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Track and Field Tyler Clark, Assistant Sports Information Director

Torian Breaks Record, wins 60m Hurdles

NASHVILLE, Tenn. | Ana-Liese Torian broke her own 60m hurdles record, not once, but twice in winning the 60m hurdles as the Alabama A&M University men's and women's indoor track and field program concluded its final day of action at the Vanderbilt Invitational on Saturday at the Vanderbilt Multipurpose Facility.
 
Torian ran 8.46 to qualify for the finals and stormed from behind to win the 60m hurdles, logging a program-best 8.35 seconds.
 
Another record broke on the men's side as the 4x400m relay team of Brian Johnson, Eric Barker, Kody Pugh and Talil Atkins posted a time of 3:15.63 as the Bulldogs finished fourth.
 
WOMEN'S TRACK EVENTS  
WOMEN'S FIELD EVENTS
Torian won the 60m hurdles, with a career-best 8.35 seconds
 
 MEN'S TRACK EVENTS
  • In the 400m, Atkins finished 15th, with a time of 49.21
  • The 4x400 relay team of Johnson, Barker, Pugh, and Atkins broke the school record, logging a time of 3:15.63 and claiming fourth
 
MEN'S FIELD EVENTS
  • In the triple jump, Joshua Graham placed fifth, with a leap of 15.17m, while teammate Lance Powell finishing just outside the Top 10 at 14.56m
 
 UP NEXT
Alabama A&M will take a week off before its next meet as the Bulldogs will compete at the South Carolina Invitational on Friday, Feb. 2 in Columbia, S.C.
 
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Players Mentioned

Talil Atkins

Talil Atkins

Sprints
5' 9"
Sophomore
Laila Gaynor

Laila Gaynor

Sprints
5' 8"
Sophomore
Joshua Graham

Joshua Graham

Hurdles
6' 1"
Sophomore
Lance Powell

Lance Powell

Jumps
6' 0"
Sophomore
De

De'Ajene Johnson

Distance
5' 3"
Junior
Kody Pugh

Kody Pugh

Sprints
5' 11"
Sophomore
Victoya Smith

Victoya Smith

Sprints
5' 3"
Junior
Eric Barker

Eric Barker

Hurdles
6' 6"
Freshman
Ana-Liese Torian

Ana-Liese Torian

Hurdles
6' 0"
Freshman
Brian Johnson

Brian Johnson

Sprints
6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Talil Atkins

Talil Atkins

5' 9"
Sophomore
Sprints
Laila Gaynor

Laila Gaynor

5' 8"
Sophomore
Sprints
Joshua Graham

Joshua Graham

6' 1"
Sophomore
Hurdles
Lance Powell

Lance Powell

6' 0"
Sophomore
Jumps
De

De'Ajene Johnson

5' 3"
Junior
Distance
Kody Pugh

Kody Pugh

5' 11"
Sophomore
Sprints
Victoya Smith

Victoya Smith

5' 3"
Junior
Sprints
Eric Barker

Eric Barker

6' 6"
Freshman
Hurdles
Ana-Liese Torian

Ana-Liese Torian

6' 0"
Freshman
Hurdles
Brian Johnson

Brian Johnson

6' 1"
Freshman
Sprints