Mocs Run at Crimson Tide Invitational this Weekend

Friday, April 7

Tuscaloosa, AL

All Day

Chattanooga

Crimson Tide Invitational

Photo by: SoConSports.com

4/6/2017 8:18:00 AM | Cross Country & Track & Field

Live Scoring Schedule of Events Friday Start List Saturday Start List

By: Anne Wehunt

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's track and field team will head to Tuscaloosa, Ala., Friday and Saturday for the Crimson Tide Invitational presented by Beynon Sports.

"We are looking forward to a great meet at Alabama," Chattanooga head coach Andy Meyer said. "The coaches at Alabama have been very gracious with their invite and we hope to perform well."

The Mocs will begin competition Friday night with the 5000 meter run with freshmen Rebekah Wich (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) and Sydney Gilliam (Brentwood, Tenn.). Wich ranks 15^th in the SoCon standings with a time of 19:02.72 at the Emory Classic but posted a PR at the Southern Conference Indoor Championships of 18:46.32.

Saturday's events for Chattanooga will begin with sophomore Haley Morris (Lenoir City, Tenn.) in the 3000 meter Steeplechase Saturday afternoon. Next up for UTC will be the 400 meter dash with freshmen Taylor Sawyer (Chattanooga, Tenn.) and Kelsey Henry (Soddy Daisy, Tenn.) along with sophomore Madison Watson (Chattanooga, Tenn.).

Sophomore Mercedes Bright (Kingsport, Tenn.) will run the 100 meter dash. She and Henry, Sawyer and freshman Sydney Gautier (Chattanooga, Tenn.) will compete in the 200 meter dash. The 800 meter run will be covered by freshmen Gilliam, Abby Bateman (Jefferson City, Tenn.) and Maddie Christian (Lenoir City, Tenn.) sophomore Brianna Nelson (Jefferson, Wis.) and junior Hannah Chamblin (Memphis, Tenn.).

Freshmen Nicole Buehrle (Sugarloaf, Pa.), Julia Henderson (Brentwood, Tenn.), Hannah Caldwell (Brentwood, Tenn.) and junior Anna Kate Chance (Columbia, Tenn.) along with Wich and Caldwell will run in the 1500 meter run.

The men's cross country team will run four unattached in the meet. Sophomore John Payne (Portland, Tenn.) will run unattached in the men's 5000 meter Friday night. On Saturday, sophomore Gavin Hasty (Brentwood, Tenn.) will run the 800 meter while sophomores Richard Guiry (Nashville, Tenn.) and Mark Britt (Lebanon, Tenn.) will compete in the 1500 meter.

"This will be a great chance to begin our Southern Conference preparation," Meyer said. "There will be elite level of competition. Many of the girls have moved into their specific and chosen events for the conference meet.

"We had some excellent practices lately and the team is excited to represent UTC in Tuscaloosa."

Both the men and women will field teams in their respective 4x400 meter relay races. Live scoring will be available at Prime Time Timing. Click the link on the Mocs schedule page. Results will be available at GoMocs.com following the race.

Women's 100m Dash
Mercedes Bright

Women's 200m Dash
Mercedes Bright
Taylor Sawyer
Kelsey Henry
Sydney Gautier

Women's 400m Dash
Taylor Sawyer
Kelsey Henry
Madison Watson

Women's 800m Run
Brianna Nelson
Sydney Gilliam
Abby Bateman
Maddie Christian
Hannah Chamblin

Women's 1,500m Run
Rebekah Wich
Brianna Nelson
Nicole Buehrle
Hannah Caldwell
Julia Henderson
Anna Kate Chance

Women's 5,000m Run
Rebekah Wich
Sydney Gilliam

Women's 3,000m Steeplechase
Haley Morris

Women's 4 x 400m Relay
Abby Bateman, Nicole Buehrle, Julia Henderson, Mercedes Bright
Anna Kate Chance, Maddie Christian, Brianna Nelson, Hannah Chamblin

Men's Cross Country – unattached
5000m – John Payne
1500m – Mark Britt, Richard Guiry
800m – Gavin Hasty
4x400m – Payne, Britt, Guiry, Hasty