Two Days - Two Meets for RU Track & Field; Records Broken!

Two Days - Two Meets for RU Track & Field; Records Broken!
February 4, 2025

Sewanee, TN/Birmingham, AL—RU Track and Field had a busy weekend, competing at the Tiger Indoor Open on Saturday and the USA Jaguar Invitational on Sunday. Sewanee (Univ of the South) hosted Saturday in Suwanee, TN and Univ of South Alabama hosted on Sunday in Birmingham.

Once again, the Eagles had a competitive weekend, and they continued to improve on their previous meets. Five Eagles broke school records over the weekend:

• Noelle Dawes set the new mark for Women's 800 with a time of 2:31:99

• Marquia White bettered her record in the Weight Throw at 13.37 meters

• Sprinter Kenadi Aker set the new mark for Women's 55 meters: 7.37 seconds

• Emma Pelfrey set the new record for Women's Pole Vault at 2.65 meters

• Tom Vincent now has the fastest indoor mile for RU at 4:24.15

Several athletes set personal records as well and had noteworthy highlights. The track team will have this weekend off, and then they will start preparing for the AAC Championships held in Winston-Salem, NC on Feb 10th & 11th!

Outdoor season starts soon!

School Records:
  • Women's 55m: Kenadi Aker- 7.37s
  • Women's 800m: Noelle Dawes- 2:31.99
  • Women's Weight Throw: Marquia White- 13.37m
  • Women's Pole Vault: Emma Pelfrey- 2.65m
  • Men's Mile: Tom Vincent- 4:24.15
Meet Highlights & Personal Records:
  • Kenadi Aker: 55m- 7.37s, 200m- 27.08s, 400m- 1:04.44 (PR)
  • Abigail Bell: 60m- 8.06s
  • June DeLauder: 400m- 1:07.87 (PR)
  • Rylee Fisher: 800m- 2:33.65 (PR)
  • Teara Snider: Mile- 5:54.08 (PR)
  • Sara James: Mile- 5:59.44 (PR), 3k- 12:11.03 (PR)
  • Lily Tullock: 3k- 11:50.75 (PR)
  • Maeve Harris: High Jump- 1.35m (PR)
  • Emma Pelfrey: Pole Vault- 2.65m (PR)
  • Kayla Morris: Shot Put- 9.56m (PR), Weight Throw- 10.89m (PR)
  • Ramsey Chambers: Shot Put- 9.40m (PR), Weight Throw- 10.87m (PR)
  • Hayden Reyes: 55m- 6.51s (PR), 60m- 7.03s
  • Prince Derring: 200m- 22.22s
  • Carson Frizzell: 400m- 52.74s (PR)
  • Isaiah Taylor: 400m- 54.58 (PR)
  • Uriel Guzman: 800m- 2:03.62
  • Wes Fow: 800m- 2:06.79 (PR)
  • Benjamin Pearce: 3k- 9:03.90 (PR)
  • Brayden Ingraham: Long Jump- 6.34m 
  • David Sayles: Shot Put- 14.05m
  • Andrew Paolozzi: Weight Throw- 17.47m
  • Billy Waters: Weight Throw- 15.03m