Jan. 26, 2015
l FRIDAY’S PHOTO GALLERY: HERE (Photos by Sanford Myers).
l SATURDAY’S PHOTO GALLERY: HERE (Photos by Steve Green).
The Vanderbilt Invitational wasn’t just exciting, it was also historic.
The two-day event, held last weekend at Vanderbilt’s indoor complex, featured a huge collection of outstanding performances, with records steadily being broken throughout the meet.
The final numbers were sensational — 18 new facility records, 13 marks that ranked among the top-10 in Vanderbilt history, three national-collegiate-leading marks, one new school record and one world-leading performance.
The new school record was set in the triple jump by Vanderbilt sophomore Simone Charley with her leap of 42′ 5½ on Saturday.
The world-leading performance came in the men’s long jump, where Louisiana Tech’s Jarvis Gotch posted a mark of 26-7.75.
The three collegiate-leading marks came in the women’s 800 (Ole Miss freshman Brooke Feldmeier, 2:05.27), the men’s 800 (Alabama junior Alex Amankwah, 1:46.86) and the men’s long jump (Gotch).
Here’s a look at the Commodores who notched a spot on the school’s all-time Top-10 list during this weekend’s meet:
60m Dash
No. 4 – Janetra Gleaves – 7.74
60m Hurdles
No. 7 – Sarah Goodale – 8.97
200m Dash
No. 9 – Erin Edmond – 25.08
3000m Run
No. 6 – Carmen Carlos – 9:40.35
No. 10 – Vanessa Valentine – 9:41.47
5000m Run
No. 4 – Claire Benjamin – 16:53.34
No. 10 – Becca Chandler – 17:19.73
4x400m Relay
No. 3 – J. Edobi, F. Washington, C. Clayton, E. Edmond – 3:38.89
Triple Jump
No. 1 – Simone Charley – 42′ 5½
Pentathlon
No. 3 – Sarah Goodale – 3825
400m Dash
No. 8 – Courtney Clayton – 56.24
Distance Medley Relay
No. 8 – S Barron, S Carpenter, Carlos, Valentine – 11:37.13
Pole Vault
No. 5 – Megan McCabe – 11′ 9¾
