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Lady Buffs dominate Tri-Conference Championship

MILLIGAN COLLEGE, TN (April 21, 2007) --- The Milligan College women's track and field team won seven of the 20 events to take the team title at the Tri-Conference Championships held Friday and Saturday on the campus of Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, N.C.


Senior Morgan Hyatt (Johnson City, Tenn.) picked up victories in the hammer throw and the discus throw. Junior MacKenzie LaBonte (Port Charlotte, Fla.) won the 1,500 meters, 5,000 meters and ran the first leg of the runner-up 4 x 400 meter relay team. LaBonte's 1,500 meter time of 4:42 will receive an altitude adjustment to 4:39, which will give her another new school record in the event.

Also picking up wins for the Lady Buffs were junior Erika Fox (Gambrills, Md.) in the 10,000 meters, sophomore Nicole Moore (Boise, Idaho) in the 3,000 meter steeplechase and junior Jacklyn Talbert (Mt. Carmel, Tenn.) in the 800 meters.

Junior Kristen Bartlett (Simseropol, Ukraine) and freshman Shanna Raines (Johnson City, Tenn.) also recorded lifetime bests in the 100 meters and 400 meters respectively.

The Lady Buffs won the team title over Anderson, Bryan, Carson-Newman, King College, Lees-McRae, Mars Hill, Mount Olive, Queens, Union, and Virginia Intermont.

"This was a team effort on both squads and I'm proud of how we competed," said Milligan head coach Chris Layne.

On the men's side, senior Josh Ferry (Bloomington, Ind.) finished second in the 400 meters in a new school record and personal best time of 49.38, while freshman Aaron Wood (Aurora, Colo.) ran to a lifetime best of 1:55.28 in the 800 meters to finish third.

Senior Jair Collie (Johnson City, Tenn.) also recorded a lifetime best of 4:04 in the 1,500 meter run. Collie finished fourth overall.

Both squads will be back in action April 26th at the Brevard Invitational in Brevard, N.C.

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