KINGSTON, R.I. – The University of Dayton track and field team finished seventh overall at the 2020 Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships this weekend at Mackal Fieldhouse on the campus of Rhode Island.

Day 2 Highlights

• Senior Emily Borchers eared her second silver medal of the championship meet with her runner-up finish in the 3000-meter run.
• Senior Jamie Rachek tied her PR to earn third place in high jump.
• Junior Taylor Flight earned bronze in shot put with a PR of 14.46m.
• Sophomore Katie Miller finished third in the mile in a PR time of 4:57.67 to earn a bronze medal.

Coach Ordway's Comments
Day 2
" Day 2 was another successful outing for us as a team. We had several more strong individual performances with top 3 finishes in the high jump, mile, shot put, and 3000," said UD head coach Jason Ordway. "We also had a nice balance between both the event groups and between upperclassmen and underclassmen. With the very young group we're currently fielding, this was season of growth and maturation for us. We had quite a few performances that came up just shy of scoring or making the final rounds. We'll be looking to improve on that during outdoor and the years to come."
Day 1 Highlights

• Senior Emily Borchers won silver in the 5000m run in a UD record time of 16:26.13. The gold went to Suzanne Dannheim of George Washington who broke an A-10 Championship and Mackal Fieldhouse facility record with her time of 16:20.52. Borchers broke her own school record by 13 seconds.
• Sophomore Taylor Robertson won silver in the pole vault with a PR height of 3.76m. Freshman Carolyn Bakx was fourth in the event with a clearance of 3.35m.
• Junior Taylor Flight was fourth in the weight throw with a mark of 17.40m.
• The Flyers were sixth in the distance medley relay of Katie Miller, Malana Johnson, Emily Sreenan, and Kelly Wilker.
• The Flyers had 11 PRs on day one.

Coach Ordway's Comments
Day 1
"We had a great opening day at the Atlantic 10 Championships. We came away with All-conference honors in the pole vault and 5000m with second place finishes from Taylor Robertson and Emily Borchers. Borchers also came away with a big PR and new school record," said Ordway. "We had additional scorers in the pole vault, weight throw, pentathlon, and distance medley relay, showing we are contributing from every event group on the first day of competition. We have a few more marquee events on day two so we'll be looking to bounce back for another strong day of competition."

Day 2 Results – Sunday, March 1

3000m
2. Emily Borchers – 9:42.02
12. Carlee Constable – 10:10.57
20. Melissa Weidner – 10:27.77
21. Kate Lechowicz – 10:30.16  PR

High Jump
3. Jamie Rachek – 1.70m  PR TOP 5 MARK AT UD

Shot Put
3. Taylor Flight – 14.46m  PR TOP 5 MARK AT UD
9. Grace Homan – 12.40m PR
16. Rachel Heidtman – 10.51m

1-Mile
3. Katie Miller – 4:57.67  PR
14. Kelly Wilker – 5:12.74
24. Aileen Hull – 5:23.99
27. Liz Lechowicz – 5:36.43

4x400 Relay
9. Dayton (Gabbie Johnson, Grace Duffy, Malana Johnson, Naja Long) – 3:59.50

4x800 Relay
10. Dayton (Emily Sreenan, Angela Braga, Ellie Tighe, Katie Miller) –  9:51.59

Day 1 Results - Saturday, Feb. 29

5000m Finals
2. Emily Borchers – 16.26.13  PR  UD SCHOOL RECORD
9. Ellie Tighe – 17:40.90  PR
13. Carlee Constable – 17:45.98
22. Melissa Weidner – 18:17.16

Pole Vault
2. Taylor Robertson – 3.76m  PR
4. Carolyn Bakx – 3.35m

Weight Throw
4. Taylor Flight – 17.40m
13. Rachel Heidtman – 14.32m  PR
18. Hannah Lindenman – 14.11m  PR
20. Grace Homan – 13.66m  PR

Pentathlon
Corey Rinella
Overall – 6th with 3317 points
800m – 14. 2:44.91
60MH – 3. 9.07  PR
High Jump – 8. 1.55m  PR
Long Jump – 6. 5.22m
Shot Put – 2. 11.16m

Long Jump
10. Taylor Robertson – 5.43m
15. Casey Bogues – 5.32m   PR

Distance Medley Relay
6. Dayton (Katie Miller, Gabbie Johnson, Emily Sreenan, Kelly Wilker) – 12:04.01

60m Prelims
12. T'Kayla Kelley – 7.78
19. Gabbie Johnson – 7.89
24. Malana Johnson – 8.02  PR

200m Prelims
10. Gabbie Johnson – 25.69
18. T'Kayla Kelley – 26.13

400m Prelims
13. Naja Long – 1:01.50

500m Prelims
17. Grace Duffy – 1:21.22  PR
23. Kaeley Bush – 1:25.31 PR

Up Next
The Flyers start their outdoor season March 20 at Miami's Blizzard Buster in Oxford, Ohio.