DELAWARE, Ohio –Denison women's track & field tallied five top-three finishes and took home the team championship on Friday night at the Ohio Wesleyan Open in Delaware. Leading the way with 83 team points, the Big Red led second-place Muskingum by 10.5 points (72.5) and Shawnee State took third at 71 points.

Highlighted by four top-five finishes in the field events, the Big Red earned a pair of personal records from Anna Vrancken and Tam Dzolic in the weight throw. Vrancken placed second overall with a new PR launch of 47'3.75" (14.42 meters) while Dzolic took fifth place with a PR of 44'0.75" (13.43 meters). Leah Ackerman followed in seventh place with a throw of 42' (12.80 meters) and Abby Reppert landed in 10^th at 39'9.75".

In the shot put, Dzolic led DU in third place with a new personal-best mark of 36'1.50" (11.01 meters) while Ackerman landed in sixth place at 35'4.50" (10.78 meters). Ashley Schmoll followed in ninth place at 33'1.25" and Vrancken placed 10^th overall 32'5.50".

In the pole vault, Danielle Wydick earned a new personal-best mark of 10' (3.05 meters) to place fourth overall. Danni Gutelius also claimed a top-five finish in the high jump when she placed second overall at 4'7" (1.40 meters).

On the track, Schmoll led DU in fourth place with a new personal record time of 10.41 after qualifying for the event with a time of 10.76. In the 400 meter dash, Sydney Chandler took second overall at 1:06.39 and Allie Holmes landed in fifth at 1:08.87. The duo also competed in the 200-meter dash where Chandler led the pack in seventh after clocking in at 30.02 and Holmes took 10^th at 31.30.

In the 800 meter run, junior Molly Smith paced DU in second place with a final time of 2:30.33 and Leona Murray placed sixth overall after crossing the finish line in 3:00.30. Meagan Balch also landed in the top-10 in the 3,000-meter run when she placed second overall at 11:15.40.

Denison will return to action on Saturday, Feb. 15 when they travel to Otterbein University for the 2020 All-Ohio Championship in Westerville. The competition will begin at 12 p.m.