ATLANTA, Ga. (March 25, 2023) – The first meet of the 2023 outdoor track & field season for the Denison University women's track & field team has come and gone as the Big Red finished in seventh place out of 24 teams at the Emory Thrills in the Hills Open.

Denison finished with 40 points and trailed Clayton State (48 points) in sixth place with leading Truett-McConnell (38.5) by just a point and a half. Emory earned the win with 167.5 points while Colby was second with 84 points, Montevallo (83) was third, Wellesley (59.5) was fourth and George State (56) was fifth.
 
SATURDAY HIGHLIGHTS
 
Denison's best finish came in the 4x800 meter relay when Anna Lindower, Carolyn Trent, Roberta Fisher and Audrey Corrigan worked together to finish in second place with a time of 10:40.43.

In the 4x400 meter relay, Sophia Ellerkmann, Erin Anderson, Lillian Wallace-Larkin and Erin Mayle came in fifth place with a time of 4:08.47.

The Big Red earned a pair of sixth-place finishes from Ellerkmann with a personal record of 1:00.00 in the 400 meter dash and from Anderson with a time of 2:18.01 in the 800 meter run.

Also in the 400, Anaya Jolivette finished 13th with a time of 1:01.55 while in the 3,000 meter run, Kate Immesberger was 13th with a time of 12:14.87.

Anna Lindower was ninth in the 1,500 meter run (Open) at 5:02.70 while Carolyn Trent was 18th with a time of 5:14.72.

Fatima Henderson-Bernard was eighth in the 100 meter dash (Qualifying) at 13.44 seconds while Brooklyn Heller was 23rd at 14.23 seconds.

In the field events, Catelyn Gagnier was fourth in the pole vault at 3.15 meters and Rainer Yaeger was 13th in the triple jump at 10.18 meters.

Kylee Silverman was 12th in the shot put at 11.01 meters and was 23rd in the discus at 29.07 meters while Amy Pollack was 32nd in the discus with a mark of 25.10 meters.

TOP-10 FINISHES:

• 4x800 Meter Relay "A" team – second place – 10:40.43 (Anna Lindower, Carolyn Trent, Roberta Fisher, Audrey Corrigan)
• Catelyn Gagnier – fourth place in the pole vault – 3.15 meters (10-04.00)
• 4x400 Meter Relay "A" team – fifth place – 4:08.47 (Sophia Ellerkmann, Erin Anderson, Lillian Wallace-Larkin, Erin Mayle)
• 4x800 Meter Relay "B" team – sixth place – 11:32.79 (Julia Renetzky, Claire Campanelli, Jessica Coomber, Kate Immesberger)
• Sophia Ellerkmann – sixth place in the 400 meter dash – 1:00.00
• Erin Anderson – sixth place in the 800 meter run – 2:18.01
• Fatima Henderson-Bernard – eighth place in the 100 meter dash (Qualifying) – 13.44 seconds
• Anna Lindower – ninth place in the 1,500 meter run (Open) – 5:02.70

 
TOP-25 FINISHES:

• Kylee Silverman – 12th place in the shot put – 11.01 meters (36-01.50)
• Rainer Yaeger – 13th place in the triple jump – 10.18 meters (33-04.75)
• Anaya Jolivette – 13th place in the 400 meter dash – 1:01.55
• Kate Immesberger – 13th place in the 3,000 meter run – 12:14.87
• 4x400 Meter Relay "B" team – 15th place – 4:35.76 (Cara Bodary, Annelise Bentley, Tessa Gerhardt, Fiona Coleman)
• Carolyn Trent – 18th place in the 1,500 meter run (Open) – 5:14.72
• Kylee Silverman – 23rd place in the discus – 29.07 meters (95-04)
• Brooklyn Heller – 23rd place in the 100 meter dash (Qualifying) – 14.23 seconds

 
TOP-50 FINISHES:

• Amy Pollack – 32nd place in the discus – 25.10 meters (82-04)
• Tessa Gerhardt – 32nd place in the 400 meter dash – 1:06.50
• Cara Bodary – 36th place in the 800 meter run – 2:34.35
• Erin Mayle – 40th place in the 800 meter run – 2:36.83
• Annelise Bentley – 41st place in the 800 meter run – 2:38.46
• Fiona Coleman – 44th place in the 1,500 meter run (Open) – 5:56.85
• Caiti Panten – 50th place in the 1,500 meter run (Open) – 6:32.20

 
NEXT UP: Next weekend, the Big Red will compete in the Centre Invite on Saturday, April 1, in Danville, Kentucky.
 
Emory Thrills in the Hills Open Final Results