Underclassmen – led by sophomore Haley Morris and freshman Nicole Buehrle – paced the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the season opener of the outdoor track and field season Saturday at Jacksonville State.
Morris took first in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 12:06.12, while Buehrle was second in the 800 meters with a time of 2:24.66. Fellow UTC freshman Julia Henderson was fourth in the 800.
The Mocs’ 4×100 relay team of Kelsey Henry, Sydney Gautier, Taylor Sawyer and Mercedes Bright finished second with a time of 54.92. Henry, Gautier and Sawyer are all native Chattanogans.
Freshman Rebekah Wich finished fifth in the 150 with a time of 5:10.83 and fellow freshmen Kennedy Thomson (1:01.09) and Abby Bateman (1:01.81) ran well in the 400.