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Austin Peay Track and Field took part in the Ed Temple Classic on Sunday at the Gentry Center on the campus of Tennessee State in Nashville. Photos by Robert Smith | APSU Athletics
Robert Smith

Govs to get back to work at Tennessee State

January 04, 2020

CLARKSVILLE—Austin Peay State University track and field gets back to work with its first post-Christmas event at the Ed Temple Classic, Sunday, hosted by Tennessee State at the Gentry Center in Nashville.

This annual event is renowned for attracting a host of area programs as one of the first post-Christmas events in the region. This year, the Govs and Tigers will be joined by athletes from Alabama A&M, Cumberland, Fisk and Middle Tennessee.

All freshman Kenisha Phillips did in her Austin Peay debut was equal the program record in the 60m dash at the Saluki Fast Start; she and fellow record-holder Tymeitha Tolbert will eschew the 55m this week and instead take a crack at the 200m dash, alongside 2019 Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Freshman of the Year Kyra Wilder, who was runner-up in the event here a year ago.

Junior Sabrina Richman will look to reprise—or best—her runner-up finish in the 400m last season; she's the second overall seed entering the event.

Sophomore throwers Jackie Verseman and Kori McDaniel are also seeded highly in both the shot put and weight throw. Verseman posted personal-bests in both events at the Carbondale event back in early December.

Lennex Walker and Maya Perry-Grimes, who both medaled in jumps at the 2019 OVC Outdoor Championships, will compete in the long and the triple jump on Sunday; Walker was fourth in the triple at the Saluki Fast Start to begin the indoor campaign.

Live results for Sunday's meet will be available at CoachO.com; photo, video and a complete recap of the event will be available Sunday evening at LetsGoPeay.com.

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