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UAB Wraps Up the Weekend with Second Day of Competition in Nashville
1/19/2019 9:15:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
NASHVILLE – After a solid first day at the Vanderbilt Invitational, the UAB track and field team had some ups and downs during day two but comes away with three athletes registering new PRs.
Freshman Erin Long set a new PR in the 60 meters while Brittany Floyd, who finished fifth in the pentathlon on Friday, turned in a new personal best in the 60 meter hurdles. Meanwhile, Marielle Lewis had another solid outing in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:17.81.
The Blazers' 4x400 meter relay team, consisting of Floyd, Lewis, Laci Turner and Ebony Tolliver turned in its best performance of the season with a time of 3:56.04.
Blazer Highlights
Track Side with Head Coach Kurt Thomas
"We had some ups and downs here at Vanderbilt," Thomas said. "We have lots of young athletes who are learning how to compete at the college level and we are still growing. There were lots of solid results and some outstanding results and lots of things to continue to work on. Erin Long competed well and Kyla Horn is on the brink of a good breakthrough in the hurdles. The 4x4 ran a seasonal best and showed signs of running faster in the near future. Ebony Tolliver had a good weekend sprinting and should be at peak performance for conference. We have a week off to train and get ready for our next opportunity and we will continue to improve as a team."
Up Next
UAB will return to Boston for the Harvard Crimson Elite meet and Boston University's Scarlett and White Invitational on February 1-2.
For more information on UAB track and field, visit uabsports.com or follow along on Twitter and Instagram at (UAB_TF_XC).
Freshman Erin Long set a new PR in the 60 meters while Brittany Floyd, who finished fifth in the pentathlon on Friday, turned in a new personal best in the 60 meter hurdles. Meanwhile, Marielle Lewis had another solid outing in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:17.81.
The Blazers' 4x400 meter relay team, consisting of Floyd, Lewis, Laci Turner and Ebony Tolliver turned in its best performance of the season with a time of 3:56.04.
Blazer Highlights
- Long also set a new PR in the long jump with a distance of 5.19 meters (17' 0.5").
- Shauntia Landrum PR'd in the triple jump hitting a distance of 11.34 meters (37' 2.5").
- Kyla Horn ran her best 60 meter hurdle race this season.
Track Side with Head Coach Kurt Thomas
"We had some ups and downs here at Vanderbilt," Thomas said. "We have lots of young athletes who are learning how to compete at the college level and we are still growing. There were lots of solid results and some outstanding results and lots of things to continue to work on. Erin Long competed well and Kyla Horn is on the brink of a good breakthrough in the hurdles. The 4x4 ran a seasonal best and showed signs of running faster in the near future. Ebony Tolliver had a good weekend sprinting and should be at peak performance for conference. We have a week off to train and get ready for our next opportunity and we will continue to improve as a team."
Up Next
UAB will return to Boston for the Harvard Crimson Elite meet and Boston University's Scarlett and White Invitational on February 1-2.
For more information on UAB track and field, visit uabsports.com or follow along on Twitter and Instagram at (UAB_TF_XC).
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