Georgetown College track and field opened the season Saturday at the Pioneer Invitational in Lexington, Ky. In true essence of what these teams have become under first-year head coach Luke Garnett, the team donned purple in support of epilepsy awareness' Purple Day. While touching lives, the Tiger men and women also showed great promise for the 2016 season. GC's women finished eighth with 50 points and the men were 11th with 30 points.

"It was a great day all the way around," Garnett said. "Every member was on board with supporting awareness as we've had team members directly affected by epilepsy as well as friends of the team. We showed our support and also passed out information to help other coaches and athletes know techniques to helping someone during a seizure.

"In competition, the athletes continued to do Georgetown proud with a couple of personal and school records. What a way to start the season."

Georgetown's team is small in numbers compared to others at most meets, but it is always about stacking points in everything you do. Graham Smith, competing in his first ever track meet, got things rolling right when his javelin throw of 45.47 meters landed him second. Joshua Copley made his Tiger debut in the discus with a fifth place finish.