Gulf Shores, AL – Lisa Voyles capped off a remarkable season with a national runner-up finish in the 800-meter race on the final day of competition at the 2021 Outdoor National Championships.  Voyles earned eight points for the Patriots tied for 37^th place at the championships. 

Voyles clocked a career-best time of 2:11.28 to notch her third All-American honor of the season and her first during the outdoor championship.  That time was the Patriots second fastest time in program history only behind Shelly Schnee 2:11.00.  During the race Voyles split a 1:04.42 to be in third place at the halfway mark, however, Voyles made a surge with 300-meters to go distancing herself from the pack and pulling away for the 1:06.87 split. 

Voyles' national runner-up placement is tied for the highest placement at an outdoor national championship by any Patriot in program history tying Danielle Hoop-O'Dell's second place finish during the 2013 championship.  The Danville, KY native is also the first Patriot since Shelly Schnee to earn All-American honors in the 800-meters.  The freshman is also just the third UC runner to earn All-American honors at both indoor and outdoor nationals joining Hoop-O'Dell and Schnee. 

Also competing for Cumberlands on the day was Tristan Petrey in the pole vault.

UC finished in a nine-way tie for 49^th place on the men's side with six points.

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