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MT sets pair of records on day two of Penn Relays

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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – On day two of the Penn Relays, Middle Tennessee broke two school records and grabbed five more top 10 finishes, including a pair of qualifying times for Saturday's finals.

On the men's side, the MT quartet of Eliud Rutto, Adeniji Adedamola, Sampson Laari and Geoffry Cheruiyot set the tone of the day. The squad shattered the school record and finished third in the men's Distance Medley Championship Invitational with a time of 9:33.25.

The men's Sprint Medley Relay squad of Ifiok Umoh, Tahir Walsh, Trevon Sanders and Hillary Rono finished ninth, while the Blue Raiders' men's 4x400 team claimed a spot in Saturday's collegiate final after finishing 10th.