SAVANNAH, Ga. -- The Anderson track and field teams took full advantage of their first opportunity to get outside by setting new school records at the Savannah State Eye Opener held this past weekend at held at T. A. Wright Stadium. The two squads combined to set three new school records en route to claiming six first-place finishes in addition to claiming another 12 top-10 finishes at their first outdoor meet of the 2010 season. On the women's side sophomore Whitney Bishoff set a new school record as the Winder, Ga., native took the top spot in the 1500m with a time of 4:52.30, while freshman Krishaun Hall posted a pair of fourth-place finishes, first in the 100m (13.00) and the 200m dash (26.83), respectively. Fellow freshman Re'Jeania Evans notched a 10th-place finish in the 100m dash, crossing the line with a time of 13.74. Freshman Isabel Berry finished sixth with a time of 2:39.49 in the 800m run, while junior Katelyn Rodgers posted a school-record17.61 time in the 100m hurdles, then teamed with sophomore Lauren Sloan as the duo finished 1-2 in the javelin throw, with Rodgers (86'0") just behind Sloan's distance of 86'2". Rodgers also collected a first-place finish in the high jump (5'2") and 10th in the long jump with a distance of 15'7". Sloan garnered second in the shot put with 39'5" and fifth in the discus throw at 107'9". The men's side saw senior Alex Jordan post a school-record time of 1:59.33 in the 800m run, while freshman Josh Butler finish ninth in the 100m dash with a time of 11:57. Sophomore Drew Mahaffey earned seventh in the 800m and freshman Nigel Reynolds picked up second in the 1500m event. Another freshman, Alex Pena crssed the line in second with a time of 10:14.88 in the 3000m steeplechase and freshman Zach Hart finished first in the pole vault with 13'6". Freshman Will Byars earned first in the shot put (43'9"), second in the discus throw (115'5") and fourth in the javelin throw (143'), with junior Derricke Black collecting a sixth-place finish in the shot put (34'4") and sixth with a distance of 80'5" in the javelin. MEN'S TEAM RESULTS 1 UNC Pembroke - 111 2 Savannah State - 107 3 Albany State - 85 4 Anderson (S.C.) - 84 5 Clark Atlanta - 77 6 Bethune-Cookman - 68 7 South Carolina-Beaufort - 34 8 Savannah College of Art & Design - 23 9 Edward Waters - 22 10 Twinz - 18 11 Unattached Runners - 5 12 GA Cheetahs - 4 13 Central Park TC - 3 WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS 1 Savannah State - 129 2 Albany State - 110.5 3 Bethune-Cookman - 106.5 4 Clark Atlanta - 64.5 5 Anderson (S.C.) - 63 6 UNC Pembroke - 49 7 Speed Index - 25 8 Walsh - 24 9 Edward Waters - 20.5 10 South Carolina-Beaufort - 16 11 Morris - 11 12 Unattached Runners - 11 13 Savannah College of Art & Design - 6
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Cross Country and Track Welcomes 11 in 2010
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Rodgers 13th Following Day One at Wake Forest
May 12, 2010
Rodgers Finishes 14th at Wake Forest
April 25, 2010
Track and Field Closes 2010 Outdoor Season
April 23, 2010
Trojan Track and Field Earns Conference Honors
April 17, 2010
Women's Track and Field Third After Day One
April 17, 2010
Men's Track and Field Sixth Following First Day
April 17, 2010
Men's Track and Field Fourth at Conference
April 17, 2010
Women's Track & Field 2nd at Conference
April 3, 2010
Trojans Track and Field Wrap Up at Duke and UNCP
April 1, 2010
Sloan Named Women's Field Athlete of the Week
March 29, 2010
Track Finishes Strong at Emory
March 14, 2010
Track and Field Completes Action at the CCU Invite
March 2, 2010
School Records fall at Eye Opener
February 19, 2010
Track Has Great Outing at Appalachian State
February 13, 2010
Bishoff Posts Strong Showing at Clemson
February 4, 2010
Trojan Track Teams Withdraw from VMI Winter Relays
January 30, 2010
Track and Field at UNC
January 27, 2010
Trojans Notch School Records at ETSU
January 27, 2010
Trojan Track and Field Picked Third
January 17, 2010
Track and Field Competes at Appalachian Open