THE FLATS — One the final day of the Georgia Tech Invitational the Georgia Tech track and field team saw their team win five different events despite the poor weather conditions.
Daniel Pietsch took home the 400-meter event, finishing with a PR time of 46.46, and Avery Bartlett won the 800-meter event, turning in a time of 1:49.59.
In addition to winning the two individual events, the duo played a large part in the Jackets finishing with the best time in the men’s 4 x 400 relay. Lionel Jones and Anthony Brooks were also on the winning relay in which the Jackets finished with a time of 3:10.29.
“It’s always great to compete at home, and even with the challenging conditions, I thought the women rose to the occasion and competed well,” added women’s track and field head coach Alan Drosky. “We didn’t have a whole lot of personal bests and we’re not at 100% health-wise, so we do have some work to do in the next few weeks.”
On the women’s side, Bria Matthews and Olivia Moore both won their field events. Matthews jumped a 12.82m mark in the triple jump, while Moore jumped a mark of 4.00m, nearly topping her PR of 4.01m in the long jump.
The Jackets will next compete in the Penn Relays on April 25 – 26 in Philadelphia.
Women’s 200 Meters:
Denise Woode: 24.68, 7th
Taylor Grimes: 25.50, 24th
Alexis Kitchens: 25.80, 28th
Kendria Edouard: 25.83, 31st
Attallah Smith: 26.29, 40th
Dasia Smith: 26.42, 44th
Madeline Hammond: 29.68, 50th
Men’s 200 Meters:
Maurice Simpson: 21.48, 2nd
Tyson Spears: 22.17, 10th
Nasir Christian: 23.99, 16th, PR
Women’s 400 Meters:
Denise Woode: 56.34, 5th
Men’s 400 Meters:
Daniel Pietsch: 46.46, 1st, PR
Anthony Brooks: 47.29, 3rd
Lionel Jones: 48.75, 9th, PR
Women’s 800 Meters:
Amy Ruiz: 2:13.33, 6th
Haley Unthank: 2:16.60, 14th
Mary Claire Solomon: 2:19.71, 21st, PR
Samantha Folio: 2:23.72, 29th
Lindsey Wheeler: 2:26.61, 34th
Men’s 800 Meters:
Avery Bartlett: 1:49.57, 1st
Bennett Hillier: 1:49.93, 2nd, PR
Tyler Whorton: 1:51.48, 5th, PR
Joshua Williams: 1:54.71, 15th, PR
Henrik Anderson: 1:54.78, 16th
Braeden Collins: 1:54.88, 17th, PR
Michael Reilly: 1:55.37, 20th, PR
Jag Gangemi: 1:56.14, 22nd
Eamon McCoy: 1:58.54, 27th
David Reteneller: 1:58.54, 28th, PR
Women’s 400 Meter Hurdles:
Kendria Edouard: 1:04.34, 10th, PR
Reese Crawford: 1:05.84, 15th, PR
Men’s 400 Meter Hurdles:
Aaron Lewis Jr.: 54.32, 11th, PR
Anthony Steets: 54.40, 12th
Men’s 4 x 400 Relay:
Anthony Brooks, Lionel Jones, Avery Bartlett, Daniel Pietsch: 3:10.29, 1st
Bennett Hillier, Anthony Steets, Aaron Lewis Jr., Joshua Williams: 3:18.87, 6th
Women’s High Jump:
Madeline Hammond: 1.59m, 6th
Women’s Pole Vault:
Olivia Moore: 4.00m, 1st
Women’s Triple Jump:
Bria Matthews: 12.82m, 1st
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