OXFORD – The University of Dayton track and field concluded their first meet of the outdoor season at the Miami Blizzard Buster. There were 20 top-five finishes and even more PRs throughout the day. The 4x100m relay team had an excellent start to the season as well with a fifth all-time finish in school history.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Dayton went 3, 4, 5, and 6 in the hammer with a pair of PRs by Rebekah Conrad and Maggie Hofner.
- Grace Homan posted the second-best performance in the Atlantic 10 this season in the shot put with a mark of 44'1.5", finishing second at the meet while Conrad placed fifth and had the fourth-best mark in the conference.
- Homan wrapped up a complete day with the second-best discus throw in the A-10 this year, placing third overall.
- Marissa Pritchett earned second place and Justine Smith took third in the 5000m race to kick off the day for the Flyers.
- Anna Kessler, Rayana Burns, Lauren Santiago, and Jadyn Haywood finished the 4x100m relay in 47.03 to kick off their season. This was the fifth-best 4x100m relay time in UD history.
- Abby Carter took first place in the 1500m race with a 4:31.12 time.
- Raegan Ernst finished the 100m hurdles in second place with a 15.22 second time.
- Cara Mooney finished in first place in the 800m race with a PR time of 2:20.76.
- Abby Carter earned first place once again in the 3000m race, and was joined in third place by Bryn Hothem, who earned a PR of 10:17.65
COACH'S QUOTE
"I think we were able to have so many top-five finishes because the team is full of competitors," said Associate Head Coach
Aaron Gordon. "They went out and executed their race plans efficiently and broke off some rust from the break from indoors. I thought they battled the rough weather conditions well. It was not the greatest out there today, but they went out and competed hard. Great teams find ways to finish, regardless of the conditions, and I felt we finished well today."
RESULTS
100m
3.
Rayana Burns – 12.40 PR
8.
Tamia Hameed – 12.84 PR
200m
14.
Raegan Ernst – 27.67
22.
Julia DiLoreto – 30.02
400m
6.
Mariya Washington – 1:01.46 PR
8.
Sydney Workman – 1:02.15 PR
800m
1.
Cara Mooney – 2:20.76 PR
5.
Sammie Wells – 2:25.06
6.
Lauren Santiago – 2:26.28 PR
8.
Anna Newkirk – 2:27.82 PR
1500m
1.
Abby Carter – 4:31.12
7.
Cara Mooney – 4:43.39 PR
21.
Sammie Wells – 5:01.01
3000m
1.
Abby Carter – 9:55.29
3.
Bryn Hothem – 10:17.65 PR
9.
Justine Smith – 10:24.08 PR
12.
Olivia Kindbom – 10:34.36 PR
5000m
2.
Marissa Pritchett – 17:50.32
3.
Justine Smith – 17:55.52 PR
100m Hurdles
2.
Raegan Ernst – 15.22
400m Hurdles
4.
Grace Felts – 1:07.22 PR
4x100m Relay
2. Dayton "A" (
Anna Kessler,
Rayana Burns,
Lauren Santiago,
Jadyn Haywood) – 47.03 – 5th All-Time at UD
3. Dayton "B" (
Tamia Hameed,
Kendall Johnson,
Lianna Shakoor,
Sydney Workman) – 48.33
High Jump
2.
Camryn Thompson – 1.55m
Long Jump
6.
Jailee Clemmons – 4.96m
7.
Jayla Pruitt – 4.89m
10.
Raegan Ernst – 4.76m
12. Christierra Williams – 4.71m
14.
Julia DiLoreto – 4.48m PR
Triple Jump
2.
Jailee Clemmons – 10.88m PR
Shot Put
2.
Grace Homan – 13.45m
5.
Rebekah Conrad – 12.56m PR
8.
Jillian Yates – 11.73m
11.
Anna Yater – 11.35m
Discus
3.
Grace Homan – 42.26m
7.
Maggie Hofner – 39.29m
8.
Anna Yater – 39.13m
12.
Jillian Yates – 35.80m
13.
Rebekah Conrad – 35.01m
Hammer
3.
Rebekah Conrad – 48.75m PR
4.
Maggie Hofner – 47.39m PR
5.
Anna Yater – 47.11m
6.
Jillian Yates – 46.82m
UP NEXT
- Track and field will compete at the Raleigh Relays on March 28-29 and the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational on March 29-30.