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ATHENS, Ga. – Georgia Tech track & field concluded its 2021 outdoor regular season at the Torrin Lawrence Memorial Meet hosted by the University of Georgia at Spec Towns Track in Athens on Saturday afternoon. The Yellow Jackets laced it up against host UGA, Clemson, Columbia International University, Connecticut, Emory, Georgia State, North Carolina and Virginia Tech. “We had a good weekend at UGA,” said head women’s track & field coach Alan Drosky. “The highlight was Bria breaking her own school record in the long jump yesterday. Then today she gets a seasonal best in the triple jump. Taylor jumped an outdoor personal best yesterday in the long jump and Reese had a nice personal best in the hurdles. The weekend ended well with a seasonal best in the 1600m relay. Being right in the middle of exams, we were a little flat in some areas.” ....
ATHENS, Ga. – Georgia Tech track & field opened up its final regular season outdoor meet of the 2021 campaign at the Torrin Lawrence Memorial Meet hosted by the University of Georgia at Spec Towns Track in Athens on Friday. The Yellow Jackets faced host UGA, Clemson, Columbia International University, Connecticut, Emory, Georgia State, North Carolina and Virginia Tech. Senior women’s jumper Bria Matthews set a new school record in the long jump twice at the meet. She PR’d with a mark of 6.53m/21′ 5.25″ to break the record, only to turn around and post a jump of 6.58m/21′ 7.25″ afterwards. That length gives her the No. 9 mark in the country on the national outdoor list at the time of publication, as well as the third best in the East Region. Joining Matthews in the long jump was teammate ....
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech track & field is headed to Tuscaloosa, Ala., this weekend to compete at the Crimson Tide Invitational on April 9-10. Week Four pits the Yellow Jackets against host Alabama, Central Arkansas, Indiana State, Kennesaw State, UL-Lafayette, LSU, Memphis, Mississippi State, Samford, South Alabama, Southern Mississippi, Troy, Tulane and UAB (women). At the time of publication, three Yellow Jackets rank in the top-20 in the country in their respective events. Senior distance runner Andrew Kent is ranked No. 20 in the men’s 5K with a time of 13:47.77. Senior jumper Bria Matthews holds the No. 8 mark in the nation in the women’s long jump at 6.47m/21′ 2.75″. Fellow senior distance runner ....