Track and Field Claim Two Relay Champion Titles in Knoxville

Thursday, April 11

Knoxville, TN / Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium

All Day

Middle Tennessee

Tennessee Relays

4/13/2019 4:19:00 PM | Track & Field/Cross Country

Results

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Blue Raider Track and Field team rounded off their final day of the Tennessee Relays, claiming two relay champion titles on Saturday. Meanwhile on the field, Jacob Patten secured a top-five finish in the men's high jump.

Blue Raider Relays Among the Top-Five

The women's distance medley team of Joice Jebor, Joycelyn Assafuah, Eulisa Chepkemei and Abike Egbeniyi clinched first-place to open up the Relays on Saturday. The team finished with a time of 11:23.01.

Likewise, the men's 1,600 sprint medley relay team (Lamarco Petty, Willington Wright, Jaquez Torian and Tre'Von Sanders) claimed the Tennessee Relays champion title, crossing the line with a time of 3:22.44.

The relay team of Ida Mensah, Mirlege Castor, Cecilia Francis and Edidiong Odiong placed fifth-place in the women's 400 relay (46.02).

MT Individual Finished Among the Top-Five

Senior Jacob Patten tied for fourth-place in the men's high jump on Saturday afternoon. Patten notched a height of 2.05m, tying with Jyles Etienne from Indiana.

Other Notable Middle Tennessee Finishes

Men's DMR | Mosito, Mack, Rono, Chemadi | 7th place, 9:53.99
Men's 400 Relay | Hugle, Petty, Mangram, Wright | 8th place, 41.38
Discus Throw | Emily Hundt | 22nd place, 27.42m
Triple Jump | Akera Benton | 15th place, 11.41m
Triple Jump | Willington Wright | 9th place, 14.23m

Day One Recap | Top-Finishes

Willington Wright claimed the title of the Tennessee Relays Champion in the men's 400-meter dash on Friday afternoon. The Middle Tennessee freshman claimed gold on the track, crossing with a time of 46.75, just missing his personal best by .22 seconds.

Similarly, Abike Egbeniyi posted a second-place finish in the women's 800-meter with a season-best time of 2:04.04.

Sophomore Lamarco Petty and freshman Willington Wright post third and fourth place finishes in the men's 200-meter dash. Petty crossed the line .01 seconds faster than Wright with a time of 21.05 as Wright finished with a time of 21.06.

Up Next

Middle Tennessee men and women's track teams continue their outdoor slate at the War Eagle Invitational, hosted by Auburn University. The Blue Raiders will travel to Auburn on Friday, April 19 to Saturday, April 20.