MT breaks two school records on final day in Knoxville

Thursday, April 6

Knoxville, Tenn.

Middle Tennessee

Tennessee Relays

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4/8/2017 4:07:00 PM | Track & Field/Cross Country

Men's, women's relay team set new school mark

By: @MTAthletics

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — On the final day of the Tennessee Relays, Middle Tennessee broke a pair of school records in team relays to complete the weekend with 18 top 10 finishes.

On the women's side, the Blue Raider team of Janet Amponsah, Agnes Abu, Loveth Odia and Abike Egbeniyi captured the school record for the second time this season in the women's 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:35.76.

MT also secured a second-place win in the men's distance medley relay. The quartet of Eliud Rutto, Ifiok Umoh, Hillary Rono and Sampson Laari broke the 35-year-old school record with a time of 9:48.13.

The Blue Raiders grabbed sixth place in the men's 4x400-meter relay, clocking a time of 3:13.97.

The Blue Raiders continue its outdoor season campaign with a split weekend. MT will travel to Clarksville next weekend to compete at the Austin Peay Invitational, while select Blue Raiders will take part in the annual Mt. SAC Relays in Torrance, Calif.

Men's Results
100 Meter Dash:
11. Charles Okeze, 10.75
25. Chaz Simmons, 10.98

200 Meter Dash:
10. Charles Okeze, 21.54
12. Tahir Walsh, 21.59
20. Adeniji Adedamola, 21.85
21. Ifiok Umoh, 21.89
31. Kendrick Williams, 23.80

400 Meter Dash:
11. Adeniji Adedamola, 48.82
13. Ifiok Umoh, 49.41

800 Meter Run:
19. Trevon Sanders, 1:55.68
28. Nathan Mack, 2:00.64
30. Donald Clay, 2:02.53

1500 Meter Run:
3. Sampson Laari, 3:45.66
7. Kigen Chemadi, 3:48.65
10. Geoffry Cheruiyot, 3:49.98
17. Jacob Choge, 3:54.83
26. Hillary Rono, 3:57.57
33. Amos Cheruiyot, 4:07.31

4x100 Meter Relay:
5. Ifiok Umoh, Tahir Walsh, Adeniji Adedamola, Charles Okeze; 41.12

4x400 Meter Relay:
6. Adeniji Adedamola, Ifiok Umoh, Sampson Laari, Eliud Rutto; 3:13.97

Distance Medley:
2. Eliud Rutto, Ifiok Umoh, Hillary Rono, Sampson Laari; 9:48.31

Triple Jump:
13. Phillip Smith, 44-01.50, 13.45m

Women's Results
100 Meter Dash:
3. Janet Amponsah, 11.65

200 Meter Dash:
1. Janet Amponsah, 23.19
10. Loveth Odia, 24.26
21. Taylor Day, 24.67
43. Shaina Johnson, 26.00
51. Brina Serafino, 27.13

400 Meter Dash:
8. Loveth Odia, 55.21

800 Meter Run:
1. Abike Egbeniyi, 2:05.43
2. Agnes Abu, 2:05.73

5000 Meter Run:
8. Rachel Kigen, 16:57.88
14. Julia Jelagat, 17:16.83
18. Sharon Kibiwott, 17:39.46

100 Meter Hurdles:
10. Jessica Howell, 14.67

400 Meter Hurdles:
17. Barbara Vilson, 1:06.72

3000 Meter Steeplechase:
3. Rhema Cheruiyot, 11:15.49

4x100 Meter Relay:
6. Taylor Day, Janet Amponsah, Loveth Odia, Elizabeth Dadzie; 45.84

4x400 Meter Relay:
2. Janet Amponsah, Agnes Abu, Loveth Odia, Abike Egbeniyi; 3:35.76

Long Jump:
14. Taylor Day, 18-01.75, 5.53m
15. Atarah Abdullah-Muhammad, 18-01.00. 5.51m