Nashville, Tenn. -- The Belmont track and field teams opened their 2007 indoor season Sunday at the Ed Temple Classic hosted by Tennessee State.

The BU women posted nine top-10 finishes on Sunday. Sophomore Lynette Rives placed third in the 55 meters, while Lauren Williams, Megan Saunders, and Elizabeth Smothers finished fourth, fifth, and sixth respectively in the mile. Also, BU’s 4x200 and 4x400 relay teams both finished fourth in their respective events. In addition, freshman Elizabeth Codrington broke the school indoor record for the triple jump with a mark of 36-01.25.

The Belmont men posted 11 top-10 finishes during the meet. Freshman Will Peters (pictured left) won the mile with a time of 4:29.21. His teammates Kip Hill and Clay Hannah finished third and fifth. Freshman Joe Frye posted two top-five finishes on Sunday. He placed second in the shot put with a mark of 42-11.50 and fourth in the weight throw with a mark of 45-07. In addition, BU’s distance medley team placed second in their event with a time of 10:37.13.

For full results from Sunday’s meet, go to the Tennessee State athletics website at www.tsutigers.com.

The track teams are back in action on January 19-20 at the SIU Indoor Invitational in Carbondale, Illinois.