NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Sycamore track and field teams had several strong performances, led by Taylor Austin and the women's Distance Medley Relay team at day one of the Music City Challenge.
 
"We had some nice highlights tonight with two school records on the women's side," head coach Angela Martin said. "Our throwers performed well on both sides and Scott Schreiber had another solid week of jumping. It was also great to see Jaime Murtagh back in the high jump."
 
Senior Taylor Austin had a stellar performance in the women's seeded 5K, breaking her own school record by over 18 seconds with a time of 16:31.44 and finishing eighth overall and just .3 away from seventh-place. Austin now sits atop the conference in the mile, 3K and 5K and enters the national top-50 in the 5K at 27th.
 
The women's DMR team composed of Brittany Neeley, Rebecca Odusola, Brooke Moore and Jessi Conley recorded a school record en route to a third-place finish in the event, recording a time of 11:36.24 which overtakes the previous school record of 11:45.04 by nearly nine seconds. Their time launches them into first in the Missouri Valley and 23rd in the nation.
 
Jasmine Noel and Cassaundra Roper led the women in the field with both recording career-best marks in the weight throw. Both posted marks of 18.93m (62-10.25), good enough for 11th and 12th overall, but they are now tied for third in the MVC.
 
Tristan Parmley was the top finisher on the track for the men, taking seventh out of 40 competitors in the 200-meter dash, crossing the line at 21.65. His time of 21.52 from the Meyo Invite is tied for second in the Valley.
 
In the field for the men, Hunter Schuman had an impressive performance in the weight throw, finishing seventh overall in a deep field with a mark of 19.53m (64-01.00), which is now ninth in ISU history. Schuman's mark pushes him to second in the conference.
 
Jaime Murtagh and Nathan Kiger started the evening off the right way, as Murtagh took home the victory in the men's high jump, posting a mark of 2.08m (6-09.75) which matches his season best. Kiger finished right behind Murtagh in second at 1.98m (6-06.00) which tied his personal-best from EIU earlier this season. Murtagh still sits at third in the MVC.
 
Senior Scott Schreiber also performed well in Nashville, finishing fifth in his heat of the high jump and seventh overall at 7.22m (23-08.25). He still leads the MVC after his 7.38m (24-02.50) performance at the Meyo Invite last weekend.
 
The Sycamores will be back in action tomorrow beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET with the women's 3K. Action in the field will get underway at 11:30 a.m. with the women's pole vault.
 
Other Notable Performances
 
Women's 200-Meter Dash:
22. Shana Cooper - 24.98
 
Women's 5K:
26. Michaela Ward - 17:32.10, PR
 
Men's DMR:
4. Bentz, Blake, Bame, Kilian - 10:07.76
 
Men's High Jump:
5. Ben Andreatta - 1.93m (6-04.00)
 
Women's High Jump:
13. Caitlyn Redmon - 1.61m (5-03.25)
 
Men's Long Jump:
10. Myles Aldridge - 6.98m (22-11.00)
14. Noah Rogers - 6.73m (22-01.00)
17. Corey DuPriest - 6.30m (20-08.00)
 
Women's Long Jump:
12. Jamie Newsome - 5.58m (18-03.75)
18. Kaitlyn Davis - 5.32 (17-05.50)
 
Men's Pole Vault:
9. Riley Smith - 4.77m (15-07.75)
10. Antoine Howard - 4.62m (15-01.75)
11. Trey Kennedy - 4.62m (15-01.75)
 
Men's Weight Throw:
17. Sam Overton - 16.76m (55-00.00)
21. Kannon Sams - 15.81m (51-10.50), PR
 
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