VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.- University of Dayton track and field has wrapped up its first day of competition at the A-10 Indoor Championships, entering the second day of competition sitting in third place and having already claimed two individual championships. Raegan Ernst and Rebekah Conrad were both crowned as individual conference champions in the pentathlon and weight throw, respectively.
 
Highlights

• Senior Rebekah Conrad celebrated her birthday by winning the conference championship in the weight throw, tossing a mark of 18.98m to set a new personal record.
• Senior Raegan Ernst was crowned A-10 champion in the pentathlon, winning the 60m hurdles and the long jump in the process. She set PRs in both the 60m hurdles, an event in which she tied her own school record, and the 800m.
• Senior Jadyn Haywood broke her own school record in the 200m prelims as she crossed the line in 23.74, the top time in the prelims and an A-10 championships meet record.
• Three total Flyers ran times in the program's all-time top five to qualify for Saturday's final. In addition to Haywood, Freshman Simone Bessong ran 24.11, the second fastest time in the field and the second best time in school history. Junior Sydney Workman set a huge PR of 24.59, the fourth-best time in school history and the fifth fastest time in the prelims.

Results
 
Pentathlon
1. Raegan Ernst - 3641
8. Mia Malito - 3263 PR
9. Evelyn Albers - 3124
10. Sophia Goluba - 3123
 
Pentathlon 60m Hurdles
1. Raegan Ernst - 8.56 PR, School Record
6. Sophia Goluba - 9.25
12. Mia Malito - 9.46
15. Evelyn Albers - 9.82
 
Penathlon High Jump
2. Mia Malito - 1.64m
8. Evelyn Albers - 1.49m
8. Raegan Ernst - 1.49m
14. Sophia Goluba - 1.43m
 
Pentathlon Shot Put
2. Sophia Goluba - 11.01m PR
3. Evelyn Albers - 10.93m
4. Raegan Ernst - 10.62m
6. Mia Malito - 10.41m
 
Pentathlon Long Jump
1. Raegan Ernst - 5.55m PR
8. Sophia Goluba - 5.22m PR
9. Mia Malito - 4.99m
12. Evelyn Albers - 4.92m
Pentathlon 800m
2. Raegan Ernst - 2:26.11
8. Evelyn Albers - 2:34.40
12. Mia Malito - 2:41.93
13. Sophia Goluba - 2:46.07
 
60m Hurdles Prelim
4. Raegan Ernst - 8.56 Q, PR, School Record
6. Jameson Pillifant - 8.74 Q
 
400m Prelim
3. Sydney Workman - 56.81 Q, PR
7. Mariya Washington - 57.32 Q, PR
 
60m Prelim
2. Jadyn Haywood - 7.46 Q
3. Simone Bessong - 7.53 Q
6. Chloe Hamilton - 7.66 Q, PR
18. Lianna Shakoor - 7.87
 
800m Prelim
6. Mia Gill - 2:15.83 Q
21. Kaitlin Skelton - 2:25.37
 
200m Prelim
1. Jadyn Haywood - 23.74 Q, PR, School Record, Meet Record
2. Simone Bessong - 24.11 Q, PR, #2 All-Time
5. Sydney Workman - 24.59 Q, PR, #4 All-Time
16. Lianna Shakoor - 25.50 PR
 
5,000m
9. Marissa Pritchett - 17:19.20 PR
15. Olivia Kindbom - 17:37.28 PR
 
Distance Medley Relay
4. Cara Mooney, Grace Felts, Anna Newkirk, Bryn Hothem - 11:53.35

Weight Throw
1. Rebekah Conrad - 18.98m PR
7. Jillian Yates - 16.42m
8. Anna Yater - 16.38m
9. Elaina Panagakos - 16.27m PR
 
Long Jump
11. Gianna Lane - 5.21m
12. Charlotte Deines - 5.17m
14. Autumn Price - 5.11m
 
Up Next

• The Flyers will conclude the championships tomorrow, with all finals set.