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WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD TEAM PARTICIPATES AT VANDERBILT INVITATIONAL; POLLOCK, RIVES QUALIFY FOR NCAA REGIONALS
 
 
 
GAME DAY CENTRAL

Next Meet:
Weekend of Apr. 24-26

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The women’s track and field team participated at the Vanderbilt Invitational in Nashville, Tenn. this past weekend.

Junior Elizabeth Pollock (Clarksville, Tenn.) finished in first place in the 400 Meter Hurdles with a time of 1:00.02 to qualify for the NCAA Regionals.

Junior Lynette Rives (Clarksville, Tenn.) finished second in the 200 Meter Dash with a time of 23.62s, breaking her own school record. Her time was good enough to also qualify for the NCAA Regionals. Freshman Quina Fortune (New Orleans) ran the race in 24.09s, good enough for ninth place.

The Bruins also placed second in the 4x100 Meter Relay with a time of 45.78. The team consisted of Pollock, Rives, Fortune and sophomore Khalia Turner (Nashville, Tenn.). The same four runners participated in the 4x400 Meter Relay and finished in seventh place on a time of 3:52.95.

Rives also finished fifth in the 100 Meter Dash with another personal and school-record breaking performance of 11.57s.

Senior Christa Coppin (Brentwood, Tenn.) placed fourth in the Pole Vault with a height of 3.50m.

Senior Lauren Weaver (Nashville, Tenn.) finished fifth in the 1500 Meter Run with a time of 4:29.75. Junior Mollie Schlarman (Southgate, Ky.) also ran in the race and posted a time of 4:40.81, good enough for 10th place and freshman Dominique Roy (Halifax, Nova Scotia) placed 16th with a time of 4:48.23.

Senior Elizabeth Smothers (Brentwood, Tenn.) placed 10th in the 3000 Meter Steeplechase with a time of 11:51.04.

 

The Bruins will return to action on the weekend of Apr. 24-26.

















 







 



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