Women's Indoor Track Heads to Samford Open

Saturday, February 11

Birmingham, AL

All Day

Chattanooga

Samford Open

Haley Morris (left) and Brianna Nelson will compete with the Mocs Saturday at the Samford Invitational

Photo by: Frank Mattia

2/9/2017 6:00:00 AM | Cross Country & Track & Field

By: Anne Wehunt

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's indoor track and field team will head to Birmingham, Ala., Saturday for the Samford Open at the Birmingham Crossplex.

"We've had a good two week training block since the UNCG meet," Chattanooga head coach Andy Meyer said. "The girls have improved in practice and this meet will be a great tune-up and stepping stone for the SoCon Indoor meet in a few weeks."

Sydney Gilliam, Mercedes Bright and Taylor Sawyer will kick off the meet with the 60 meter dash prelims at 10:20 a.m. CST with the finals to follow at 11:40 a.m. Kelsey Henry and Maddie Christian will run the 400 meter dash for Chattanooga.

Kennedy Thomson, who has the Mocs' top time in the Mile, will drop down in distance to run the 800 meter. Also running the 800m will be Abby Bateman whose time at the UNCG Dual is sixth best in the league and Julia Henderson, No. 11 in the league standings at that distance.

Brianna Nelson holds a Top 20 time in the Mile in the SoCon. She will be joined on the track by Hannah Caldwell and Nicole Buerhle. The women's 3000 meter run will feature Anna Kate Chance, Rebekah Wich and Haley Morris. Chance's time in the distance at the UNCG Dual meet is the Mocs' top time and ranks ninth in the conference while Wich is a Top 20 performer.

For the first time this season, Chattanooga will take on a relay. Thomson, Bateman, Henderson and Buerhle will run the women's 4x400 meter race.

Live results will be available throughout the day at xpresstiming.com. Links will be online at GoMocs.com.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (tentative – all times Central)
10:20 a.m.           60m Dash prelims
11:40 a.m.           60m Dash finals
12:05 p.m.           Mile Run
1:15 p.m.             400m Dash (HEATS)
2:50 p.m.             3000m Run
5:00 p.m.             800m Run
6:50 p.m.             4x400m Relay

CHATTANOOGA EVENTS
60m Dash            Sydney Gilliam, Mercedes Bright, Taylor Sawyer
400m Dash          Kelsey Henry, Maddie Christian
800m Run            Kennedy Thomson, Abby Bateman, Julia Henderson
Mile Run              Brianna Nelson, Hannah Caldwell, Nichole Buerhle
3000m Run          Anna Kate Chance, Rebekah Wich, Haley Morris
4x400m Relay    Thomson, Bateman, Henderson, Buerhle