Denison women take first at Quad Meet

RESULTS

GRANVILLE, Ohio – Thanks to a strong showing in the field events and a pair of wins on the track, Denison women's track & field finished first overall at the Denison Quad Meet hosted at Piper Stadium in Granville on Friday evening. Following a third-place showing in the 4X400-meter relay and a pair of top-three finishes in the shot put, Denison posted a meet-best 175 points while Ohio Wesleyan followed in second at 169. Wooster took third at 133 and Wittenberg trailed in fourth place at 114.

In the field events, freshman Kylee Silverman led the way for the Big Red with a trio of top-10 showings, including a new school record and event title in the hammer throw. Winning the event with a new program-record mark of 155'5" (47.37 meters), Silverman surpassed Arlesha Cospy, who held the previous record at 146'8". Leah Ackerman also broke Cospy's record with a second-place toss of 150' (45.72 meters), which now ranks as the second-best PR in Denison history. In the shot put, Ackerman posted the third-best PR in school history with a second-place finish at 39'0.25" (11.89 meters). Mikaila Carpenter followed in third place at 38'1.50" (11.62 meters), and Silverman took sixth (34').
Denison also added wins in the discus and javelin with Ashley Schmoll setting a new PR in the discus at 126' (38.40 meters) and Marija Pavlick winning the javelin at 108'2" (32.96 meters).
Rainer Yaeger took first overall in the triple jump (33'11.50") and fourth in the long jump (15'6"). In the pole vault, Danielle Wydick matched her PR for the second-straight week after coming in at 9'6.25" (2.90 meters).
On the track, Monica Bradford tallied a trio of top-three finishes, including a new personal record and a win in the 100-meter hurdles. Taking first overall at 15.28, Bradford's final time checks in as the third-best PR in school history. She also took second in the 100-meter dash (13.34) and the 200-meter dash (27.50). In the distance events, Emily Willson won the 5,000-meter run with a final time of 18:30.58, which checks in as the 10^th best PR in program history. Sarah Radziewicz finished second in the 10,000-meter run (39:56.70) and Aileen Schretzmayer took third in the 1,500-meter run (5:18.60). The meet was rounded out in the 4X400-meter relay with Tessa Gerhardt, Julie Kenyon, Ava Batsel, and Schretzmayer coming in third at 4:42.65.