Results

MUFREESBORO, TN (January 20, 2007) --- Milligan College sophomore Jacklyn Talbert (Mt. Carmel, Tenn.) won the women's mile and junior MacKenzie LaBonte (Port Charlotte, Fla.) won the women's 3,000 meters to lead Milligan at the Middle Tennessee Invitational Saturday afternoon in Murfreesboro.

The Buffs and Lady Buffs lined up against Middle Tennessee, Illinois, Western Kentucky, Wallace State and Southern Mississippi.

Talbert's time of 5:09.66 was a lifetime best and automatic national qualifier. LaBonte's time of 10:24.43 was also a lifetime best and automatic national qualifier. LaBonte also finished third in the mile with a lifetime best run of 5:12.59, while Talbert came back to in a fifth place finish in the 3,000 meters in a personal best time of 10:47.74.

Junior Kortney Goulds (Johnson City, Tenn.) finished sixth in the mile in 5:22.85, and crossed the line eighth in the 3,000 meters with a lifetime best time of 10:54.52.

Freshman Rebecca McDowell (Mechanicsville, Va.) finished seventh in the mile with a personal best mark of 5:25.67, and sophomore Ashley Pearce (St. Cloud, Fla.) lowered her lifetime best in both mile and 800 meters.

Junior Kristen Bartlett (Simseropol, Ukraine) set an indoor best in the 200 meters, just missing the school record. She finished 10th overall.

In all, Milligan's women recorded eleven personal bests at the event.

On the men's side Josh Ferry (Bloomington, Ind.) set a new school record in the 400 meters with a time of 50.26. Ferry finished seventh overall.

For the second meet in a row, sophomore Will Frye (Pulaski, Va.) ran two lifetime bests, this time in the mile and the 800 meters. Senior Jair Collie (Johnson City, Tenn.) finished fifth in the men's 3,000 meters in a new lifetime best time of 9:11.71., while sophomore Robert Newlin (Nineveh, Ind.) set a new personal best mark in the shot put.

Both squads combined for 14 top-ten finishes on the day.

For complete results visit www.cfpitiming.com or www.goblueraiders.com.

Milligan competes next weekend at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational. Action begins Friday afternoon and continues through Saturday.