Purple and gold poised for OVC Indoor Track & Field Championships
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech indoor track and field team puts a cap on the season by competing in the 2022 Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships Wednesday and Thursday in Birmingham, Ala. For the third time, the league's championship event will be held at the Birmingham CrossPlex.
By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech indoor track and field team puts a cap on the season by competing in the 2022 Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships Wednesday and Thursday in Birmingham, Ala. For the third time, the league's championship event will be held at the Birmingham CrossPlex.
OVC Indoor Track & Field Championships Information
Feb. 23-24, 2022 – Located at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Ala. Wednesday's action will kick off with combined events at 9:00 a.m. CT while field events are slated to begin at 11:30 a.m. and running events will begin at 2:40 p.m. On Thursday, combined events will begin at 9:00 a.m. while the field events will commence at 11:00 a.m. and running events will kick off at 12:30 p.m.
What to Watch For
A plethora of Golden Eagles are poised to collect points at the first OVC Indoor Championships since 2020 (the 2021 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Tech athletes have combined to post 12 of the top-10 results in a number of events during the regular season.
Freshman Cayla Johnson owns the league's top showing in the pentathlon this season, as well as the second-best high jump performance and third-best leap in the long jump. Ruby Wyles boasts the top-ranked time in the 5,000-meter run, as well as the third-fastest time in the 3,000-meter run.
Amanda Laboy turned in the seventh-best performance in the 5,000-meter run this season while Helen Pacurariu-Nagy delivered the eighth-fastest in the same event. Tech's distance medley relay team produced the fourth-best result on the year while the 4x400 relay squad posted the sixth-fastest showing.
Jalena Curbeam enters the OVCs with the fifth-furthest leap in the triple jump, followed by Madison Cowan with the ninth-best result. In the long jump, Samaria Allen performed at the league's ninth-best result.
Up Next
The Golden Eagles kick off the outdoor campaign at the Margaret Simmons Invite in Murray, Ky. on Friday, Mar. 25 and Saturday, Mar. 26.
Photo by Thomas Corhern
