Miami Ohio University Athletics
Miami University
Music City Invitational
RedHawks Finish Day One in Nashville
2/9/2018 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field, Cross Country
Music City Day 1 Results (PDF) 
NASHVILLE - Miami University track & field concluded their first day at Vanderbilt on Friday. It was highlighted by a near season-best distance medley performance on the women's side that placed them fourth.
That DMR squad - which consisted of Elli Brady, Rachel Kotchman, Claire Linn, Morgan Rice, and Alesha Vovk - put up an 11:59.53. They still rank second in the Mid-American Conference thanks to their 11:52.35 at last month's Indiana Relays.
Running in the men's DMR, the squad of Peter Cooke, Aaron Muresan, Christopher Torpy, Mitchell Towne, and Sean Torpy, took second. After a good start by Chris, the RedHawks fell behind in the middle of the race. However, thanks to solid legs by Muresan and Towne, combined with a ferocious comeback by closer Sean, Miami sealed a second-place finish. The time ranks them 22nd in the country.
The men's DMR time of 9:51.64 places them second and lands them in the top-25 in the country!#RiseUpRedHawks
- Miami Track & Field and XC (@MiamiOH_XCTF) February 10, 2018
Freshman Mikaylah Woods continued to show improvement in the long jump. She grabbed a 10th-place finish thanks to an 18-5, which puts her just five inches from an automatic bid to the MAC Indoor Championships. Also jumping were Hannah Falcione and Olivia Bechtel. Falcione took 15th with a personal-record 17-9.5. Competing in the event for the first time this season, Bechtel finished 21st with a 16-11.5. She also ran in the 200m, taking 19th with an indoor PR of 24.88.
Freshman @mikaylah_woods ups her long jump PR to 18-5 as she finishes 10th.#RiseUpRedHawks
- Miami Track & Field and XC (@MiamiOH_XCTF) February 10, 2018
Miami had nine women running in the 5000m. In the first heat, Maria Scavuzzo finished 11th with a PR 16:34.60 that also qualified her for the conference meet and made her second in school history in the event. She ran alongside Carly Davis (20th, 17:07.99) and Gabrielle Hesslau (25th, 17:29.95). Davis' time made her eighth in Miami history.
In the second section, Sarah Starrett finished second with a personal-best 17:29.50. Maegan Murphy was closely behind, taking fourth with a PR 17:32.67. Haley Sandvik was 18th with an 18:29.30.
The Red & White ran just one in the men's 5000m, and it was Zac Thompson. He finished sixth with a 15:09.02.
The second day of action in Nashville will begin at 10 a.m. with the women's 3000m. Live results will be available here. A full recap will be posted following the end of the meet.
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