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Dominating Performances at Season Opener
Centre College- Danville, KY- January 25, 2025
Written by Gracie Dugan
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.Â
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.Â
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.Â
“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.