Firehawks Open Inaugural Season with Great Showing in Falcon Classic
MONTEVALLO, Ala. - The University of Tennessee Southern track and field squads competed in Falcon Classic, the programs first meet, on Friday and Saturday. The Firehawks turns some heads with many great performances over the weekend.
Silas Hatton and Thomas Mussman finished in the top 35 in the 100-meter run. Hatton ran a 11.66 while Mussman clocked in at 11.79. In the 400-meter race, Jacob Sanchez and Tanner Meloon finished 26th and 27th respectively. Sanchez ran a 59.27 and Meloon was right behind at 59.97. Dakota Sheppard and JJ Lincoln notched top 20 finishes in the 800-meters. Matthew Andrea set a 21st place time for the 1500-meters at 4:10.08.
In field events, Jacob Sanchez finished seventh with a 48.17 mark.
UT SOUTHERN NOTABLES
Men's 100 Meters
34 Silas Hatton FR-1 UT Southern 11.66 -
35 Thomas Mussman SO-2 UT Southern 11.79 -
43 Justin Coverdale FR-1 UT Southern 12.51 -
Men's 200 Meters
40 Silas Hatton FR-1 UT Southern 23.82 -
43 Thomas Mussman SO-2 UT Southern 24.07 -
51 Justin Coverdale FR-1 UT Southern 25.28 -
Men's 400 Meters
26 Jacob Sanchez FR-1 UT Southern 59.27 -
27 Tanner Meloon FR-1 UT Southern 59.97 -
Men's 800 Meters
19 Dakota Sheppard JR-3 UT Southern 2:04.73 -
20 JJ Lincoln SO-2 UT Southern 2:05.32 -
22 Cody Hill JR-3 UT Southern 2:06.78 -
28 Daniel Sanchez SO-2 UT Southern 2:09.85 -
29 Tyler Malone SR-4 UT Southern 2:09.90 -
31 Cameron Stovall FR-1 UT Southern 2:11.19 -
40 Tanner Meloon FR-1 UT Southern 2:29.74 -
Men's 1500 Meters
21 Matthew Andrea SO-2 UT Southern 4:10.08 -
27 JJ Lincoln SO-2 UT Southern 4:16.90 -
38 Cameron Stovall FR-1 UT Southern 4:26.45 -
39 Tyler Malone SR-4 UT Southern 4:28.27 -
42 Raleigh Stamps JR-3 UT Southern 4:30.19 -
45 Cody Hill JR-3 UT Southern 4:32.34 -
Men's 5000 Meters
15 Matthew Andrea SO-2 UT Southern 15:32.35 -
39 Cody Hill JR-3 UT Southern 16:28.24 -
41 Raleigh Stamps JR-3 UT Southern 16:34.55 -
42 Zack Sheppard JR-3 UT Southern 16:36.07 -
52 Dakota Sheppard JR-3 UT Southern 17:27.73 -
54 Daniel Sanchez SO-2 UT Southern 17:41.57 -
57 Jay Carroll FR-1 UT Southern 20:17.69 -
Men's 4 x 100 Relay
8 UT Southern Jacob Sanchez, Justin Coverdale, Silas Hatton, Thomas Mussman 45.24 1
Men's Long Jump
20 Silas Hatton FR-1 UT Southern 5.96m 19' 6.75" -
5.96 (+0.0) FOUL 5.76 (+0.0)
Men's Javelin
7 Jacob Sanchez FR-1 UT Southern 48.17m 158' 0" 2
45.28 48.17 45.33 44.28 46.42 43.41
12 Tanner Meloon FR-1 UT Southern 42.95m 140' 11" -
42.95 41.05 39.41
17 Justin Coverdale FR-1 UT Southern 41.66m 136' 8" -
41.00 41.66 41.64
NEXT UP
The Firehawks will travel to Murray, Ky., to compete in the Margaret Simmons Invite.
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