Record Falls on Day 1

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Vanderbilt track and field kicked off its final regular season meet of the indoor season Friday at the Music City Challenge.

In the long jump, sophomore Anaya Webster recorded a season-best 5.85-meter jump to place fourth overall. Junior Allyria McBride also made the event final, registering a 5.73-meter mark, which was good for seventh place.

Senior Julia Rosenberg broke the school record in the mile with a personal-best time of 4:37.26. She shaved almost 2 seconds off her previous best mark to win the event. Junior Audrey Allman turned in an 8-second PR to place second overall, jumping to No. 3 all-time at Vandy with a time of 4:39.73. Senior Ella Lambert also recorded a personal-best time in the mile, clocking 4:49.32.

In the 200 meters, graduate student Tina Benzinger added her name to her third program all-time top 10 list of the season, recording 24.16 seconds to place fifth.

To end the night, graduate student Ellie Wolski registered the No. 10 time in Vanderbilt history in the 5,000 meters, 16:47.42, placing fifth Her mark was a 12-second PR. Senior Cameron Fawcett finished 10th with a time of 16:57.61. Notching a 22-second personal best was senior Gigi Clifford, who came in 11th place with a time of 16:57.62.

The Music City Challenge continues Saturday at 8:30 a.m. with the unseeded division of the 3,000 meters. Fans can watch the meet on SEC Network+ and view live results online.