Feb. 13, 2015
FRIDAY RESULTS: HERE l MEET SCHEDULE: HERE
ONLINE VIEWING: SEC NETWORK-PLUS (Begins at 1 p.m. Saturday)
The Vanderbilt track and field team produced a sizable list of personal records and earned multiple Top-10 finishes during the opening day of the Tyson Invitational hosted by Arkansas.
The highlights included a third-place finish in the mile by Carmen Carlos, who posted a personal-best time of 4:48.26. It is the seventh-best mark on Vanderbilt’s all-time performers list.
Also shining on Friday was Sara Barron, who beat her previous best by more than two seconds in the 800, posting a time of 2:09.77 to finish seventh and set the sixth-best mark on VU’s all-time list.
Others who earned top-10 finishes in their respective event were Lily Williams, who took eighth in the 5000-meter run with a time of 17:52.32, and Reagan Anderson, who took 10th in the mile with a time of 4:55.64.
In the 400, Vanderbilt had finishers among the top-40 — Jennifer Edobi took 27th at 54.35 Faith Washington was 29th at 54.63, Erin Edmond was 32nd at 55.02 and Courtney Clayton was 40th at 55.85. Washington and Clayton each set new PRs in the event. Washington moved up to No. 3 on VU’s all-time list and Clayton moved to seventh on the list.
In the 800, Katherine Delaney was 25th at 2:13.31 and Skyler Carpenter was 28th at 2:13.91.
Maddie Criscione set a new personal record in the mile with a time of 5:01.84, and teammate Megan Huebner was close behind at 5:05.24. The Vanderbilt duo finished 23rd and 27th, respectively.
Janetra Gleaves posted a time of 8.75 in the 60-hurdles.
The Commodores will complete again Saturday as the meet concludes.
VANDERBILT RESULTS – Saturday
Women 400 Meter Dash
27 – Jennifer Edobi 54.35
29 – Faith Washington 54.63
32 – Erin Edmond 55.02
40 – Courtney Clayton 55.85
Women 800 Meter Run
7 – Sara Barron 2:09.77
25 – Katherine Delaney 2:13.31
28 – Skyler Carpenter 2:13.91
Women 1 Mile Run
3 – Carmen Carlos 4:48.26
10 – Reagan Anderson 4:55.64
23 – Maddie Criscione 5:01.84
27 – Megan Huebner 5:05.24
Women 5000 Meter Run
8 – Lily Williams 17:52.32
Women 60 Meter Hurdles
44 – Janetra Gleaves 8.75
