Running Mocs Set Personal Records at Lee Inviational

Friday, April 5

Cleveland, Tenn.

Chattanooga

Lee Flames-Fast Break Invitational - Day One

Photo by: Todd Drexler - www.sesportsmedia.com

4/5/2024 9:36:00 PM | Cross Country & Track & Field

CLEVELAND, Tenn. --- The Chattanooga outdoor track and field team showed improvement and put together top performances at the Lee Fast Break Athletics Invitational Friday afternoon.

"We had a very good day here for our first day," Mocs head coach Andy Meyer said. "Several of the kids had significant improvements in their personal best times."

Sarah Unterholzner was one of those. She ran a personal record 1:05.27 and placed third in the 400 meter hurdles.

Maddie Wheatcroft, running the fast heat of the 5000 meter run, finished fourth overall with a personal-best time of 17:12.15. Kathryn Vradenburgh won heat 3 and was just behind her time at 17:13.19, placing seventh.

Leah Boyd, Lola Baker and Michaela Dabney all recorded personal best times in the 5000 meter.

"Sarah [Unterholzner] got us started with a very impressive third place overall in the 400m hurdles," Meyer said. "Michaela [Dabney], Lola [Baker], Leah [Boyd], Maddie [Wheatcroft] and Kathryn [Vradenburgh] all had drops in their times. Kathryn won her heat and went right to the front at the start. She and Leah just kept pulling away."

In the men's races, Aaron Isbell finished sixth in the 1500 meter and Jack Martin placed 13^th in the 10,000 meter run.

"Aaron [Isbell] ran the 1500 right at his PR," Meyer said. "Eamonn [O'Bryant] had about a 30 second improvement over his last 5k and won his heat in the 5k. Kaigen [Mulkey] then won his heat in the 5k with another big jump in his PR."

Isbell finished with a time of 3:56.74. Mulkey was the first Moc to finish with a PR time of 15:13.18 in the 5000 meter run. O'Bryant posted a season best time 15:30.33.

"It was one of those nights to be Moc," Meyer said. "Just about everyone did well and hopefully we will see more tomorrow."

Saturday will conclude the two-day meet in Cleveland, Tenn., beginning with the women's 400 meter dash at 12:30 p.m. Other races will be the women's 100 meter hurdles, 800 meter run and the 4x400 meter relay.

Live results for Saturday are available online at GoMocs.com on the track and field schedule page.

WOMEN
400m Hurdles
3	Sarah Unterholzner	1:05.27	PR

5000m Run
4	Maddie Wheatcroft	17:12.15	PR
7	Kathryn Vradenburgh	17:13.19
14	Leah Boyd	17:37.67	PR
30	Andrea Ellis	18:18.76
41	Lola Baker	18:40.86	PR
57	Michaela Dabney	19:01.76	PR
82	Allie Potter	20:33.46

High Jump
13	Ava McGue	1.50m/4-11.00

MEN
1500m Run
6	Aaron Isbell	3:56.74	PR

5000m Run
30	Kaigen Mulkey	15:13.18	PR
53	Eamonn O'Bryant	15:30.33	SB
54	Riley Hanson	15:31.68
69	Caleb Jarrett	15:49.75
77	Tristan Gould	16:00.43

10,000m Run
13	Jack Martin	30:48.89

PR = PERSONAL RECORD
SB = SEASON BEST

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SATURDAY

12:30 p.m.   Women's 400 meter dash
                       Hannah Dearing
                       Ava McGue
                       Olivia Steele
                       Brooke Tyll

1:15 p.m.     Womens' 100 meter hurdles
                       Sarah Unterholzner

2:15 p.m.     Women's 800 meter dash
                       Lexi Foley
                       Kennedy Reynolds
                       Kathryn Vradenburgh
                       Maddie Wheatcroft

3:55 p.m.     Women's 4x400 meter relay
                       A: Unternolzner, McGue, Vradenburgh, Wheatcroft, Foley
                       B: Dearing, Reynolds, Steele, Tyll, Foley