Guillou, Relay Lead Track at Ole Miss

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Jonathan Guillou finished third in the 1500-meters and Pete Senatus was fourth in the intermediate hurdles, leading the Middle Tennessee contingent on a cold and windy Saturday at the Ole Miss Invitational in Oxford, Miss.

Guillou placed third in the 1500 with a time of 4:01.44, while Senatus was fourth in the 400-meter hurdles with a mark of 54.10.

The men's 4x100-meter relay of freshman Jonathan Oliver, freshman Samuel Adade, Senatus and junior Derek Carey finished fifth with a time of 41.29.

In the field events, junior James Thomas was sixth in the hammer throw, breaking his own school record for the third time this season with a mark of 178-6, more than 10 feet better than the previous mark. Thomas also placed ninth in the discus with a mark of 143-11.

Freshman Tavaris Leak came in ninth in the long jump with a mark of 22-2.5, and senior Julius Defour tied for eighth in the high jump, clearing 6-2.75.

For the women, sophomore Antranette Stringer came in seventh in the 400-meters with a time of 57.13, while sophomore Sierra Douglas was ninth in the triple jump with a mark of 38-5.5.

The Middle Tennessee track teams will again be split next weekend, with part of the squad traveling to Knoxville, Tenn., for the Sea Ray Relays and the remainder of the team participating in the Boston-Moon Invitational in Nashville, Tenn.

Full results from the Ole Miss Invitational may be found at olemisssports.com or cfpitiming.com.

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