KINGSTON, R.I. – The University of Dayton track and field team leads the 2018 Atlantic 10 Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships after day one and six events.

The Flyers have 41.5 points in the team standings, followed by George Mason with 35.5 in second, Davidson at third with 30.5, and host Rhode Island is fourth with 25. Richmond rounds out the top five (of 10 schools) with 23 points.

HIGHLIGHTS
•    Senior Jenni Rossi became 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 Taylor 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 10^th in 17:27.57 and junior Allison Triskett finished in a PR time of 17:34.02 for 11^th 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: Emily 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. 17
Weight Throw
1. Jenni Rossi – 19.52m  PR  4^th 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  5^th All-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  2^nd All-Time at UD
7. Emma Jankowski – 2:16.09Q  PR  5^th 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 – 4^th – 9.22
High Jump – 16^th – 1.40m
Shot Put – 3^rd – 12.29m
Long Jump – 3^rd – 5.31m
800m – 16^th – 2:40.34

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

UP NEXT
Dayton continues action at the 2018 A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships Sunday.

Schedule for the field events Sunday:
9 a.m. – High Jump (Marie Harla, Jamie Rachek)
10 a.m. – Shot Put Trials/Finals (Taylor Flight, Alyssa Ramstetter, Jenni Rossi, Sarah Sepanski)

Schedule for the running events Sunday:
11:30 a.m. – Mile Final (Emily Borchers, Chloe Flora, Grace McDonald, Kelly Wilker)
1 p.m. – 800m Final (Grace McDonald, Emma Jankowski)
2 p.m. – 3000m Final (Emily Borchers, Carlee Constable, Nicole Steinbicker, Taylor Vernot)
2:40 p.m. – 4x800m Final (TBD - Claire Attea, Emily Borchers, Brittany Fisher, Chloe Flora, Emma Jankowski, Victoria Stallkamp, Taylor Vernot)