Tag: track and field

Alvarnaz leads track and field teams in Florida

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Scott Watkins Staff Writer The Troy track and field team competed at the Pepsi Florida Relays hosted by the University of Florida Thursday through Saturday, leaving with several strong performances. Troy’s best finish of the day came from junior Michael Alvarnaz’s personal best 63.09-meter hammer throw. Alvarnaz finished second in a field of 18. The women’s 1600-meter sprint medley team — of which three of the four runners were freshmen — finished sixth with a time of 3:59.57. In the women’s 4×100-meter shuttle hurdle, the Trojans placed seventh with a…

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Personal bests pace outdoor track team

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Wesley Kirchharr Staff Writer The Troy outdoor track and field team competed in the Alabama Track Challenge on Friday, bringing home eight overall event wins over some of the best competition in the state of Alabama. Both the men’s and women’s teams lined up against athletes from Alabama, South Alabama, Miles and the hosting Samford Bulldogs. In its second outdoor meet of the season, Troy matched its performance from the Jaguar Classic a week prior, where the team also brought home eight top finishes. “We are excited to get back…

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Summerville helps Troy to historic finish at SBC Championship

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Daniel Hunt Staff Writer The Sun Belt Indoor Championships came to a close on Tuesday with the Troy women’s team finishing in fifth place out of 12 total teams. The Trojans were led by junior Indiya Summerville, who won first place in the shot put event to help her team to its highest-ever finish at the conference championships. The event kicked off on Monday, Feb. 19, and lasted two days. The Troy men’s team did not take part in the competition. Texas State emerged victorious with 124 points in the…

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Trojan track and field teams finish regular season at Samford Open

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Daniel Hunt Staff Writer Troy’s indoor track team picked up a pair of mid-tier finishes at the Samford Open in Birmingham over the weekend on Friday and Saturday. The Trojans wrapped up their regular season schedule at the Birmingham Crossplex with the women’s team placing sixth out of nine teams and the men finishing fifth out of eight teams. Both can now look forward to postseason play, which starts Monday. The event was the fifth time the team has traveled to Birmingham this season. Strong individual performances from freshman Amir…

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Troy track teams compete at Camel City Invitational

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Daniel Hunt Staff Writer The Troy indoor track and field team competed in the Camel City Invitational over the weekend for its first meet outside of Birmingham this season. On Friday, both the men and women’s teams traveled to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to challenge the likes of Wake Forest, Coastal Carolina and Virginia Tech, among others. The two-day event was the men’s team’s first competitive meet since Jan. 12. On opening day, the women’s team started strong as freshmen Madison Kennedy and Precious Ogba along with senior Niata Alexander made…

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