AKRON – The University of Dayton women's track and field team and men's cross country team finished their first day at the Akron Invitational with the men and women distance runners dominating the 5000m race.

Highlights

• Freshman Raegan Ernst finished in 5th place in the 60m hurdles, while her and Evelyn Albers both earned PRs in the event.
• Four Flyers finished in the top four of the 5000m run. They were Abby Carter (1st), Marissa Pritchett (2nd), Zoe Chappelle (3rd), and Emily Sreenan (4th). Pritchett set a PR with her time of 17:46.51.
• Three Flyers filled the top three in the men's 5000m race. They were Andrew Schuster (1st), Lincoln Williams (2nd), and Tristan Karnes (3rd).
• Albers and Ernst collected nine PRs while competing in the pentathlon.
• The Flyers set 11 PRs throughout day one in Akron.

Results

Pentathlon
8. Evelyn Albers - 2820 pts PR
9. Raegan Ernst - 2814 pts PR

60m Hurdles
5. Raegan Ernst - 9.21 PR
10. Evelyn Albers - 9.68 PR

High Jump
9. Evelyn Albers - 1.42m
9. Raegan Ernst - 1.42m PR

Shot Put
7. Evelyn Albers - 10.04m PR
10. Raegan Ernst - 8.71m PR

Long Jump
10. Evelyn Albers - 4.63m
12. Raegan Ernst - 4.27m

800m
5. Raegan Ernst - 2:37.90 PR
11. Evelyn Albers - 2:44.70 PR

Men's 5000m
1. Andrew Schuster - 14:52.02
2. Lincoln Williams - 15:22.89
3. Tristan Karnes - 15:24.46
5. Jack Dunlop - 15:28.12 PR

Women's 5000m
1. Abby Carter - 17:06.45
2. Marissa Pritchett - 17:46.51 PR
3. Zoe Chappelle - 17:46.75
4. Emily Sreenan - 17:59.18
12. Liz Lechowicz - 19:18.82

Be sure to check in at DaytonFlyers.com tomorrow for day two results and a full weekend recap!