CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - TJ Wyatt set a new personal-best in the 800 meters to lead UNC Greensboro at the Carolina Fast Times on Saturday evening.
Three runners on the women's team set new personal-best times as well.
On the men's side, TJ Wyatt set a new personal-best in the 800 meters for the second-straight week. His time of 1:52.37 was good enough for sixth place on the day. The time also broke his previous mark by .45 seconds to set the new second-best time in school history.
Andy Clyne also had a nice day as he nearly broke his personal-best in the 1,500 meters as he finished just .37 off his mark with a time of 3:57.62.
Michelle Chewens set a new personal-best in the 800 meters by almost a second with a time of 2:20.77. Her time set a new time as the fourth-fastest in that event in school history.
Shaina and Chelsea Sumney also set personal-best times in the 1500 meters. Shaina's time of 4:47.37 was almost two seconds ahead of her previous personal-best and set the fourth-best time in school history. Chelsea's time of 4:54.63 was over seven seconds better than her personal-best.
The Spartans will return to the track on April 24 as UNCG begins the 2010 Southern Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Boone, N.C.
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Men's results:|
800m: 6. TJ Wyatt, 1:52.37; 18. Lamar Watkins, 1:54.95; 20. Taylor
Hurst, 1:55.23; 28. Justin Ruppe, 2:06.00
1500m: 24. Joey Thompson, 3:54.84; 26. Andy Clyne, 3:57.62; 34.
Jermaine Coore, 4:03.63
3000m: 3. Mike Koech, 8:37.20; 8. Taylor Day, 9:23.37; 9. Ben
Vasquez, 9:41.72; 10. Ryan Solomon, 9:48.59
Women's results:|
800m: 17. Michelle Chewens, 2:20.77; 24. Anna Grimes, 2:29.44; 27.
Chelsea Willette, 2:39.82
1500m: 19. Shaina Sumney, 4:47.37; 23. Chelsea Sumney, 4:54.63; 26.
Sherrika Jordan, 4:59.07; 27. Kerry Hartman, 5:03.40
3000m: 7. Tiffany Garber, 10:47.09; 9. Jenna Paley, 10:56.55
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