NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Cumberland track and field had six athletes run at the Music City Challenge Friday evening hosted by Vanderbilt. 

The Phoenix only brought a few athletes to run in the 600m to try to hit some standards ahead of the Mid-South Conference Championships next week. 

On the men’s side, Joel Forbes came in 10th place with a time of 1:20.44, but that time gave Forbes NAIA “A” Standards with the 11th fastest 600m time in the NAIA this season. 

Tahmar Upshaw finished in 14th at 1:21.71 just missing out on “B” standards. Benjamin Nyakudya came in 20th place with a time of 1:23.17. 

For the women, Sabrina Anderson, Maddie Biddle, and Hailee Servais each ran. Anderson came in 29th, Biddle was 30th, and Servais was 32nd with times of 1:54.26, 1:54.52, and 1:55.97.