Tulsa Track and Field Competed in Drake Relays and Payton Jordan Invitational Over The Weekend

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Tulsa Track and Field Competed in Drake Relays and Payton Jordan Invitational Over The Weekend

5/1/2016 11:33:00 PM | Track and Field

By: Drake Allen

TULSA, Okla. –– The University of Tulsa track and field team had five athletes that competed in the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, at the Drake Stadium over the weekend. The Golden Hurricane also had four athletes that participated in the Payton Jordan Invitational in Stanford, Calif., at Cobb Track and Angell Field.

In the Payton Jordan Invitational, junior Luke Traynor finished runner-up in Section 4 of the men's 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:04.16. Senior Tim Rackers registered an eighth-place finish in Section 4 of the men's 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:18.18. In section 2 of the men's 5,000-meter run, junior Marc Scott finished in 13^th-place with a time of 13:53.19.

Sophomore Danielle Medearis led the way for Tulsa in the Drake Relays placing sixth in the women's 10,000-meter run with a time of 35:06.00. Freshman Braydon Rennie had a notable performance on the men's side registering a seventh-place finish in the men's 1,500-meter run with a time of 3:49.78.

The Hurricane will travel to Fayetteville, Ark., on Friday, May 6, to participate in the Arkansas Twilight. TU will compete in the Longhorn Invite on Saturday, May 7, in Austin, Texas, to conclude the regular season schedule.

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2016 DRAKE RELAYS RESULTS:

WOMEN'S 10,000-METER RUN:
• Danielle Medearis, 35:06.00, 6^th
• Alyssa Jones, 36:14.96, 20^th
• Clara Langley, 37:17.81, 26^th

MEN'S 10,000-METER RUN:
• Adam Roderique, 30:44.49, 15^th

MEN'S 1,500-METER RUN:
• Braydon Rennie, 3:49.78, 7^th

2016 PAYTON JORDAN INVITATIONAL RESULTS:

MEN'S 1,500-METER RUN:
• Ellis Coon, 3:50.57, 9^th

MEN'S 5,000-METER RUN:
• Luke Traynor, 14:04.16, 2^nd
• Tim Rackers, 14:18.18, 8^th
• Marc Scott, 13:53.19, 13^th