Jacqueline Rose cleared the 3.75-meter bar. It is a collegiate best for both student-athletes and the eighth-best mark in program history.
On the track, London Jackson-Bray and Alima Kassim qualified for the 60 meters semifinals with respective times of 7.42 and 7.57 seconds, both marks ranking top 10 in program history. Kylah Woods also added her name to the Vanderbilt record books, clocking 7.60 seconds in her collegiate debut. The time is No. 7 in school history. Jackson-Bray moved onto the event final with a semifinals time of 7.43 seconds.
Ford, Taylor McKinnon, Devyn Parham, F. Spearman and Santana Spearman, qualified for the 60-meter hurdles semifinals, where every Dore improved her time. F. Spearman’s 8.17-second mark, which is a personal best and school record, earned her a spot in Saturday’s final. Ford clocked 8.50 seconds, the No. 8-ranked time in Vandy history.
Madyson Wilson recorded a personal-best in the 600 meters for the second consecutive meet. Her time of 1:30.32 is ranked No. 2 all-time at Vanderbilt. In her first meet as a Commodore, Jayden Hill registered the third-best mark in school history, crossing the finish line in 1:31.17. In the same event, Kenyah Conner matched her personal best with a time of 1:31.72.
To end Day 1, Betsy Jepkemei led Vandy runners in the 1,000 meters, turning in a time of 2:46.55, good for third place and No. 2 all-time at Vanderbilt. Kelty Oaster and Mackenzie Culpepper followed in fourth and sixth place, respectively. Oaster’s time of 2:47.50 is fourth in school history, and Culpepper’s 2:51.53 mark is ranked No. 10 in program history.
Action in Louisville continues Saturday at 9:30 a.m. CT with the shot put. Live results are available online.
