Trojans Complete First Pentathlon of 2016 at Samford Multi Invitational

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Troy's pentathletes wrapped up competition yesterday at the Samford Multi Invitational, which was hosted at the CrossPlex and included 24 student-athletes from seven schools.

In her first pentathlon as a Trojan, freshman Gemma Finch won two of the five events. She tied her personal best in the high jump with a 1.66-meter (5'05.25") clearance for first place and cruised to victory in the 800-meter run in 2:22.11 minutes – an indoor personal best. Finch and junior Riley Schwietz completed the series of five events with scores of 2,746 and 2,450 points, respectively.

"For Gemma, I was very pleased to see her turn in great performances in the high jump and 800," head coach…