Golden Eagles head to final meet before OVC Championships
The Tennessee Tech track and field team heads to Ohio Valley Conference foe Murray State on Tuesday to compete in the Battle of the Cumberland meet. Field events will be starting at 3 p.m. CT and running events will begin at 4:30 p.m.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Tech track and field team heads to Ohio Valley Conference foe Murray State on Tuesday to compete in the Battle of the Cumberland meet. Field events will be starting at 3 p.m. CT and running events will begin at 4:30 p.m.
The Golden Eagles last competed at the Hilltopper Relays at Western Kentucky.
Sophomore Atlanta Westbrook became the newest Golden Eagle triple jump record-holder. Westbrook cleared a mark of 37-08.50 on her second jump after fouling the first. The previous record of 36-10.50 was held by teammate Kelli Keck.
Senior Rebecca Cline also had a solid meet, as she took second in the 5,000-meter race. She finished with a time of 19:08.31. Fellow senior Lacy Yslas set a new personal best in the javelin with a throw of 118-02, 10 feet farther than her previous best.
Tech will look to keep improving on those marks and keep pushing forward towards the OVC Championships. This will be the last meet leading up to the OVC Outdoor Championships, which will be held in Edwardsville, Ill. on the campus of SIU Edwardsville, May 2-3.
