May 17, 2014
Friday’s Results: Here
Friday’s SEC release: Here
Now that the postseason has arrived, the members of the Vanderbilt track team were hoping to be at their best.
And on Friday, a pair of Commodore freshmen — Sarah Goodale and Reagan Anderson — meet that goal.
Competing on the second day of the four-day SEC Championships in Lexington, Ky., Goodale set two personal records in the heptathlon and Anderson recorded a season’s best in the 800 at the Kentucky Track and Field Complex.
Goodale posted personal bests in the javelin throw and the 800-meter run on her way to a 10th place overall finish during an impressive effort in her SEC debut in the heptathlon.
After setting two new PRs on Thursday — in the high jump (5-5.25) and the shot put (34-11.25) — Goodale opened Friday’s action with a strong showing in the javelin throw. She set a PR on her second throw and then immediately topped that mark on her final throw with a mark of 107-10 to earn seventh place.
She followed that up with a personal record in the 800-meter dash, finishing in third place with a time of 2:16.93. Goodale took 12th in the long jump at 16-08.50 to complete her performance.
Anderson helped highlight Vanderbilt’s effort on Friday with a season’s best time of 2:13.20 in the 800 and finishing 15th.
Skyler Carpenter, who has produced an outstanding season for the Commodores, earned a 13th-place finish in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 1:00.80.
Vanderbilt was also well represented in the 10k, with junior Claire Benjamin taking 15th at 36:23.99 and Vanessa Valentine finishing 17th at 36:45.16.
Junior Erin Edmond posted a time of 25.17 in the 200 for 29th.
The Georgia women currently lead the team standings following Friday’s competition, which came in front of 2,444 fans. Georgia has collected 32 total points, Arkansas is second with 23 and Kentucky is third with 13.
The Commodores will have a host of athletes in action when the meet resumes on Saturday.
Live coverage will air on ESPN3.com on Saturday and Sunday. The coverage will begin at 2:40 p.m. on Saturday and 12:50 p.m. on Sunday. Live results for the Championship are available by clicking here. The full meet schedule can be found by clicking here.
