ATLANTA, Ga. -  The Samford track and field program finished two days of competition at the Georgia Tech Invitational this weekend. The Bulldogs went up against a strong field on the weekend and had multiple athletes reach top-10 marks in school history.

The action started yesterday afternoon when Amiel Dabney finished third in the women's 100-meter hurdles. Her time of 13.64 was the second fastest time in the event in outdoor school history. Antonina Tereshchenko had a strong showing in the women's pole vault as she tied for third place by clearing 3.85 meters. Bradley Franklin continued his historic freshman season by winning the 110-meter hurdles. In the process, he set a school record in the event by running a 13.67 on his way to the victory. Ellison Chadwick continued her strong showing in the women's long jump as she set the second-longest jump in Bulldog history while taking third place in the event.

As the event moved to day two on Saturday, Ian Jones had a strong showing in the men's triple jump. He matched his personal-best of 15.16, which is the third best jump in school history as he finished seventh against a strong field. Carter Ellis showed out by winning the men's pole vault by clearing 5.19 meters which is the seventh-best mark in school history. Zephaniah Carico-McLennan won the men's 800 meter with a time of 1:47.9, just off his career best. Arthur Chitty rounded out the weekend with a career-best jump of 2.12 meters in the men's high jump as he took second place.

After competing for four straight weekends, the Bulldogs have a week off before returning to action at the Mississippi State Invitational on May 2-3.

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