KINGSTON, R.I. – The University of Dayton track and field team finished third in the team standings at the 2018 Atlantic 10 Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships. The Flyers led the field after day one.

VCU won the team competition with 122.5 points, followed by George Mason with 102.5. The Flyers were third with 94 points. Richmond was fourth with 84 points and Duquesne rounded out the top five of 13 teams scoring. 

DAY 2 HIGHLIGHTS
•    Senior Jenni Rossi was named the 2018 Most Outstanding Field Performer of the championship. She won individual titles in the weight throw and shot put. She had a PR in the shot put with her 15.11m, which is the third-best all-time at UD.
•    Junior Taylor Vernot won gold in the 3,000-meter run with a PR time of 9:40.89, second-best all-time at Dayton. 
•    Junior Emily Borchers was third in the 3,000-meter run in a PR time of 9:47.15 and finished second in the mile in a PR time of 4:54.37; both performances are third-best all-time at UD.

DAY 1 HIGHLIGHTS
•    Rossi was crowned the individual champion in the 2018 weight throw with a mark of 19.52m, which is fourth-best all-time at Dayton. The next competitor had a mark of 17.64m. Teammate Alyssa Ramstetter, a junior, also made the podium with a PR mark of 17.33m for third place. Taylor Flight came in fifth with a PR of 16.47m.
•    A week after breaking UD's mile record, junior Vernot broke Dayton's 5,000m record in a time of 16:40.21 for a third-place finish at the A-10 Championship. Vernot broke the record by more than 12 seconds. Senior Nicole Steinbicker also picked up valuable points with a seventh-place finish in a PR time of 17:16.21, just 0.14 seconds off making it on the Top 5 all-time at UD. Senior Emily Leonard took 10th in 17:27.57 and junior Allison Triskett finished in a PR time of 17:34.02 for 11th place.
•    Senior Grace McDonald ran the second-fastest time in UD program history in the 800-meter run in 2:13.95 to advance to the finals. Freshman Emma Jankowski also made the finals in a PR time of 2:16.09, which is the fifth-best, all-time at UD.
•    Dayton's DMR made the podium with a third-place finish in a Top 5 UD time of 11:48.95. The relay included: Borchers, Brittany Fisher, Emma Jankowski, and Chloe Flora.
•    Other PRs for the Flyers included: Jahmia Bridges-Butler in the 60-meter dash in 7.92 and Gabbie Johnson with a 26.04 in the 200-meter dash.
•    The Flyers had 12 PRs and five Top 5 performances on day one of the championships.

RESULTS
Feb. 18
Shot Put
1. Jenni Rossi – 15.11m  PR  3rd All-Time at UD
11. Sarah Sepanski – 11.91m 
15. Alyssa Ramstetter – 11.36m
17. Taylor Flight – 10.93m

High Jump
6. Marie Harla – 1.65m  PR
9. Jamie Rachek – 1.60m 

3000m Finals
1. Taylor Vernot – 9:40.89 PR  2nd All-Time at UD
3. Emily Borchers – 9:47.15  PR  3rd All-Time at UD
6. Nicole Steinbicker – 9:56.46  PR
29. Carlee Constable – 10:32.45  PR

Mile Final
2. Emily Borchers – 4:54.37  PR  3rd All-Time at UD
5. Chloe Flora – 4:56.99
14. Kelly Wilker – 5:09.64  PR

800m Final
6. Grace McDonald – 2:15.66
7. Emma Jankowski – 2:18.52

4x800 Relay
5. Dayton (Chloe Flora, Brittany Fisher, Victoria Stallkamp, Emma Jankowski) – 9:17.27

4x400 Relay
11. Dayton (Malana Johnson, Meghan Krawiec, Jahmia Bridges-Butler, Grace McDonald) – 4:02.81

Feb. 17
Weight Throw
1. Jenni Rossi – 19.52m  PR  4th All-Time at UD
3. Alyssa Ramstetter – 17.33m  PR
5. Taylor Flight – 16.47m  PR

5000m Finals
3. Taylor Vernot – 16:40.21  PR  SCHOOL RECORD
7. Nicole Steinbicker – 17:16.21  PR
10. Emily Leonard – 17:27.57
11. Allison Triskett – 17:34.02  PR

DMR Finals
3. Dayton (1. Emily Borchers, 2. Brittany Fisher, 3. Emma Jankowski, 4. Chloe Flora) – 11:48.95  5thAll-Time at UD

Pole Vault Finals
6. Kim Spritzky – 3.50m
7. Leah Frischmann – 3.50m
10. Emily Jones – 3.35m

800m Semifinals
5. Grace McDonald – 2:13.95Q  PR  2nd All-Time at UD
7. Emma Jankowski – 2:16.09Q  PR  5th All-Time at UD

Long Jump Finals
23. Meghan Krawiec – 4.82m

60m Dash Semifinals
13. Jahmia Bridges-Butler – 7.92  PR
16. Gabbie Johnson – 7.97

60m Hurdles Semifinals
16. Jahmia Bridges-Butler – 9.19

200m Dash Semifinals
21. Gabbie Johnson – 26.04  PR

400m Dash Semifinals
15. Malana Johnson – 1:00.24  PR

500m Semfinals
16. Claire Attea – 1:23.98

1,000m Semfinals
19. Victoria Stallkamp – 3:04.81
26. Abbie VanFossen – 3:20.58

Pentathlon
6. Sarah Sepanski – 3271
60m Hurdles – 4th – 9.22
High Jump – 16th – 1.40m
Shot Put – 3rd – 12.29m
Long Jump – 3rd – 5.31m
800m – 16th – 2:40.34

17. Corey Rinella – 2333
60m Hurdles – 10th – 9.49
High Jump – 7th – 1.52m  PR
Shot Put – 13th – 9.02m
Long Jump – FOUL
800m – 17th – 2:54.88

UP NEXT
Dayton's indoor season concluded with the conference championship. The Flyers will resume action during the outdoor season at the adidas Raleigh Relays, hosted by North Carolina State March 30-31 in Raleigh, N.C.