Final Results

CINCINNATI, Ohio – The University of Dayton women's track and field team completed its weekend at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational Saturday.

The Flyers scored 92 points and finished fourth overall out of 17 teams in their first outdoor meet of the 2015 season. Dayton came in ahead of the likes of Butler, Xavier, Eastern Kentucky, Wright State, and Kentucky.

"I was impressed with how the woman performed today in our first outdoor meet," said Head Coach Jason Francis. "We had many lifetime bests set today which makes me very excited as we will only get better as the season progresses."

In the pole vault, freshman Leah Frischmann had a great outdoor debut by winning the event with a 3.80m vault. Senior Ashley DeMange followed in third place with a height of 3.50m while freshman Hayley Clark finished fourth and freshman Jessica Thornbury finished tied for sixth. Between the four, the Flyers got 23.5 points from the event.

Seniors Mary List and Megan Collins finished back-to-back in the 5000m event as List took 12^th and Collins took 13^th.

In the 1500m, four Flyers competed and all four finished in the Top 22. Freshman Brittany Fisher led the way with a time of 4:52.41, good enough for 11^th place. The trio of junior Olivia Albers, freshman Nicole Steinbicker, and freshman Kate Crawford all finished within a second and a half of each other, posting times under the five-minute mark.

Junior Jordan Hoffman placed fifth in the 100m hurdles, while senior Katy Garcia finished 10^th overall.

The 400m dash was another strong event for the Flyers as UD picked up eight more points. Seniors Maya Pedersen and Chelsea VanHook finished third and seventh respectively while freshman Claire Attea came in 11^th.

In the shot put, freshmen Erin Reese and Jenni Rossi continued Dayton's success on the day. Reese took third with a mark of 14.06m and Rossi was right behind her with a distance of 14.04m. They were able to add 9.5 more points to the Flyers' total.

Reese and senior Aly Weeman then headed to the discus throw where both Flyers finished in the Top 10. With a mark of 41.51m, Reese finished seventh overall and Weeman took ninth, with a throw of 38.38m.

Junior Sydney Riethman set a new personal best in the long jump with a mark of 5.29, earning her fifth place. Garcia also competed in the event and took 11^th.

DeMange went from pole vault to the 100m dash and had a good showing, finishing fourth.

In the 800m, freshman Grace McDonald took fourth overall, while sophomore Maggie Pryslak, senior Katie Ollier, and freshman Megan O'Kane all had strong performances as well.

Freshman Sarah Sepanski was another newcomer to have an outstanding outdoor debut, finishing first overall in the javelin. She recorded a distance of 37.88m, leading all competitors.

In the high jump, reigning A-10 Indoor Champion Rebecca Maj finished third overall with a height of 1.63m.

Overall, Dayton had a great first meet of the outdoor season against quality competition and gained valuable experience for the freshman class.

The Flyers will return to action next weekend at the Tiger Track Classic in Auburn, Ala.