Feb. 13, 2016
The UCF track & field program kicked off the Music City Challenge on Friday night, earning 11 top-eight finishes, including a pair of event titles.
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J'Nea Bellamy and Kalen Hambrick led the Knights on the first day of competition in Nashville, Tennessee, winning one event each. Bellamy snatched first in the 200-meter dash, clocking in at 23.88. Hambrick was the top finisher in the weight throw, tossing the weight a new personal best 65-6.75/19.98m, which fell just one and a half inches from matching Destinee Romain's school record of 65-8.25/20.02m.
THROWING THEIR WEIGHT AROUND
UCF made a huge splash in the weight throw, having six Knights finish in the top nine with four posting career-best marks. Hambrick won the event, while Jhane' Carter took second with a new personal best of 61-0/18.59m, which re-broke her own UCF freshman record. Tayla Greene also posted a career-best toss to finish fourth. Tayler McDuffie, Gabby Durant and Tara Daniels rounded out the throwers, taking seventh through ninth, respectively. Durant also tossed a personal best.
DAY TWO
The Knights return to action tomorrow morning with the 3,000-meter run at 11 a.m. ET.