UT Martin
Bryan Clay Invitational
GRANDYS WOWS ON THE WEST COAST WHILE FRY CONTINUES STELLAR SEASON AT YELLOW JACKET INVITE
4/20/2019 10:21:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
The Skyhawks sent representatives to both outer coasts to compete against some of the nation's best competitors. The weekend would start at the Bryan Clay Invitational on Thursday evening as Alexis Grandys rolled to a PR of her own in the 5k with a time of 17:22.61.
.@alexisgrandys13 with 🌈 magic (socks) and rolled to a 17:22 PR for 5k!#CaliforniaDreamin' pic.twitter.com/gbzM2r1wVh
— UT Martin XC / T&F (@UTM_XC_TF) April 19, 2019
The PRs continued on the following evening as both sophomores Alex Schell (15.08.11) and Daniel Smith (15:49.01) recorded strong times in Heat 8 of the 5k. Joining in the action was sophomore Jhon-Wes Walker and Austin Knight who posted season-best efforts in the 800m. The Skyhawks would wrap up their stay at the Bryan Clay Invitational as Oisin O'Gailin recorded a time of 3:51.68 in the men's 1500m.
.@_whattheschell_ rolls to a new 5k PR of 15:08 while @danielxc_17 snags a PR also! pic.twitter.com/1IIeF8YPN1
— UT Martin XC / T&F (@UTM_XC_TF) April 19, 2019
UT Martin proceeded 40 miles further towards the coast to compete at the Beach Invitational on Friday and Saturday. Freshman Breanna Roy kicked off the meet with a big PR in her first collegiate outdoor 5k, recording a time of 18:26.46. Then keeping with a theme of debuts, junior Lydia Lee competed in the 10k where she finished second overall with a time of 38:32.31.
.@peanut145b blazes a 18:24 PR for his first collegiate outdoor 5k!#FastFreshmen pic.twitter.com/WJIXifHcUe
— UT Martin XC / T&F (@UTM_XC_TF) April 19, 2019
.@lydalee98 takes 2nd place in her 10k debut at the Long Beach Invitational❗️#StrongStart pic.twitter.com/zXVYsmmEKt
— UT Martin XC / T&F (@UTM_XC_TF) April 19, 2019
Junior Leonel Perez would compete in the men's 800m while O'Gailin ran his second 1500m of the weekend, posting a nearly identical time as the day before at 3:51.79 to win his heat.
.@MilesPerGallen just misses the PR, but wins the heat, with a 3:51.7 effort in the 1,500m at Long Beach. pic.twitter.com/4iIpb5cSj8
— UT Martin XC / T&F (@UTM_XC_TF) April 20, 2019
Back on the other side of the country at the Georgia Tech Invitational, reigning OVC Male Track Athlete of the Week Brady Fry continued his record-setting freshman campaign with another standout performance. Much like in his last meet, Fry broke the program's 110m hurdles record with a time of 14.69 to best his previous time by .05 seconds.
And he does it again. @bfry2112 blazes over the 110H with a time of 14.69 at the GATech Invitational. 🔥🔥🔥#AnotherSchoolRecord #GoSkyhawks pic.twitter.com/tbBXWdDUOv
— UT Martin XC / T&F (@UTM_XC_TF) April 19, 2019
The Skyhawks got another strong performance in the men's 3k steeplechase as Tim Dye set a new PR with a time of 9:41.55.
UT Martin will return as a complete squad in the final tune-up before the OVC Outdoor Championships at the Memphis Invitational on Saturday, April 27.
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