Story Links MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – On the second day of the inaugural meet for the 2024-25 Indoor Track & Field season, nine Blue Raiders achieved first place, contributing to MTSU’s total of 16 first-place finishes over the two days. The second day of the Dean Hayes Classic commenced with the shot put and triple jump […]
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – On the second day of the inaugural meet for the 2024-25 Indoor Track & Field season, nine Blue Raiders achieved first place, contributing to MTSU’s total of 16 first-place finishes over the two days. The second day of the Dean Hayes Classic commenced with the shot put and triple jump events where Joel Iheakolam won the men’s triple jump with a performance of 15.01 meters.
In the women’s 400 meter dash, Courtney Green and Bridgett Annan secured first and second places with times of 57.87 and 57.89 seconds, respectively. On the men’s side, James Thomas Jr. dominated the competition, clinching victory with a time of 48.58 seconds.
Next was the 55-meter dash, where Laila Rudolph achieved first place with a time of 7.13 seconds. John Sherman clocked 6.21 seconds in the preliminaries and went on to win the finals with a time of 6.25 seconds, narrowly missing the program record of 6.20 seconds.
The Blue Raiders excelled in both the women’s 800 meter and the women’s 3000-meter events. Lauren Cole, Emma Thomas, and Hailee Gorham completed the women’s 800 meter run in that order. The women’s 3000 meter run saw Odilia Jepchuma, Faith Nyathi, and Sandra Maiyo sweep the field. In the men’s 3000 meter run, Carmelo Cannizzaro and Juan Lucas De La Fluente finished first and second with times of 8:23.16 and 8:40.01, respectively.
The concluding event of the meet was the 4×400 meter relays, with the Blue Raiders claiming victory in both the men’s and women’s categories. The women’s team comprising Bridgett Annan, Privillege Chikara, Courtney Green, and Tamia Waters completed the race in 3:56.83. The men’s team, consisting of Jackson Burns, John Sherman, Wail Bourahli, and James Thomas Jr. took first place with a time of 3:20.83 seconds.
When head coach Keith Vroman was asked about the team’s showing at the Dean Hayes Classic, he remarked: “It was a solid beginning to the season, and it was encouraging to witness our sprinters and jumpers compete for the first time this year. We will take what we accomplished this weekend and carry that momentum into our next meet in January. It was great to finish the meet on a high note by winning both the men’s and women’s 4×400.”
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