Day One Results (PDF) 
 

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Day one of the University Athletic Association Indoor Track and Field Championships saw a pair of titles for the No. 1 Washington University in St. Louis women's track and field team. WashU's distance medley relay (DMR) team and Yasmin Ruff (pole vault) were each crowned UAA champions at the Nike Track & Field Center in New York, N.Y. After day one, WashU sits in second with 42 points. 
 

Distance Medley Relay (DMR) - Final: 

• Conference CHAMPS! 
• The DMR team of Helena Teixeira-DaSilva, Cate Christopher, Emma Kelley, and Alexandra Blake won the event with a time of 11:39.79 
• The Bears topped Emory by nearly two seconds 

Women's Pole Vault (Final): 

• Conference CHAMPION! 
• Yasmin Ruff vaulted her way to a UAA title with her winning mark of 3.81m 
• Mackenzie Walker (3.51m) took fourth, while Anna Curtis (3.36m) secured a tie for ninth 

• In the 5,000-meter final, Julia Patterson finished sixth in the UAA as she clocked in a time of 17:35.53 

Weight Throw (Final): 

• The Bears had three in the top-eight of the weight throw final 
• Jenae Bothe finished in third-place with a mark of 14.94m 
• Mikayla Wise (14.57m) and Taylor Simpson (14.46m) took seventh and eighth, respectively  

• In the long jump final, Ebun Opata grabbed third (5.58m) 
• Olivia Theisen (eighth) posted a mark of 5.27m 

60 Meter Hurdles (Trials): 

• Lauren Gay advanced to the 60-meter hurdles final tomorrow with her preliminary time of 8.86 
• Gay holds the top-mark heading into tomorrow's finals 

400 Meters (Trials): 

• Three Bears grabbed a lane in tomorrow's 400-meter final 
• Kylie Spytek posted the best time with her mark of 57.54 
• Christopher (58.27) took third in the prelims, while Julia Coric (59.45) secured fifth 

60 Meter (Trials): 

• Once again, three Bears will be competing in tomorrow's 60-meter final 
• Maya Davis earned the top-seed with her time of 7.68 
• Jasmine Wright was right behind Davis, scoring a time of 7.69, good for second 
• Nicole Stewart turned in a time of 7.84, good for fifth 

• The 800-meter final will see three Bears 
• Kelley blew by the field with her winning prelim time of 2:11.98 
• Kelley bested the field by nearly four seconds 
• Ally Sarussi placed third (2:12.98), while Danielle Schultz took the fourth seed with her time of 2:16.48  

  

200 Meters (Trials): 

• WashU owns the three best 200-meter prelim times 
• Stewart secured the top-time (25.00) to pace the Bears 
• Spytek (25.31) and Gay (25.34) finished second and third, respectively  

1. Chicago – 64 points 

2. WashU – 42 points 

3. Case Western Reserve – 28.5 points 

4. Emory – 26 points 

5. Carnegie Mellon – 17.5 points 

6. NYU – 13 points 

7. Brandeis – 3 points  

The Bears will conclude the UAA Indoor Championships, tomorrow, Sunday, February 25. Three field events, women's shot put, men's triple jump, and women's high jump will kick off the day as all three are slated to begin at 10 a.m. ET.