The USI women’s track and field team took part in the Robert H. Johnson Open on Saturday Dec. 7 at Wabash College.
As a team, The Eagles finished in third place with a total of 87 points.
First, the 300m run saw Freshman Kaylee Lane win the event with a time of 41.45 seconds. Freshman Katelyn Grell was runner-up with a time of 46.32.
In the 600m run the Eagles proved dominant as Freshman Vanessa Van Bibber (1:51.36) and Sophomore Franchesca Laurencio (1:51.96) nabbed the top two spots respectively.
In the field events, the high jump saw Freshman Miranda Anslinger win the event with a leap of 1.58 meters (5 feet, 2.25 inches).
In the pole vault Senior Rylie Smith picked up seven points for the Eagles with her second-place mark of 2.75m (9’0.25â€).
The shot put saw Junior Mariah Paris take fourth place with a toss of 10.71m (35’1.75â€).
In the weight throw the Eagles had two top five finishers. Freshman Cassie Janas finished in third place with a toss of 11.29m (37’0.5â€). Paris recorded a toss of 9.21m (30’2.75â€) which was good for a fifth-place finish.
In the final race of the day the 4×400 relay team comprised of Grell, Laurencio, Van Bibber and Lane took the top spot with a time of 4:25.88
Up Next: The Eagles will shift their focus to the UAB Vulcan Invite scheduled for Saturday Jan. 11 in Birmingham, Alabama.
