UT Martin
OVC Outdoor Championship
UT MARTIN RISES TO THE OCCASION WITH STRONG SHOWING AT OVC OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP
5/11/2019 6:48:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
With three days of differing weather conditions, the Skyhawks didn't let wet running conditions on Saturday hold the squad back. While the weather was delightful on Thursday evening, rain moved into the area throughout Friday before proving to be quite substantial throughout Saturday's finals competition.
The Skyhawks saw their first finals appearance come on Thursday night under the twilight as junior Lydia Lee posted a 10th place finish with a time of 38:22.72. The in action on Friday, freshman Jalynn Landversicht tallied a top-10 finish of her own her first championship experience with a distance of 1.64m in the women's high jump. Also on Friday, sophomore Tim Dye finished ninth in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:35.96.
On Championship Saturday, the Skyhawks began action with junior Oisin O'Gailin beginning his eventful day with a fourth place finish behind a season-best time of 3:50.20 in the men's 1500m finals. He then later came back to compete in the men's 5000m to shatter his previous 5k time and earn silver with a time of 14:36.83.
T&F: Congrats to @UTM_XC_TF junior Oisin O'Gailin on his fifth place finish in the men's 1500m finals with a time of a PR time of 3:50.2 to score for the Skyhawks. pic.twitter.com/AAUEjhmLwb
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Next it was freshman Brady Fry's turn to steal the show. After an impressive OVC Indoor Championship appearance, he continued his strong championship performances by finishing second in the men's 110m hurdles with a time of 15.04. He then capped off his championship experience with a strong run to the men's 400m hurdles final.T&F: He's back for more as @UTM_XC_TF junior Oisin O'Gailin scores more points for the Skyhawks by posting a monster PR in a runner-up finish in the men's 5000m finals with a time of 14:36.83. pic.twitter.com/OE9K2U7Rxz
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In the men's 800m final, Leonel Perez recorded his third career OVC outdoor medalist honor of his career by storming back in the men's 800m final to finish third with a time of 1:53.9.T&F: Congrats on @UTM_XC_TF freshman Brady Fry on his runner-up performance in the men's 110m hurdle finals with a time of 15.04 seconds. pic.twitter.com/Q1ZIrgeMPw
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A pair of freshmen put the Skyhawk women's team on the board in the women's 5000m. After holding steady in the second racing pack for much of the event, Alexis Grandys surged towards the front down the stretch to narrowly miss a podium finish with a time of 17:26.32 to rank fourth. Fellow freshman Breanna Roy also made a strong push to finish 13th and post a huge PR with a time of 18:00.51.T&F: Congrats to @UTM_XC_TF junior Leonel Perez on his third-place finish in the men's 800m finals with a time of 1:53.9 to put more points on the board for the Skyhawks. pic.twitter.com/gWA4ASrKFt
— UT Martin Athletics (@UTMSports) May 11, 2019
"With bad weather conditions throughout the finals, it didn't hold back our team," UT Martin head coach Peter Dalton said. "We are proud of their efforts and achievements at this OVC Championship."T&F: Congrats to @UTM_XC_TF freshman Alexis Grandys on surging back down the stretch to finish fourth in the women's 5000m final to put the women's team on the board. pic.twitter.com/HqZwjMmC7P
— UT Martin Athletics (@UTMSports) May 11, 2019
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