AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Dayton women's track and field team already has two Atlantic 10 champions and is currently in second place in the team standings after day one of the 2017 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The Flyers are just one point behind the leader Duquesne.

Highlights
•    Freshman Lillian Cook won the javelin with a school-record and UMASS Track and Field facility-record mark of 47.84m.
•    Erin Reese also picked up an A-10 Championship with her mark of 61.37m in the hammer throw. Jenni Rossi won bronze with a mark of 52.17m and Alyssa Ramstetter was fourth with a PR of 52.13m.
 
Event by Event
Saturday, May 6

•    Javelin
•    1. Lillian Cook – 47.84m  PR  UD RECORD – FACILITY RECORD
•    10. Jessica Birdsong – 35.16m
•    13. Elizabeth Michalenko – 33.75m

•    Hammer Throw
•    1. Erin Reese – 61.37m
•    3. Jenni Rossi – 52.17m
•    4. Alyssa Ramstetter – 52.13m  PR
 
•    10000m Final
•    3. Taylor Vernot – 36:04.66  PR   TOP 5 AT UD
•    7. Kassidy Manning– 36:49.04
•    14. Nicole Steinbicker– 38:40.76
 
•    3000m Steeplechase Final
•    6. Allison Triskett – 11:03.32  PR

•    100m Dash (preliminaries)
•    11. Sarah Sepanski – 12.28
•    15. Jordan Hoffman – 12.33
 
•    800m (preliminaries)
•    9. Grace McDonald – 2:11.34   PR  TOP 5 AT UD

•    100m Hurdles (preliminaries)
•    5. Jordan Hoffman – 14.54 (qualified for finals)

•    High Jump
•    10. Jamie Rachek – 1.60m
•    11. Marie Harla – 1.60m

•    Long Jump
•    18. Meghan Krawiec – 5.22m  PR
•    22. Anna Laudizio – 5.15m  PR

•    Heptathlon (after 4 events)
•    3. Sarah Sepanski – 2,737 points
            6. 100m Hurdles – 15.49 (778 points)
            14. High Jump – 1.37m (481 points)
1. Shot Put – 12.26m (678 points)
3. 200m dash – 25.97 (800 points)

•    8. Adria Butler – 2,593 points
            6. 100m Hurdles – 15.88 (729 points)
            6. High Jump – 1.49m (610 points)
3. Shot Put – 10.90m (589 points)
            12. 200m dash – 27.57 (665 points)

Action resumes Sunday, May 7 at 10:15 a.m. with the heptathlon long jump. The women's shot put starts at 10:30 a.m. and the first running event is the 4x100 at 10:30 a.m.