THE FLATS – Nicole Fegans bested her own school record at the Bob Pollock Invitational on Friday. Her one mile time of 4:37.88 beats her previous best of 4:41.33 set at the Music City Challenge last indoor season.
This is the third school record Fegans has rewritten this season. She has eight school records across indoor and outdoor track & field to her name.
The women’s 5000m podium was dominated by Tech as Katy Earwood and Kenzie Walls took the top two spots in the event with times of 17:18.20 and 17:40.73, respectively.
For the first time this indoor season, the Jackets competed in the distance medley relay. The men’s team of Zack Truitt, Harrison Fultz, Alex Thomas and Zach Jaeger finished second with a time of 9:54.24 just 0.82 seconds behind first place.
For the women’s distance medley relay, the team of Sarah Copeland, Ilene Soleyn, Allie Walker and Fegans crossed the line third with a time of 11:32.99 just 1.62 seconds back of first.
In field events, Olivia Moore continued her string of top finishes in the women’s pole vault, clearing 4.16m (13’7.75”) for second place.
The White and Gold continue the Bob Pollock Invitational on Saturday for day two.
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