Women's Track Heads to Emory Classic Saturday

Saturday, March 25

Atlanta, GA

9:30 a.m.

Chattanooga

Emory Classic

Photo by: SoConSports.com

3/23/2017 2:20:00 PM | Cross Country & Track & Field

Emory Classic Schedule Live Stats

By: Anne Wehunt

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's outdoor track and field team will head to Atlanta to compete in the Emory Classic this weekend.

"We are excited to compete in this meet this weekend," Chattanooga head coach Andy Meyer said. "We've got a good block of training and are looking for significant improvement from our performances at JSU.

"We are slowly getting kids into more specific event focus and working on developing our racing skills."

Freshmen Rebekah Wich (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) and Sydney Gilliam (Brentwood, Tenn.) will open the meet for Chattanooga with their first attempt at the 5000 meter run in the outdoor season. Wich placed 15^th in the distance at the Southern Conference indoor championships.

The women's 1500 meter run will follow featuring junior Anna Kate Chance (Columbia, Tenn.) along with sophomore Haley Morris (Lenoir City, Tenn.) and freshmen Hannah Caldwell (Brentwood, Tenn.) and Nicole Buehrle (Sugarloaf, Pa.).

This will be the first run at this distance for all four Mocs. Last season, Chance recorded a personal best in the 1500 meter at the Alabama Relays. Morris posted her PR last season at the War Eagle Invitational.

Freshmen Maddie Christian (Lenoir City, Tenn.) and Julia Henderson (Brentwood, Tenn.) along with sophomore Brianna Nelson (Jefferson, Wis.) will run the 400 meter. Junior Hannah Chamblin (Memphis, Tenn.) and freshmen Abby Bateman (Jefferson City, Tenn.) and Kennedy Thomson (Catharine's, Ontario) are slated for the 800 meter run while sophomore Mercedes Bright (Kingsport, Tenn.) and freshmen Kelsey Henry (Soddy Daisy, Tenn.) and Taylor Sawyer (Chattanooga, Tenn.) will wrap up the individual events with the 200 meter dash.

Three Chattanooga teams are scheduled to compete in the 4x400 meter relay to wrap up the track events on Saturday.

Full meet results will be available following the meet at GoMocs.com.

200m
Mercedes Bright, So.
Kelsey Henry, Fr.
Taylor Sawyer, Fr.

400m
Maddie Christian, Fr.
Julia Henderson, Fr.
Brianna Nelson, So.

800m
Abby Bateman, Fr.
Hannah Chamblin, Jr.
Kennedy Thomson, Fr.

1500m
Hannah Caldwell, Fr.
Nicole Buerhle, Fr.
Anna Kate Chance, Jr.
Haley Morris, So.

5000m
Rebekah Wich, Fr.
Sydney Gilliam, Fr.

4x400m
Possible teams lineups
A (Bateman, Henderson, Thomson, Chamblin, Buehrle, Morris)
B (Bright, Caldwell, Nelson, Chance, Morris, Buehrle)
C (Christian, Sawyer, Henry, Watson, Morris, Buehrle)