Innis Sets School Record in Steeplechase as Track and Field Team Competes in Weekend Meets

Friday, April 19

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Innis Sets School Record in Steeplechase as Track and Field Team Competes in Weekend Meets

4/20/2019 12:02:00 AM | Track & Field

By: Kevin Meyer | Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations

Michael Johnson Results | Brian Clay Results | Mt. Sac Results

WACO, Texas – The SFA Track and Field team competed at a pair of meets on Friday, beginning the opening day at the Michael Johnson Invitational in Waco and continuing action at the Brian Clay Invitational and Mt. Sac Relays. Brittany Innis ran the highlight race of the day, setting a new school record and demolishing her personal best in the 3000m steeplechase at the Mt. Sac Relays in Torrance, California.

SFA PROGRAM RECORDS
• Brittany Innis set a new school record in the 3000m steeplechase on Friday evening, running a 10:28.28 to beat her own personal best by more than eight seconds.
• Kelsey Ramirez broke her own school record in the 1500m with a time of 4:25.28, a new personal best by three seconds.

SFA TOP FIVE FINISHES AT THE MICHAEL JOHNSON INVITATIONAL
• Maggie Okul's throw of 54.72m (179-06) was good for a fifth place finish in the women's hammer throw.
• Cord Neal took second in the men's javelin with a mark of 62.24m (204-02).
• Carter Scott took second in the men's pole vault with a mark of 4.90m (16-00.75).

PERSONAL BESTS
• LaSean Davis ran a personal best of 2:08.91 in the 800m run at the Brian Clay Invitational on Friday.

THURSDAY'S ACTION AT MT. SAC RELAYS
• Taryn Surratt ran to a sixth place finish in the 3000m steeplechase on Thursday with a time of 10:43.64, a three second PR.
• Awet Beraki ran to a personal best in the 10000m run with a time of 30:30.6, a personal best of over a minute.

COACHES QUOTES
"We had an excellent weekend out west with our distance group", said SFA distance coach Cody Clark. We had a pair of school records, all five athletes registered new personal bests and hopefully we have at least one NCAA regional qualifier. These are big steps for our program and this group is becoming seasoned veterans by racing against many teams from across the country. The experience gained this weekend will help them all down the road, but we have to stay hungry and motivated. I'm extremely proud of all the hard work being put in and that really showed through tonight."

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