Blue Raiders return home with nine medals from the Ed Temple Classic

Sunday, January 5

Nashville, Tenn.

Middle Tennessee

Tennessee State University

1/5/2025 3:38:00 PM | Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, Track & Field/Cross Country

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Bridget Annan takes gold in the Women’s 400m

By: Jake Freelund, MTSU Athletic Communications

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee Track & Field had a successful trip to Nashville, Tenn. to compete in the Ed Temple Classic, taking home nine medals. Five of those medals came from field events and the other four came from track events.

Bridgett Annan was the lone Blue Raider to take home a gold medal, doing so in the Women's 400 meter. Annan recorded a time of 57.65 seconds, a new personal record. Annan also finished fourth in the Women's 200 meter with a time of 26.11 seconds.

Middle Tennessee Track & Field did a great job in the 55 meter dash with John Sherman and Jamaree Jenkins earning second and third, respectively, on the men's side and Laila Rudolph finishing second on the women's side. Sherman recorded a time of 6.32 seconds, Jenkins finished in 6.53 seconds, and Rudolph recorded a time of 7.13 seconds. Jenkins and Rudolph both set new personal records in the event.

In the field events, Jason Smallwood took home silver in the Men's Long Jump with a score of 7.01 meters. On the women's side of the Long Jump, Xarya Udoumana and Laura Odivwri finished in second and third, respectively. Udoumana recorded a distance of 5.56 meters and Odivwri finished just behind her with a score of 5.50 meters.

The final event the Blue Raiders medaled in was the Women's Triple Jump where Viktoria Rusnakova placed second and Laura Odivwri placed third. Rusnakova recorded a distance of 11.58 meters and Odivwri recorded a score of 11.45 meters.

Up Next
Middle Tennessee Track & Field will be back out later this week for the Commodore Challenge at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. on January 10 and 11.

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