MILLIGAN COLLEGE: Track teams find success at Nashville Twilight

May 13, 2007 --- The Milligan College men's and women's track and field teams traveled a limited squad to the second stop in the Nashville Twilight Track and Field Series saturday hosted by TN Running.com.

 

The event was held on the fast mondo track on the campus of Vanderbilt University.

 

Junior MacKenzie LaBonte (Port Charlotte, Fla.) battled the humidity to lead the way for the Lady Buffs with a win in the 5000 meters with a time of 17:51, while sophomore Jacklyn Talbert (Mt. Carmel, Tenn.)recorded a lifetime best of 4:39 in the 1500 meters.

 

Both LaBonte and Talbert currently rank top 15 nationally in the 1500 meters, while LaBonte ranks 13th nationally in the 5000 meters.

 

In the men's 800 meters, senior Jair Collie (Johnson City, Tenn.) closed out his collegiate campaign with a lifetime best time of 1:56.

 

The Lady Buffs, will travel five women to the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships held May 24-26 on the campus of Fresno Pacific University in Fresno, Ca. Erika Fox (Gambrills, Md.), Nicole Moore (Boise, Id.), and Emily Schmitt (Avon, Ind.) will compete in the women's marathon. Talbert and LaBonte will both compete in the women's 1500 meters.

 

For complete results of the Twilight meet visit www.tnrunning.com <http://www.tnrunning.com/> . Information on the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships can be found at www.naia.org <http://www.naia.org/> .