Strong Distance Showing Highlights Day One of Yellow Jacket Invitational – Men’s Track & Field — Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

THE FLATS – Georgia Tech track and field opened action at the Yellow Jacket Invitational with a strong showing in the distance events, totaling three distance wins and one field event win.

Friday’s action started with the hammer throw, where freshman Tahir Hines finished ninth with a distance of 55.83m, which is the fourth longest distance in Tech history. Maggie Gizinski was in action in the women’s hammer, coming in 21^st with a distance of 37.79m.

In the women’s shot put, Gizinski took 13^th with a distance of 11.59m, with Christina Joseph finishing 15^th (10.66m).

Charlie Crowder took fifth in the long jump, with a distance of 6.79. In the women’s long jump, Ameia Wilson took first place, with a distance of 5.94. Additionally, Adora Tagbo and Morgan Gordon finishing tied for 15^th. (5.01).

Friday’s running action for Tech kicked off with the men’s 110 hurdles, where George Benjamin took sixth with a time of 14.53.

Tech entered five in the women’s 100m, with Jade Ofotan claiming a podium finish, coming in second, clocking an 11.59. Sheleah Harris took fifth (11.91), with Sophia Richard in sixth (12.03). Delali Sentrana took first in the third heat, finishing 13^th overall (12.31), while Kennedy Myers finished 27^th (12.85).

Thirteen Yellow Jackets were in action in the women’s 1500m, with Mary Brady leading the way with a second-place finish with a time of 4:21.37. Gracie Marston also secured a podium finish, coming in third with a time of 4:23.63. Tech added three more top-ten finishers, with Kate Jortberg coming in seventh (4:26.53), Grace Driskill in eighth (4:27.19) and Lottie Chappell in 10^th (4:27.85).

Billy Carlton took first in the men’s 1500m with a time of 3:47.05, followed by Chris Cherono in fifth (3:48.94) and John Jessup in sixth (3:50.99), to close out top ten finishers for Tech. Additionally, Joseph Jacquot finished 14^th (3:57.93), while Kamren Kennedy took 21^st (4:01.29).

Tristan Autry claimed the third event win of the night for Tech, finishing first in the men’s 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:15.00. Richard Planck also ran in the event, coming in fourth with a time of 9:40.42.

Action closed with the 5000m, where Erin Fegans led the way for Tech with a fifth-place finish, running a PR of 16:48.70. Bella Turner also clocked a PR, coming in seventh with a time of 17:09.38. Ava Coffey rounded out the top-ten finishers for Tech, coming in ninth with a time of 17:30.81. Ella Bailey (12^th, 17:89.81), Ellie Moritz (15^th,…