NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Dayton women's track and field team opened the 2019 outdoor season at the two-day meet Black and Gold Invitational hosted by Vanderbilt this Friday and Saturday.

Day 2 Highlights
•    Emily Borchers broke her own school record in the 3000m run, taking 12 seconds off her previous best. Carlee Constable ran the second-fastest time in program history.
•    Freshman Colleen Campbell cleared 3.85m in her first collegiate outdoor meet and was just off UD's all-time, Top 5 marks.
•    In all, the Flyers recorded 20 PRs in the first outdoor meet of the 2019 season.

Day 1 Highlights
•     Taylor Vernot had a PR and finished third in the 1500-meter run.

Results
Saturday, March 23
3000m Run – Section 1
•    6. Emily Borchers – 9:43.93  PR  SCHOOL RECORD
3000m Run – Section 2
•    4. Carlee Constable – 10:04.27 PR  2nd All-Time at UD
•    6. Allison Triskett – 10:07.87
3000m Run – Section 3
•    7. Katie Miller – 10:44.72  PR

Pole Vault
•    5. Colleen Campbell – 3.85m PR
•    10. Emily Jones – 3.40m PR

400m – Section 5
•    2. Grace Duffy – 58.74 PR
400m – Section 6
•    4. Grace Attea – 1:00.82 PR
•    6. Naja Long – 1:01.78  PR

100m – Section 6
•    2. Gabbie Johnson – 12.50
100m – Section 7
•    4. Olivia Rassel – 13.42
100m – Section 8
•    2. Naja Long – 13.57

Discus – Flight 2
•    7. Alyssa Ramstetter – 45.61m

Javelin
•    10. Elizabeth Michalenko – 34.32m

4x100 Relay – Section 2
•    4. Dayton (Taylor Robertson, Malana Johnson, Gabbie Johnson, Corey Rinella) – 49.44

100m Hurdles – Section 4
•    6. Corey Rinella – 15.28
800m – Section 4
•    2. Victoria Stallkamp – 2:19.43  PR
800m – Section 3
•    7. Emily Sreenan – 2:20.19  PR
800m – Section 5
•    1. Mary Claire Mikolay – 2:21.22  PR
•    4. Palmer Madsen – 2:33.23  PR

400m Hurdles – Section 4
•    5. Malana Johnson – 1:09.35  PR
400m Hurdles – Section 3
•    4. Kaeley Bush – 1:13.14

4x400 Relay – Section 1
•    3. Dayton (Grace Attea, Palmer Madsen, Mary Claire Mikolay, Victoria Stallkamp) – 4:34.85

Friday, March 22
1500m – Section 2
•    3. Taylor Vernot – 4:31.08  PR
1500m – Section 3
•    4. Kelly Wilker  – 4:42.69  PR
1500m – Section 4
•    4. Kelly Wilker  – 4:51.20  PR
5000m
•    8. Abbie VanFossen – 18:07.55  PR
 
Hammer Throw
•    7. Taylor Flight – 39.98m
Shot Put
•    5. Taylor Flight – 11.91m

200m
•    Gabbie Johnson – 25.53
•    Malana Johnson – 25.98 PR
•    Corey Rinella – 27.13  PR
•    Jahmia Bridges-Butler – 27.53  PR
•    Taylor Robertson – 27.84  PR

Up Next
The Flyers continue action at the N.C. State Adidas Raleigh Relays March 29-30.