FAIRFAX, VA – The University of Dayton women's track and field team finished off competition in the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championships on Sunday, and after holding the overnight lead Saturday, the Flyers finished the event in third place overall.

PLACE    TEAM                    POINTS
1          VCU                             126
2          Richmond                    121
3          Dayton                         84.5
4          George Mason             78
5          UMass Amherst            71
6          La Salle                        60
7          Rhode Island               59.5
8          Duquesne                    57
9          Fordham                      42
10        Davidson                     35
11        Saint Louis                   22
12        George Washington     17
13        St. Joseph's                  7
 
"What an incredible way to end the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championships," commented director of track and field Jason Ordway. "Finishing third overall is an awesome achievement considering how talented the A-10 has become. We set so many personal bests, collected 8 All-Conference awards, a new meet record, and received both the Outstanding Track Performer and the Outstanding Rookie Performer. Even more exciting is the fact that we are returning 22 of the athletes we traveled this weekend and have more coming in next year and getting healthy for the upcoming season. I could not be prouder of our team and coaches for how they competed this weekend."
 
DAY ONE RECAP
 
Coming into Sunday with the overall team lead, Kelly McCloughan got things started for the Flyers on day two, finishing 10^th overall in the triple jump, posting a fifth-best all-time mark for UD with a finals distance of 11.27m.
 
On the track Sunday, Lainey Studebaker picked up right where she left off on Saturday when she placed second in the 5000m overall. The grad student from Dayton won the 1 mile race Sunday in a time of 4:48.90, ranking her third in school history in that event. The two victories on the weekend proved enough for Studebaker to be named the Most Outstanding Track Performer for the meet. Freshman Chante Clinkscale also continued the momentum she established on Saturday, as she went on to win both the 60m and 200m finals on Sunday, after qualifying first in both events on Saturday. The freshman finished the 60m event in just 7.33 seconds, a new meet and school record. Kaira Granger also finished in the top-3 in the 60m, finishing third overall with a 7.62. Clinkscale wouldn't stop there, as she would go on to win the 200m final with a time of 24.27. These victories led to her being named the Most Outstanding Rookie Performer on the women's side.
In the throwing events Sunday, Grace Homan finished 5th in the shot put with 13.53m and Taylor Flight finished sixth with a 13.48m.
 
The Flyers will now look ahead to the outdoor season, which will begin in March. Check back on DaytonFlyers.com this week for the outdoor track and field schedule to be released.