The track and field team competed in the Joe Walker Invitational hosted at the University of Mississippi on Friday and Saturday. The two-day event included 20 different universities and marked the start of the Owls’ outdoor season.
Sophomore Cortlyn Raynes made her debut as Temple’s lone representative in the javelin on Friday. The Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania native’s toss reached 32.18 meters for an eighth-place finish in her first competition as an Owl.
In the 1500-meter event, freshmen Millie Howard and Grace Moore both placed in the top 10. Howard finished with a time of 4:30.28, resulting in third.