PLATTEVILLE, Wis. / GREENVILLE, Ill. - The No. 1 Washington University in St. Louis women's track and field team split up to cover a pair of meets this weekend, Friday-Saturday, April 12-13. A majority of the team competed at Greenville University, while a handful of distance runners took part in the UW-Platteville Invite, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Plateville. The Bears racked up 10 event victories at Greenville.
Senior
Alexandra Blake and senior
Emma Kelley each set a new school record. Blake set the school record in the 5,000 meter while Kelley set the record in the 400 meter.
WashU won the Greenville meet by racking up 286.50 points.
Friday's Top Finishers (at UW-Platteville):
5,000 Meters:
Saturday's Top Finishers (at Greenville):
100 Meters:
- Jasmine Wright claimed the 100-meter victory with her time of 12.22
- Maya Davis, who finished right behind Wright, took second with a mark of 12.32
- Gemma Please (12.77) finished in fifth
200 Meters:
- WashU took home the first four places in the 200-meter event
- Nicole Stewart won the event with her mark of 24.65
- Emma Kelley finished second as she recorded a time of 24.72
- Lauren Gay (24.83) and Maya Davis (25.30) earned third and fourth
400 Meters:
- SCHOOL RECORD - Emma Kelley won the 400-meter event by over three and a half seconds as she crossed the finish line with a time of 54.18
- Caroline Echols earned second with her mark of 57.66
- Kylie Spytek (57.77) and Cate Christopher (57.81) notched third and fourth, respectively
800 Meters:
1,500 Meters:
100-Meter Hurdles:
400-Meter Hurdles:
4 x 100 Relay:
- WashU's 4 x 100 relay won the event with a time of 46.38
- The Bears also secured fifth with a mark of 50.12
4 x 400 Relay:
- WashU's 4 x 400 relay teams posted the top four times
- WashU's teams secured times of 3:51.15, 3:55.43, 4:05.08, and 4:05.40
High Jump:
Pole Vault:
Long Jump:
Triple Jump:
Discus Throw:
Hammer Throw:
- WashU finished ninth-11th in the hammer throw
- Mikayla Wise notched ninth as she grabbed a distance of 42.88m
- Taylor Simpson (41.78m) secured 10th, while Kally Mack turned in 11th (39.93m)
Javelin Throw:
- Molly Morton posted a throw of 30.93m to secure fourth in the event
NCAA Division III Top-22 Marks (2024 Season):
100 Meters:
200 Meters:
400 Meters:
800 Meters:
1,500 Meters:
- Emma Kelley – 1st – 4:22.76 - Illinois College True Blue Invite
- Katie Rector – 19th – 4:34.52 - WashU Distance Carnival
5,000 Meters:
100 Hurdles:
3,000 Steeplechase:
4 x 100 Relay:
- Davis, Gay, Stewart, Wright – 1st – 46.35 - WashU Invite
4 x 400 Relay:
- Spytek, Christopher, Schultz, Kelley – 1st – 3:46.13 - WashU Invite
- Echols, Schultz, Sarussi, Kelley – 3rd – 3:49.97 - WashU Triangular
- Coric, Henderson, Sarussi, Echols – 12th – 3:54.20 - WashU Invite
- Spytek, Wright, Henderson, Christopher – 15th – 3:55.21 - WashU Triangular
Pole Vault:
Long Jump:
Triple Jump:
Shot Put:
WashU All-Time Top-10 Marks from Friday-Saturday:
5,000 Meter:
400 Meter:
200 Meter:
800 Meter:
Hammer Throw:
WashU will next travel to Rock Island, Ill. to compete in Augustana College's, two-day, Augustana Meet of Champions, Friday-Saturday, April 19-20. Friday's action will begin at 3 p.m., while Saturday is slated to start at 9 a.m.
