SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (February 19, 2022) – Denison University women's track & field finished with 12 top-10 finishes on Saturday afternoon at the 2022 Wittenberg Invitational hosted at the Steemer Fieldhouse, the same location for the upcoming North Coast Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships.

Headlining DU's performance was Denison's 4x200 meter relay team of Anaya Jolivette, Caliyah Bennett, Tessa Gerhardt and Lillian Wallace-Larkin, who combined to win the event with a time of 1:49.54.

Earning eight of their top-10 finishes in the field events, the Big Red also saw a trio of top-10 marks in both the weight throw and the shot put. Leah Ackerman, Kylee Silverman and Tam Dzolic finished third, eighth and 10th, respectively, in the weight throw while also taking fourth, sixth and eighth in the shot put.

Caliyah Bennett paced Denison's individual performances on the track as she finished in third place in the 60 meter hurdle finals with a time of 9.40 seconds.

In addition to Ackderman's performance in the shot put, Denison also earned fourth-place finishes from Anaya Jolivette (26.48 seconds) in the 200 meter dash, Rainer Yaeger (10.04 meters) in the triple jump, and Catelyn Gagnier (3.19 meters) in the pole vault.
 
EVENT WINNERS:

• 4x200 Meter Relay team – 1:49.54 (Anaya Jolivette, Caliyah Bennett, Tessa Gerhardt, Lillian Wallace-Larkin)

 
TOP-10 FINISHES:

• Caliyah Bennett – third place in the 60 meter hurdles finals – 9.40 seconds
• Leah Ackerman – third place in the weight throw – 14.82 meters (48' 7")
• Lillian Wallace-Larkin – fourth place in the 60 meter dash qualifying – 8.74 seconds
• Anaya Jolivette – fourth place in the 200 meter dash – 26.48 seconds
• Leah Ackerman – fourth place in the shot put – 11.61 meters (38' 1¼")
• Rainer Yaeger – fourth place in the triple jump – 10.04 meters (32' 11¼")
• Catelyn Gagnier – fourth place in the pole vault – 3.19 meters (10' 5½")
• Caliyah Bennett – fifth place in the 60 meter hurdles prelims – 9.55 seconds
• Kylee Silverman – sixth place in the shot put – 11.04 meters (36' 2¾")
• Kylee Silverman – eighth place in the weight throw – 13.84 meters (45' 5")
• Tam Dzolic – eighth place in the shot put – 10.75 meters (35' 3¼")
• Anaya Jolivette – ninth place in the 60 meter dash prelims – 8.14 seconds
• Erin Anderson – 10th place in the 800 meter run – 2:23.05
• Tam Dzolic – 10th place in the weight throw – 13.05 meters (42' 9")

 
NEXT UP: The Big Red will return to Springfield, Ohio, and the Steemer Fieldhouse next weekend for the North Coast Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships, hosted by Wittenberg on Friday, February 25, and Saturday, February 26.
 
Wittenberg Invitational Results