Track & Field Impresses at Season Opener Rod McCravy InvitationalTrack & Field Impresses at Season Opener Rod McCravy Invitational

Track & Field Impresses at Season Opener Rod McCravy Invitational

by Aiden Kocol
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – In a season-opening weekend highlighted by nine Knights setting new personal records and multiple program marks, the UCF track & field team delivered a strong performance at The Rod McCravy Invitational.

"It was a solid start to the season. We are just coming off a break, so we definitely have some rust to shake off, but I'm looking forward to seeing our progress throughout the season."

Head Coach Dana Boone

MEET HIGHLIGHTS

  • Freshman Datavia Hunter was the lone Knight to qualify for the 60m finals on Saturday morning, after the Lancaster, Texas native ran a 7.39, a personal-best and the 15th-best mark in DI in her first collegiate outing.
  • Senior Bailey McLain enjoyed a record-setting weekend, posting personal bests in both the 1000m (2:54.91) and 800m (2:14.96), with her 1000m mark ranking third in program history.
  • Angelina Horn, the leading veteran in assistant coach Brody Honeycutt’s jumps/multis group, lived up to expectations this weekend, jumping a personal best 12.66m in Saturday’s triple jump event. The distance is good for the 11th-best in the NCAA and fifth in the program record books.
  • Assistant coach Bryan Harmon’s distance group carried its strong fall cross country form into the indoor season, highlighted by Alexandra Raquet’s personal best in the mile (4:54.27), where she placed among the top ten in her lone event of the weekend. Yvone Sandui also contributed a top-10 program performance, posting a 2:55.97 in the 800m.
  • The Knights have a strong working foundation for the 4x400m relay team, as Genelle Stephens, Twaneise Johnson, Morgan Rothwell, and Jazmen Newberry combined for a 3:39.49 finish, placing fourth and recording the 10th-fastest time in program history.

ADDITIONAL PERSONAL-BESTS & RECORDS
Across two action-packed days, five additional Knights turned in performances that stood out on the results sheet:

Coco Branch
60m - Personal best, 7.41s

Jazmen Newberry
60m - Personal best, 7.43s
300m - Personal best, 37.66s

Samiyah Roberson
60m - Personal best, 7.58s

Toni Galloway
60m - Personal best, 7.85s

Brianna Rodriguez
400m - Personal best, 56.93s

UP NEXT
The full squad will be back in action Friday, Jan. 16, in Gainesville, Fla., where they’ll take the track in the Jimmy Carnes Invitational.