BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Chattanooga senior Abby Bateman ran a strategic race Friday night at the UAB Green and Gold Invitational at the Birmingham CrossPlex and came away with a second-place finish in the 800-meter invite, while three teammates set PRs.
 
Bateman finished second with a time of 2:18.18, a little under a second off per personal-best time.
 
Freshmen Madelyn Thompson and Mattie Parker, along with senior Ashlynd Broling each ran personal-best times in their races.
 
Thompson improved her time in the 60-meter hurdles with a qualifying time of 9.50 Friday, improving over the time set last week by 0.16 seconds. She will compete Saturday in the semifinals, looking to grab a spot in the final.
 
In the mile invite, Nicole Buehrle just missed her PR by 0.22 seconds, finishing third. Meanwhile, Broling finished sixth with a PR time of 5:12.00, nearly six seconds better than the time she posted last week at the Samford Invitational.
 
The Mocs’ third PR on the evening was Parker in the 3,000-meter invite. With just one collegiate race under her belt, she placed fifth with a time of 11:05.37, an improvement of more than 35 seconds.
 
In the 60 meter, Sage Davis was a breath away from her PR at 8:09, followed by McKenzie Williamson with a time of 8:13.
 
The Mocs had two teams in the distance medley relay. Team A finished third with a time of 12:30.71 and Team B was sixth at 13:25.52.