NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Junior Brayden Seymour set a new Furman record in the men's 1,000m to lead the Paladin indoor track and field teams Friday in the opening day of the Vanderbilt Invitational at the David Williams II Recreation & Wellness Center in Nashville, Tenn.

A native of Oviedo, Fla., Seymour won the event with a time of 2:21.91, knocking four seconds off the previous record of 2:25.14, which was set by Aaron Wier in February of 2022.  The Paladins placed all seven runners in the top 20 in the event, with graduate student Bryn Woodall taking fourth place at 2:22.75 and freshman Jack Wallace finishing ninth at 2:26.75.  Freshman Zach Youngblood and sophomore Tripp Roemer finished back to back in tenth and 11th place, respectively, after posting times of 2:28.34 and 2:28.70.  

On the women's side, sophomore Katie Sobieraj was the runner up in the 5,000m after crossing the line in 17:58.85, while sophomore Joiner Evans finished fourth at 18:18.32.  In the women's 1,000m, freshman Annie Miller placed second with a time of 2:48.34 to lead seven Paladins among the top 17.  Freshman Tessa Walter was fourth (2:48.71), and senior Sierra Bower placed eighth (2:51.89).  Sophomore Zoie Lamanna rounded out the top 10 with a time of 2:54.33.

The Furman women's distance medley relay team of senior Camryn Wennersten, sophomore Claire Cook, sophomore Delaney Vickers, and sophomore Jais Ward posted a time of 11:24.01 to take second place.  

The meet will conclude on Saturday, with Furman competing in the 60m, 400m, 800m, mile, and 3,000m.

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Vanderbilt Invitational - Furman Results - Friday
Men
200m
33rd Leland Bishop 22.69
39th Joe Womack 22.89
50th Owen Delaney 23.69
51st Luke Milman 23.99

1,000m
1st Brayden Seymour 2:21.91 - School Record
4th Bryn Woodall 2:22.75
9th Jack Wallace 2:26.75
10th Zach Youngblood 2:28.34
11th Tripp Roemer 2:28.70
16th Evan Guzman 2:31.52
20th Alex Friedli 2:33.77

Women
1,000m
2nd Annie Miller 2:48.34
4th Tessa Walter 2:48.71
8th Sierra Bower 2:51.89
10th Zoie Lamanna 2:54.33
13th Carly Wilkes 2:56.64
15th Elly Velasquez 2:58.87
17th Clair Garrett 3:02.77

5,000m
2nd Katie Sobieraj 17:58.85
4th Joiner Evans 18:08.32

DMR
2nd Wennersten, Cook, 11:24.01
Vickers, Ward