LAKELAND, Fla. - The Lynn University women's track and field team closed out the 2026 outdoor season with another record-setting performance Saturday at the SEU Last Chance Meet, as the Fighting Knights' 4x100 relay team tied the top Sunshine State Conference mark of the year while setting a new program record. Led by the quartet of Emma Smith, Tamryn Betts, Tessa Bray, and Alijah Giustino, Lynn continued its strong postseason momentum against a competitive field while gaining valuable experience for the program's young core moving forward.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
100m
- Tessa Bray represented the Fighting Knights in the 100m prelims, clocking a 12.45 to finish ninth overall, nearly topping her season-best 12:38
 
200m
- Bray returned in the 200m and posted a 25.32, finishing 10th overall against a competitive sprint field
- Her mark came shortly after breaking her own school record in the event last weekend at the East Coast Relays
 
400m
- Tamryn Betts scored for the Fighting Knights with a fifth-place finish in 58.93
- Alijah Giustino followed closely behind, taking sixth overall with a 1:00.57 as Lynn placed two runners in the top six
 
4x100 Relay
- The Lynn A relay team delivered another strong performance, finishing second overall with a time of 47.29
- The quartet of Emma Smith, Betts, Bray, and Giustino matched the 2026 Sunshine State Conference Championship-winning time set earlier this season by Embry-Riddle, tying the SSC's top mark of the year and marking a new Lynn program record
- Lynn finished just behind host Southeastern University while topping Warner in a competitive three-team field
 
4x400 Relay
- Lynn also entered a women's 4x400 relay team of Smith, Bray, Giustino, and Betts, carrying a time of 3:54.43 from the SSC Championshipsa