WOOSTER, Ohio (January 21, 2023) – The Denison University women's track & field team traveled to the College of Wooster on Saturday and placed second overall at the 2023 Fighting Scots invitational. Totaling 109 team points on the day, the Big Red finished just two points ahead of Wooster (107) in third place while Wittenberg University won the meet with 151 team points.

Denison got off to a great start on the track, sweeping the top-four spots in the 5,000 meter run as Anna Lindower (18:49.93) took home the win, followed by Audrey Corrigan (20:19.23) in second place, Claire Campanelli (20:34.26) in third place and Roberta Fisher in fourth place (21:24.60). That helped Denison take over first place in the team standings at the time, 52-47 over Wooster (after six events).

Caliyah Bennett (8.20 seconds; fourth place), Fatima Henderson-Bernard (8.40 seconds; seventh place) and Lillian Wallace-Larkin (8.74 seconds; 10th place) each finished in the top-10 of the 60 meter dash while Sydney Brown was fourth in the 60 meter hurdles at 10.35 seconds.

After 15 events, Denison moved up to second place in the team standings (Wittenberg 151, Denison 101, Wooster 97) after taking four of the top-nine spots in the 200 meter dash, led by a second-place finish by Bennett (27.40 seconds). Behind her was Henderson-Bernard (27.96 seconds) in fourth, Wallace-Larkin (29.01 seconds) in seventh and Erin-Barbara Adu (29.67 seconds) in ninth.

Also on the track, Erin Anderson finished in second place in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:26.52 while Cara Bodary finished in third place in the one mile run with a time of 5:33.44.

In the final event of the night, Sophia Ellerkmann, Henderson-Bernard, Erin Mayle and Anderson worked together to help Denison finish second in the 4x400 meter relay at 4:24.49.

In the throws, Tam Dzolic (14.20 meters) and Amy Pollack (13.10 meters) finished in third and sixth place, respectively, in the weight throw to get the Big Red on the scoreboard, and then Dzolic added a ninth-place finish in the shot put with a mark of 10.05 meters.

Denison got three point-scorers in the long jump as Stefany Sparks (4.66 meters) was second, Catelyn Gagnier (4.33 meters) was fifth and Adu (4.21 meters) was seventh.

Lastly for the field events, Rainer Yaeger finished in third place with a mark of 9.84 meters in the triple jump.
 
EVENT WINNERS:

• Anna Lindower – 5,000 meter run – 18:49.93

 
TOP-10 FINISHES:

• 4x400 meter relay "A" team – second place – 4:24.28 (Sophia Ellerkmann, Fatima Henderson-Bernard, Erin Mayle, Erin Anderson)
• Stefany Sparks – second place in the long jump – 4.66 meters (15-03.50)
• Audrey Corrigan – second place in the 5,000 meter run – 20:19.23
• Erin Anderson – second place in the 800 meter run – 2:26.52
• Caliyah Bennett – second place in the 200 meter dash – 27.40 seconds
• Rainer Yaeger – third place in the triple jump – 9.84 meters (32-03.50)
• Tam Dzolic – third place in the weight throw – 14.20 meters (46-07.25)
• Claire Campanelli – third place in the 5,000 meter run – 20:34.26
• Cara Bodary – third place in the one mile run – 5:33.44
• Roberta Fisher – fourth place in the 5,000 meter run – 21:24.60
• Sydney Brown – fourth place in the 60 meter hurdles – 10.35 seconds
• Caliyah Bennett – fourth place in the 60 meter dash – 8.20 seconds
• Fatima Henderson-Bernard – fourth place in the 200 meter dash – 27.96 seconds
• Catelyn Gagnier – fifth place in the long jump – 4.33 meters (14-02.50)
• Amy Pollack – sixth place in the weight throw – 13.10 meters (42-11.75)
• Erin-Barbara Adu – seventh place in the long jump – 4.21 meters (13-09.75)
• Fatima Henderson-Bernard – seventh place in the 60 meter dash – 8.40 seconds
• Erin Mayle – seventh place in the 800 meter run – 2:33.04
• Lillian Wallace-Larkin – seventh place in the 200 meter dash – 29.01 seconds
• Tam Dzolic – ninth place in the shot put – 10.05 meters (32-11.75)
• Erin-Barbara Adu – ninth place in the 200 meter dash – 29.67 seconds
• Aileen Schretzmayer – 10th place in the one mile run – 6:00.89
• Lillian Wallace-Larkin – 10th place in the 60 meter dash – 8.74 seconds

 
NEXT UP: The Big Red will return to Wooster next Thursday, January 26, when they compete in a traditional dual meet with the Fighting Scots.
 
Fighting Scots Invitational Results