Panther Briefs: Track teams place highly at Memphis Invitational

The Eastern men's track team won its second-straight team title.

The Panthers won the Memphis Invitational Friday and Saturday in Memphis, Tenn.

The men's team won seven events.

Eastern sophomore Tyler Arnholt won the discus, and junior Ian Winston won the high jump for the field events.

Freshman DeMarcus Brooks won the 100-meter dash. Red-shirt freshman Zye Boey won the 200-meter dash.

Senior Brenton Pegues won the 400-meter dash. The Panthers also picked up victories in the 400-meter relay and the 1,600-meter relay.

In other action, Eastern senior Nick Atkinson finished third in the 1,500-meter run at the Rose-Hulman Twilight Meet Friday in Terre Haute, Ind. He finished in 3 minutes, 57.16 seconds.

The Panthers return to action next weekend when they head to the Drake Relays and the Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Twilight.


Women's track finish second

The Eastern women's track team finished as runner-up at the Memphis Invitational Friday and Saturday in Memphis, Tenn.

Junior Chandra Golden won the 100-meter dash, and senior Shawana Smith won the 200-meter dash.

They also picked victories in the 400-meter relay and the 1,600-meter relay.

The Panthers return to action next weekend when they head to the Drake Relays and the Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Twilight.