Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Track and Field at Darius Dixon Invitational
2/8/2024 1:24:00 PM | Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee will be back in action this weekend on Feb 9-10 at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational. The meet will be in Lynchburg, Va. at the Brant Tolsma Indoor Track starting at 1:00 p.m. CT.
Follow Along Live
The meet will be televised on ESPN+, with live coverage scheduled for Friday from 5:30-9 p.m. and Saturday from Noon-4 p.m.
Results and highlights will be posted throughout the day on the Blue Raider Track and Field twitter feed (@MT_TrackField).
For more information on live results and teams competing in the race, please click here.
Meet Schedule
Friday's action will start at 1:00 p.m. CT and Saturday will get started at 9:00 a.m. CT. For the full meet schedule, please click here.
Last Time Out – PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational
Men's Top Performances
· Iheakolam set a personal best in the Long Jump with a mark of 7.09m in his first-place finish.
· Sherman took first in the 200-meter unseeded with a time of 21.61s (PB).
· Brady Daniels placed third in the 400-meter unseeded with a 49.12s time.
· In the 800-meter, Geta placed third with a 1:51.28s (PB) time and Wail Bourahli placed fourth with a 1:51.34s time.
· Eloji qualified for the 60-meter finals after running a personal best 7.80s in the prelims.
· Eloji placed second in the final with a new personal best of 7.70s.
· In the men's 1 mile, Geta took first at 4:07.62s, Brian Kiptoo second place at 4:07.86 and Carmelo Cannizzaro in third place at 4:08.80s.
· Geta finished second in the men's 5000-meter with a 14:33.36s time.
Women's Top Performances
· Lakesha Smith placed fourth in the women's long jump with a 5.65m mark.
· Tamia Waters placed 12th in the seeded women's 200-meter with a 24.68s time in college debut in the 200-meter.
· Viktoria Rusnakova recorded a personal best in the long jump with a mark of 5.79m for second place.
· Pamela Milano placed 10th in the Women's 800-meter with a 2:12.70s time.
Follow Us
Keep up with Blue Raider cross country and track and field on Facebook (Middle Tennessee Blue Raider XC/Track & Field), Twitter (@MT_TrackField), and Instagram (@mt_trackfield).
Follow Along Live
The meet will be televised on ESPN+, with live coverage scheduled for Friday from 5:30-9 p.m. and Saturday from Noon-4 p.m.
Results and highlights will be posted throughout the day on the Blue Raider Track and Field twitter feed (@MT_TrackField).
For more information on live results and teams competing in the race, please click here.
Meet Schedule
Friday's action will start at 1:00 p.m. CT and Saturday will get started at 9:00 a.m. CT. For the full meet schedule, please click here.
Last Time Out – PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational
Men's Top Performances
· Iheakolam set a personal best in the Long Jump with a mark of 7.09m in his first-place finish.
· Sherman took first in the 200-meter unseeded with a time of 21.61s (PB).
· Brady Daniels placed third in the 400-meter unseeded with a 49.12s time.
· In the 800-meter, Geta placed third with a 1:51.28s (PB) time and Wail Bourahli placed fourth with a 1:51.34s time.
· Eloji qualified for the 60-meter finals after running a personal best 7.80s in the prelims.
· Eloji placed second in the final with a new personal best of 7.70s.
· In the men's 1 mile, Geta took first at 4:07.62s, Brian Kiptoo second place at 4:07.86 and Carmelo Cannizzaro in third place at 4:08.80s.
· Geta finished second in the men's 5000-meter with a 14:33.36s time.
Women's Top Performances
· Lakesha Smith placed fourth in the women's long jump with a 5.65m mark.
· Tamia Waters placed 12th in the seeded women's 200-meter with a 24.68s time in college debut in the 200-meter.
· Viktoria Rusnakova recorded a personal best in the long jump with a mark of 5.79m for second place.
· Pamela Milano placed 10th in the Women's 800-meter with a 2:12.70s time.
Follow Us
Keep up with Blue Raider cross country and track and field on Facebook (Middle Tennessee Blue Raider XC/Track & Field), Twitter (@MT_TrackField), and Instagram (@mt_trackfield).
Players Mentioned
Mid-Distance
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
Distance
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
Sprinter
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
Distance
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
Mid-Distance
/ Women's Cross Country and Track & Field
Jumps
/ Women's Cross Country and Track & Field
Sprinter/Jumps
/ Women's Cross Country and Track & Field
/ Women's Cross Country and Track & Field
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