Track and Field Improves on PRs at Berry Field Day Invite

ROME, Ga. - The University of the South track and field teams continued to show improvements as the conference championship is two weeks away at Berry College. This weekend, the track and field teams were in Rome for the second time this season as they participated in the Berry Field Day Invitational. 

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WOMEN'S TOP PERFORMERS
-Janie Schmitt set a personal best and team-best time of 5:17.65 in the 1,500 meters, improving her time by six seconds. 

-Merrit Newton ran to a 20:11.44 mark for a new mark in the 5,000 meters. 

-Jocelyn Covaney earned a season-best time of 1:11.96 in the 400 hurdles, and in her first attempt in the outdoor season, she also recorded 4.29 meters in the long jump. 

MEN'S TOP PERFORMERS
-Travis Steele set a new performance mark in the 200 meters with a 23.59-second sprint. Carson Coody also earned a personal best in the event with 24.44-second time. 

-Clayton Tillery (1.75m) and Jack Hagan (1.70m) earned new season bests in the high jump. 

FULL RESULTS
 

Women's Results
1,500m
13	Janie Schmitt	5:17.65
34	Caroline Winslow	6:05.38
5,000m
14	Merrit Newton	20:11.44
100 Hurdles
5	Jocelyn Covaney	17.41
400 Hurdles
9	Jocelyn Covaney	1:11.96
3,000 Steeplechase
5	Madison Sellers	12:38.13
Long Jump
11	Jocelyn Covaney	4.29m
Men's Results
100m
35	Carson Coody	11.96
44	Kabir Menon	13.24
200m
33	Travis Steele	23.59
39	Carson Coody	24.44
110 Hurdles
9	Jack Hagan	16.93
4x100 Relay
8	Steele, Coody, Tillery, Hagan	45.71
High Jump
T-5	Clayton Tillery	1.75m
T-10	Jack Hagan	1.65m

UP NEXT
The Tigers will host the Mountain Laurel Invitational on Saturday to conclude the regular season. 

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