Tanise Thornton-Fillyaw Breaks 800 Meter Record

Durham, NC - This weekend Tanise Thornton-Fillyaw competed in Durham, North Carolina. The invitational at Duke University led to her breaking the 800-meter outdoor school record. Last year, she placed the record with a time of 2:08.25. This weekend she broke that record with a time of 2:07.42 competing against talent from Appalachian State, Wake Forrest, and Virginia Tech. With her time, she placed fourth in the 800 meters. Tanise is now ranked number three in the NCAA Division Three in this event.