April 5, 2014
It was a record-setting weekend for the Vanderbilt track team.
First, on Friday, it was a senior who set a new school standard. Then, one day later, two freshmen, one sophomore and one junior teamed up to do the same.
Competing at the Florida Relays in Gainesville, Fla., the Vanderbilt 4×200 relay team — comprised of sophomore Skyler Carpenter, junior Erin Edmond and freshmen Courtney Clayton and Simone Charley — posted a school-record time of 1:40.24 to put their names atop Vanderbilt’s all-time list.
Their performance came roughly 24 hours after senior Liz Anderson had set a school record in the 10k with a time of 33:44.76 while competing in the Stanford Invitational.
The strong showing by the 4×200 team capped Vanderbilt’s solid work at the Florida Relays, which opened on Friday.
The first-day highlights from Gainesville included senior Brionne Williams taking eighth place in the high jump; Carpenter posting a time of 1:00.29 in the 400 hurdles; Clayton posting a time of 2:10.46 in the 800, and freshman Sarah Bell clearing 12-03.5 in the pole vault.
The Commodores also had a productive stay in California, where Vanessa Valentine broke the 17:00 mark in the 5K with a time of 16:58 and freshman Carmen Carlos, competing in the 5K for the first time in her career, finished at 17:00.92.
Also, junior Amira Joseph set a PR by nine seconds in the 3000 Steeplechase with a time of 10:34.66.
Vanderbilt will travel to Knoxville next weekend for the Sea Ray Relays.