FAIRFAX, Va. – The University of Dayton took third place at the 2017 Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championship
 
The two-day championship was hosted at George Mason University.
 
 Coach's Quote
•    "There were some outstanding individual performances this weekend. The reliability, consistency, and leadership Erin Reese, Jenni Rossi, Grace McDonald, Sarah Sepanski, and Taylor Vernot have brought all indoor season showed up again," said Sarah Haveman, director of the women's track & field / cross country program at Dayton. "We know the areas we need to do better and I believe we have a team very capable of the necessary growth."
 
Highlights
•    Redshirt sophomore Erin Reese was named the 2017 Field Performer of the Year. She won her second A-10 individual title of this championship. After winning the weight throw on day one, she was victorious in the shot put with a PR of 15.27m, which is the second-best mark all-time at UD.
•    Jenni Rossi picked up her second silver medal of the championship. Her mark of 14.60m in the shot put earned her runner-up honors. Freshman Kris Lindow also picked up points for the Flyers in the shot put with a fifth-place finish with a mark of 14.11m.
•    Junior Grace McDonald took third place in the mile in a PR time of 4:56.33, which is the fourth best, all-time at Dayton.
•    Sophomore Taylor Vernot finished fourth in the 3,000m run finals in a time of 9:59.68.
•    Senior Adria Butler was sixth in the triple jump and freshman Olivia Hummel was seventh in the 1000m final to garner points for the Flyers.
  
Results

• Shot Put
• 1. Erin Reese – 15.27m  PR, Top 5 All-Time at UD
• 2. Jenni Rossi – 14.60m
• 5. Kris Lindow – 14.11m
   
• Triple Jump
• 6. Adria Butler – 11.40m
   
• Mile
• 3. Grace McDonald – 4:56.33   PR, Top 5 All-Time at UD
   
• High Jump
• 11. Jamie Rachek – 1.60m  PR
• 13. Marie Harla – 1.55m
   
• 1000m Final
• 7. Olivia Hummel – 3:00.61
   
• 3000m Final
• 4. Taylor Vernot – 9:59.68
• 22. Kassidy Manning – 10:27.06
   
• 4x800 Relay
• 9. Dayton (Claire Attea, Emily Borchers, Brittany Fisher, and Grace McDonald) – 9:20.83
   
• 4x400 Relay
• 12. Dayton (Claire Attea, Grace Duffy, Victoria Stallkamp, and Maggie Pryslak) – 4:06.71

 
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