Track impresses at Penn Relays

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Altwayne Bedward celebrates at the Doc Anderson Invitational.

Troy wrapped up three days of competition at the historic Penn Relays, recording eight top-eight finishes at Franklin Field.

Troy was able to take part in the Penn Relays, which is the oldest and largest track competition in the United States. Schools from around the country flocked to participate.

Troy’s field team saw a lot of success, accounting for six of the top eight finishes. Altwayne Bedward picked up a pair of top-five finishes with a fourth-place finish in the men’s discus throw and fifth in the shot put. His throws were 50.58m and 18.17m, respectively.

Meanwhile, Darius Sylvester threw a personal best in the shot put with a mark of 16.24m to earn seventh place. Tayjo Oppong grabbed eighth in the discus with a mark of 48.72m.

Continuing the action on the field, Joy Edward threw a personal best in the women’s hammer throw with a mark of 54.96m to earn sixth. Jack Anderson placed seventh in the men’s high jump with a mark of 2.00m.

On the track, Michael Eady ran a blazing 10.54s time to qualify for the men’s 100m final and placed eighth with a time of 10.72s.

The quartet of Kady Schwietz, Haley Wilson, Jasmine Jimenez and Aaliyah Murphy ran a season’s best time of 3:45.63 in the 4x400m relay to advance to the final and placed sixth overall in the final with a time of 3:46.78.

The Trojans are back in action at the Sun Belt Conference Championships from Thursday, May 8, to Saturday, May 10. Troy looks to continue its season, vying for a conference championship. The meet is scheduled to take place in Harrisonburg, Virginia.