Lauray Sets School High Jump Record As Pitt Concludes Meyo Invitational

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Lauray Sets School High Jump Record As Pitt Concludes Meyo Invitational

2/10/2020 10:49:00 AM | Track & Field

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SOUTH BEND, IN – Junior Greg Lauray provided the best moment of the weekend for the Pitt track & field squad as he broke the school record in the high jump on Friday night as the Panthers concluded the Meyo Invitational hosted by Notre Dame. Lauray's school record leap cleared 7'3.75" (2.23m), breaking his own school record he set last season.

The highlight of the weekend came from Lauray as he posted a school record high jump to claim a share of the victory. The junior broke his own school record as he cleared a height of 7'3.75" (2.23m), the best mark in the ACC this season and the seventh best in the NCAA.

?? Down goes the school record??@GregLauray was ??'d up after this one!#H2P pic.twitter.com/q7rb0KPXuW
— Pitt TF/XC (@Pitt_TF_XC) February 8, 2020

Lauray wasn't the only Pitt high jumper with a strong finish at the Meyo Invitational as freshman Lydia Bottelier also posted a personal record leap to claim fifth place in the women's high jump. Bottelier cleared a height of 5'6.50" (1.69m), the eighth best leap in program history and 11^th in the ACC this season.

The Pitt hurdlers continued their strong indoor season at Notre Dame this weekend led by sophomore Eddita Pessima who took home a second place finish in the 60m hurdles finals after coming across the line in 8.29 seconds, just .02 seconds behind the winner from Notre Dame. Fellow Panther Aysha Muhammad had her season-best run in the 60m hurdles semifinals, 8.55 seconds, to qualify for the finals. In the finals, Muhammad took home eighth place, crossing the line in 8.63 seconds. On the men's side, Shyheim Wright qualified for the finals in the 60m hurdles with a time of 7.98 seconds but didn't run in the finals of the event.

Nikki Scherer had another strong weekend on the track for the Panthers as she was able to collect a second place finish in the 400m championship race, going sub-54 seconds for the first time in her career. She crossed the finish line in 53.80 seconds, the fifth fastest time in program history and fourth fastest time in the ACC this season. She also took home sixth place in the 200m dash with a time of 24.34 seconds.

In the 60m dash, the Panthers had a pair of runners qualify for the semifinals after season-best runs in the prelims. Jaylyn Aminu posted a personal record time of 7.54 seconds to qualify in third overall while Genaya Johnson qualified in 13^th place with a personal record time of 7.62 seconds. Both Aminu and Johnson narrowly missed out on qualifying for the finals with strong semifinal runs.

In the men's 800m dash, senior Drew Glick was able to post a personal record run to claim 11^th place overall as he crossed the finish line in 1:50.75, the sixth fastest time in program history. Nick Wolk had a good showing in the 3000m run as he notched eighth place with a time of 8:15.89.

The Panthers had some strong showings in the relays this weekend as the men's distance medley relay quartet of Jack Wisner, Jack Balick, Drew Glick and Nick Wolk put together a second place finish in 9:54.33, the ninth fastest time in program history. The women's distance medley relay team of Ally Brunton, Alexis Leech, Monica McNeil and Brenda Ayuk notched a third place finish with a season-best time of 11:52.99. The women's 4x400m relay squad of Flora Ahiarakwe, Nikki Scherer, Monica McNeil and Sydni Townsend also took home third place with a season-best time of 3:41.15, the fourth fastest time in the ACC this season.

Pitt will return to the track this weekend as they send some athletes to Seattle, WA for the Husky Classic from Feb. 14-15 and some other athletes to the Doug Raymond Invitational in Kent State on Saturday, Feb. 15.

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