GRANVILLE, Ohio (February 4, 2023) – Catelyn Gagnier won the pole vault and the Big Red won the 4x200 meter relay to lead the Denison University women's track & field team to a second-place finish at the Bob Shannon Invitational. Denison finished with 122 team points while NCAA Division I Robert Morris won the team championship with 186.50 points. NCAA Division II California (Pa.) took third with 80 points while Wooster was fourth with 68.50 points, followed by Washington & Jefferson (51) in fifth, Waynesburg (46.50) in fourth, Muskingum (40.50) in seventh and Kenyon (17) in eighth.

In the field events, Gagnier earned the win in the pole vault with a mark of 3.35 meters while Tam Dzolic was third in the weight throw at 14.05 meters, Kylee Silverman was fourth in the shot put at 11.20 meters, and Rainer Yaeger was sixth in the triple jump at 9.65 meters. Also in the weight throw, Silverman was sixth at 13.41 meters while Amy Pollack was 10th at 12.49 meters.

Audrey Corrigan (19:55.91) and Claire Campanelli (20:22.38) finished back-to-back in third and fourth place, respectively, in the 5,000 meter run, to start things off on the track, and then Denison's distance medley relay team of Aileen Schretzmayer, Erin Anderson, Annelise Bentley and Carolyn Trent finished in second place with a time of 13:51.99 to move the Big Red into second place in the team standings behind only Robert Morris (45.50-43).

Then the Big Red 4x200 meter relay team featuring Caliyah Bennett, Fatima Henderson-Bernard, Lillian Wallace-Larkin and Sydney Brown won the race with a time of 1:50.99, moving Denison into first place in the team standings momentarily over Robert Morris (53-45.50).

Cara Bodary finished in second place in the one mile run with a time of 5:26.92 as Denison's lead over Robert Morris shrank to 61-60.60, and then Robert Morris took each of the top-two spots in the 60 meter hurdle finals to overtake the Big Red 78.50-66 in the standings. Bennett finished in fourth place for Denison in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 9.60 seconds after originally taking third in the prelims with a time of 9.29 seconds.

Anderson and Sophia Ellerkmann finished in fourth and sixth place in the 400 meter dash with times of 1:02.05 and 1:02.92, respectively.

Bennett and Henderson-Bernard both qualified for the 60 meter dash finals before finishing in sixth and eighth place, respectively, with times of 8.17 and 8.42 seconds.

Bodary and Trent finished in fourth and seventh place in the 800 meter run with times of 2:32.69 and 2:47.01, respectively, while Henderson-Bernard was third in the 200 meter dash at 27.66 seconds.

In the 3,000 meter run, Anna Lindower and Kate Immesberger took second and fifth place, respectively, with times of 11:13.61 and 12:27.44.

Lastly on the track, Ellerkmann, Anderson, Henderson-Bernard and Erin Mayle finished third in the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 4:12.84.
 
EVENT WINNERS:

• Catelyn Gagnier – pole vault – 3.35 meters (10-11.75)
• 4x200 Meter Relay team – 1:50.99 (Caliyah Bennett, Fatima Henderson-Bernard, Lillian Wallace-Larkin, Sydney Brown)

 
TOP-10 FINISHES:

• Distance Medley Relay team – second place – 13:51.99 (Aileen Schretzmayer, Erin Anderson, Annelise Bentley, Carolyn Trent)
• Cara Bodary – second place in the one mile run – 5:26.92
• Anna Lindower – second place in the 3,000 meter run – 11:13.61
• 4x400 Meter Relay "A" team – second place – 4:12.84 (Sophia Ellerkmann, Erin Anderson, Fatima Henderson-Bernard, Erin Mayle)
• Tam Dzolic – third place in the weight throw – 14.05 meters (46-01.25)
• Audrey Corrigan – third place in the 5,000 meter run – 19:55.91
• Caliyah Bennett – third place in the 60 meter hurdle prelims – 9.29 seconds
• Fatima Henderson-Bernard – third place in the 200 meter dash – 27.66 seconds
• Kylee Silverman – fourth place in the shot put – 11.20 meters (36-09.00)
• Claire Campanelli – fourth place in the 5,000 meter run – 20:22.38
• Caliyah Bennett – fourth place in the 60 meter hurdle finals – 9.60 seconds
• Erin Anderson – fourth place in the 400 meter dash – 1:02.05
• Cara Bodary – fourth place in the 800 meter run – 2:32.69
• Kate Immesberger – fifth place in the 3,000 meter run – 12:27.44
• Kylee Silverman – sixth place in the weight throw – 13.41 meters (44-00.00)
• Rainer Yaeger – sixth place in the triple jump – 9.65 meters (31-08.00)
• Roberta Fisher – sixth place in the 5,000 meter run – 20:38.76
• Caliyah Bennett – sixth place in the 60 meter dash prelims – 8.20 seconds
• Sophia Ellerkmann – sixth place in the 400 meter dash – 1:02.92
• Caliyah Bennett – sixth place in the 60 meter dash finals – 8.17 seconds
• Jessica Coomber – seventh place in the 5,000 meter run – 21:18.58
• Carolyn Trent – seventh place in the 800 meter run – 2:47.01
• Jane Hammond – seventh place in the 3,000 meter run – 13:45.46
• Tam Dzolic – eighth place in the shot put – 10.77 meters (35-04.00)
• Fatima Henderson-Bernard – eighth place in the 60 meter dash prelims – 8.27 seconds
• Fatima Henderson-Bernard – eighth place in the 60 meter dash finals – 8.42 seconds
• 4x400 Meter Relay "B" team – eighth place – 4:41.30 (Lillian Wallace-Larkin, Annelise Bentley, Tessa Gerhardt, Cara Bodary)
• Lillian Wallace-Larkin – ninth place in the 400 meter dash – 1:04.29
• Amy Pollack – 10th place in the weight throw – 12.49 meters (40-11.75)
• Erin Mayle – 10th place in the 400 meter dash – 1:04.65

 
NEXT UP: Denison will return to action next Friday, February 10, when the Big Red travel to Delaware, Ohio, to compete in the Ohio Wesleyan Open.
 
Bob Shannon Invitational Results