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Dominating Performances at Season Opener

Centre College- Danville, KY- January 25, 2025

Written by Gracie Dugan

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Danville, KY— The Centre College Track Meet saw several standout performances from both the men’s and women’s Tennessee Running Club (TRC) teams, with athletes competing in a variety of distances at the season opener.


In the men’s 60m preliminaries, Pierre Novus clocked in at 7.65 seconds, securing the 55th overall spot and setting a TRC record. Teammate Daniel Leoni followed closely with a time of 8.31 seconds, earning 65th overall.


In the men’s 400m, Daniel Leoni finished 15th overall and 4th in his heat with 59:65. Pierre Novus clocked 1:00.8, placing 16th overall.


In the men’s 800m, Thomas Schmiedicke delivered a strong performance, finishing 3rd overall with a time of 2:05.05, taking the top spot in his heat.


The men’s mile saw two TRC veteran athletes competing for the number one spot. Scott Greeves finished 1st overall in 4:30.80. Ransom Lester followed closely behind, securing 2nd overall with a time of 4:34.94. 


In the men’s 3000m, Ransom Lester finished 2nd overall with 9:04.69. Ty Young (11:49.31) and Tyler Musante (11:58.23) placed 18th and 19th, respectively, in the event. 


Ty Young also competed in the men’s 5000m, where he finished 15th overall with a time of 17:35.35.


On the women’s side, Yu-Ting You led the field in the women’s 800m, winning her heat and finishing 1st overall with a time of 2:32.61.


In the women’s mile, Lyndsey Aho took 3rd overall with 5:36.18. Jordan Wetzel finished 14th overall with a time of 6:08.18.


Mikayla Morrell’s performance in the women’s 5000m earned her 3rd place overall with a time of 20:04.67.


The results from the meet highlight the depth of talent across various distances, with strong individual performances setting the stage for an exciting season ahead. 


“TRC had a great showing at Centre with phenomenal performances and great camaraderie; every lap TRC runners were proudly encouraging their teammates,” said club president, Ty Young.


The next meet for TRC is back at Centre College on February 15th.

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