Indoor Track Compete at Life University Indoor Invitational
Douglasville, GA - The Men's and Women's Indoor Track Teams competed this past Sunday at the Life University Indoor/Outdoor Invitational. The Men's Team was able to finish second and the Women's Team placed fifth. The teams compiled points from each event where they had finishers in the final events. Some of the standout performances were Brooke Simon placing second in the Women's 5000m, Billy Waters placed first in Men's Weight Throw, Jalen Everett placed second in Men's Triple Jump, Tristian Weddington placed second in Men's Long Jump, Salvador Castillo placed second in Men's 5000m, Brody Blalock placed first in Men's 800m, and the team of Braden Ray, Cameron Yates, Tom Vincent, Logan Ray placed first in Men's 4x800m Relay. Below are the event finishers for the Eagles.
Complete Final Event Results:
• Men's 4x800 Meter Relay: RU 1st: Braden Ray, Cameron Yates, Tom Vincent, Logan Ray - 8:36.93
• Men's 600 Meter Run: Logan Ray - 5th 1:24.16, Cameron Yates - 6th 1:27.57
• Men's 400 Meter Dash: Tyler Hallum - 7th 51.73
• Men's 800 Meter Run: Brody Blalock - 1st 2:09.23, David Crow - 2nd 2:09.37, Brandon Starks - 5th 2:12.84
• Men's 200 Meter Dash: Tyler Hallum - 7th 22.81
• Women's 5000 Meter Run: Brooke Simon - 2nd 19:19.67
• Men's 5000 Meter Run: Salvador Castillo - 2nd 15:43.38, Taylor Kendrick 3rd 17:10.38
• Men's Weight Throw: Billy Waters - 1st 12.64m
• Men's Long Jump: Tristian Weddington - 2nd 6.92m
• Men's Shot Put: Andrew Paolozzi - 4th 14.45m, Billy Waters - 8th 12.07m, Dustin Oglesby - 9th 11.58m
• Men's Triple Jump: Jalen Everett - 2nd 13.20m, David Friedberg - 3rd 12.96m