MTSU wins six events at Music City Invitational

Friday, April 28

Nashville, TN

Middle Tennessee

Music City Challenge

4/29/2023 8:24:00 PM | Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, Track & Field/Cross Country

By: Bradley Hartman, MTSU Athletic Communications

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee men's and women's track and field teams completed the competition in Nashville with six event wins on the weekend.

Men's Top Performances

· Alaba Akintola placed first in the men's 100m and 200m final. He ran a time of 10.08s in the 100m and 20.93s in the 200m.
· Stephen Eloji placed first in the men's 110m Hurdles and 400H Hurdles with a time of 13.73s in the 100m final and 52.30s in the 400H final.
· Carmelo Cannizzaro took first in the 3000m Steeplechase with a personal best time of 8:54.31s.
· Vincent Yegon finished first in the men's 5000m with a time of 14:18.02s.

Women's Top Performances

· Esther Isa placed second in the women's long jump final on Friday with a mark of 5.80m.
· Leonie Beu finished third in the women's 200m and 400m with personal best times of 24.35s in the 200m and 54.36s in the 400m.
· Mercy Chepkurui set a personal best time of 4:32.00s in the women's 1500m.
· In the women's 5000m Faith Nyathi placed second with a personal best time of 16:34.02s.
· Pamela Milano set a new personal best in the women's 800m with a 2:09.92s.

Head coach Keith Vroman

"Great weekend at Vanderbilt! Both men's and women's teams competed at a high level on the track. We were firing on all cylinders with a personal or season best in just about every race."

Next up

The men's and women's teams will be in Denton, Texas for the Conference USA Championships from May 11-14.

Final Results

View the final results of this weekend's meet here.

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