Eagles win KWC Twilight Invitational Friday evening, Three individual events, 4x100m relay won by USI

University of Southern Indiana’s Women’s Track & Field came away winners of the Kentucky Wesleyan Twilight Invitational with a team total of 149 points Friday evening.

Freshman Kaylee Lane sprinted away from the field as she took first in the 100 meters in a time of 13.09 seconds. Freshman teammate, Katelyn Grell stayed near Lane to the line as she took second in 13.31. Another Freshman, Olivia Clark rounding out the scoring in the event crossing the line fourth giving the Screaming Eagles five additional points with a time of 13.46.

Lane continued her short distance dominance as she picked up another victory, this time in the 200m. Lane clocked in at 26.39 and Grell again followed close behind in the runner-up position in a time of 27.37. Clark found her way into the top five again with a finish of 28.13.

Freshman Audrey Comastri (2:19.14) and sophomore Emma Brown (2:19.35) both pushed each other to the line as she finished second and third in the 800m, respectively. Freshmen Mallory Wittmer (2:24.34) and Lauren Greiwe (2:24.84) both seemed to use each other to get across the line giving the Eagles a sweep of the top five spots in the event.

Senior Hope Jones led the flock of Eagles in the 3000m coming in second place with a time of 10:14.71. Freshman Adele Schnautz turned in a 10:23.44 crossing the line next for the third spot. Junior Doriane Langlois (10:46.18) and Cameron Hough (11:14.58) closed out the scoring for the Eagles in the event, nabbing fifth and seventh place, respectively.

The 4x100m relay comprised of Lane, Grell, Georgianna Roeder and Clark also came away as victors on the evening with their time of 50.97.

The 4x400m relay team was also impressive in their race as Lane, Grell, Audrey Comastri and Brown raced out to a 4:13.29 second-place finish.

In the field, freshman Emma Lasher leapt 1.50m (4’11”), good enough for third in the high jump.

Sophomore Roeder (4.53m – 14’10.5”) and junior Ralen Campbell (4.23m – 13’10.5”) both recording scoring marks on their ways to finishing fourth and seventh for USI in the long jump, respectively.

Roeder kicked off the throws with a big individual victory in the shot put where she had a toss of 10.68m (35’0.5’). Freshman Gabrielle McGregor had a heave of 9.62m (31’6.75”) giving her fourth place. Freshman Emily Papandria snuck inside the top eight to score with a seventh-place toss of 7.95m (26’1”).

McGregor was top performer for the Eagles in the discus as she recorded a 31.52m (103’5”) good for third. Freshmen Daphanie Ehrmann recorded a fifth-place toss of 30.49m (100’0”) and Papandria was the next mark in sixth with her own toss of 30.31m (99’5”).

Up Next: The Eagles are scheduled to compete in the Jim Vargo Invite held next Saturday April 10 in Louisville, Kentucky.