CLEVELAND, Tenn. --- Chattanooga posted a strong showing in the outdoor track and field season opener on Day One of the Lee University Invitational Friday evening at the Ray Conn Sports Complex in Cleveland.
 
Andrea Ellis led the Mocs in the 10,000 meter, claiming the win with a time of 37:25.66 followed by Leah Boyd Mitchell in second at 37:52.56. Emma Thweatt placed fourth at 40:29.50.
 
In the 800 meter, Maddie Wheatcroft ran a personal best 2:13.71 and finished second. Taylor Crawford was the next Chattanooga runner across at 2:21.78 followed by Maya McCloskey who posted a PR time of 2:23.30.
 
Ryleigh Simmons is working her way to another program mark, finishing third in the 200 meter with a time of 24.67, one second off the record time set in 2001 by UTC Hall of Famer Tyleana Hanner.
 
Halle Carden placed fourth in the triple jump with a leap of 11.18 meters (36-08.75), a personal best for the freshman.
 
Norah Haney entered the javelin and threw a personal best 33.24 meters (109-00). She outthrew her distance of 30.30 meters last season as part of the heptathlon at the Southern Conference Championships.
 
Saturday gets started at 9:30 a.m. for Chattanooga with the men's 5000 meter. The women's shot gets the field events rolling at 10:00 a.m.
 
The link for live scoring is available at GoMocs.com on the cross country/track and field schedule page.
 

 
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