AKRON – The University of Dayton women's track and field team and men's cross country team wrapped up an impressive weekend at the Akron Invitational which was highlighted by first-place finishes, PRs, and a few top-five marks in school history for indoor track and field.

Highlights

• Abby Carter finished in 1st place in the one-mile run with her time of 5:03.36.
• Jailee Clemmons and Christierra Williams finished in 2nd and 3rd place respectively in long jump.
• Jadyn Haywood ran a 7.65 second 60m dash, which was a 1st place finish, a new 5th all-time record at UD, and a PR for the freshman.
• Lauren Santiago set the 5th-fastest indoor 400m dash in Dayton history with her time of 57.48 seconds. 
• Jayla Pruitt earned the 3rd-best all time mark in UD history for indoor triple jump with her 11.57m jump.
• Bryce Conley came in 1st place in the 3000m run, while Adam Jones, Isaac Burkart, and Connor Ewert finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th, respectively.
• The Flyers earned 32 PRs this weekend with 21 on Saturday and 11 on Friday.

Coach's Quote

We asked Associate Head Coach Kevin Gilhuly to talk about some of the standout performances in Akron.

"The amazing performances from Evelyn Albers and Raegan Ernst in the pentathlon and the 1-4 sweep in the 5000m with Abby Carter, Marissa Pritchett, Zoe Chappelle, and Emily Sreenan definitely set the tone for the meet on day one. We knew on day two that we were going to see some big marks and fast times. Lauren Santiago in the 400m adding to the top five all-time list was something Associate Head Coach Aaron Gordon was very proud of. Jadyn Haywood winning the 60m outright and Jayla Pruitt moving up on the all-time top five list in the triple jump were both very impressive. It's hard to name every athlete and their individual accomplishments because they just continue to pile in week after week. Abby Carter winning the mile in day two on the track was also a huge highlight for Assistant Coach David Dobson."

Day Two Results

1-Mile
1. Abby Carter - 5:03.36
6. Zoe Chappelle - 5:14.02 PR
7. Marissa Pritchett - 5:14.17 PR
8. Emily Sreenan - 5:16.81
9. Angela Braga - 5:17.28
10. Sammie Wells - 5:19.12 PR
14. Liz Lechowicz - 5:42.41

60m Hurdles
4. Christierra Williams - 9.26 PR

60m
1. Jadyn Haywood - 7.65 PR - 5th All-Time at UD

400m
4. Lauren Santiago - 57.48 PR - 5th All-Time at UD
11. Rayana Burns - 59.51 PR
12. Lianna Shakoor - 59.97 PR
22. Julia DiLoreto - 1:03.81

800m
11. Sammie Wells - 2:25.85
14. Angela Braga - 2:28.33
17. Anna Mehendale - 2:30.76 PR

200m
7. Lauren Santiago - 26.08
9. Lianna Shakoor - 26.32 PR
13. Chloe Keating - 26.67
30. Julia DiLoreto - 28.39 PR

Men's 3000m
1. Bryce Conley - 8:41.17
3. Adam Jones - 8:43.88 PR
4. Isaac Burkart - 8:49.66 PR
5. Connor Ewert - 8:56.98
7. Calan Gizelbach - 9:08.44 PR

Women's 3000m
7. Jenna Eggleston - 10:31.82 PR
8. Melissa Weidner - 10:33.66
13. Justine Smith - 10:52.72

4x400m Relay
4. Dayton "A" (Emily Sreenan, Abby Carter, Angela Braga, Sammie Wells) - 4:19.37

Long Jump
2. Jailee Clemmons - 5.30m
3. Christierra Williams - 5.29m

Triple Jump
2. Jayla Pruitt - 11.57m PR - 3rd All-Time at UD
3. Christierra Williams - 11.30m

Weight Throw
6. Hannah Lindenman - 16.38m
10. Grace Homan - 15.62m PR
13. Rebekah Conrad - 15.11m
17. Anna Yater - 14.77m
19. Jillian Yates - 14.61m PR
21. Maggie Hofner - 13.42m PR

Shot Put
4. Grace Homan - 13.64m
15. Jillian Yates - 11.37m PR
17. Anna Yater - 9.90m PR
18. Rebekah Conrad - 9.08m

Day One Results

Up Next

• The Flyers are heading to Huntington, West Virginia next week to compete in the Marshall Invitational on Friday, February 10th and Saturday, February 11th.