Blue Raiders wrap up Darius Dixon Invitational

Friday, February 9

Lynchburg, VA

Middle Tennessee

Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational

2/10/2024 9:20:00 PM | Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, Track & Field/Cross Country

Final Results

By: @MTAthletics

Lynchburg, Va. – Middle Tennessee men's and women's track and field teams completed the Darius Dixon Invitational on Saturday afternoon with a number of personal best times.

Men's Top Performances

· Brian Kiptoo placed third in the 3000-meter with a personal best 8:02.19s time.
· Freshman Sammy Sang placed first with a personal best in the 3000-meter seeded finals with a 8:24,46s time.
· Joel Iheakolam placed second in the Triple Jump with a mark of 15.25m for a new personal best.
·Carmelo Cannizzaro placed third in the 1000-meter with a 2:27.63s time. He also ran a personal best in the 800-meter with a 1:52.79s time.

Women's Top Performances

· Lyn'Nikka Vance placed second in the Long Jump with a mark of 5.93m
· Faith Nyathi placed second in the 3000-meter with a time of 9:25.95s for a personal best.
· Freshman Nancy Maiyo placed first in the 3000-meter seeded finals with a (PB) time of 10:01.17s.
· Odilia Jepchumba won the 3000-meter invite with Nyathi placing second.
· Pamela Milano placed third in the 800-meter with a time of 2:10.79s.

Next up

The men's and women's teams will be back in Lynchburg, Va. for the Conference USA Indoor Championships on Feb. 23-24.

Final Results

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

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