DANVILLE, Ky. (April 1, 2023) – The Big Red women's track and field team finished in fifth place at the Centre Invite on Saturday after collecting 46 points and finishing just 1.5 points ahead of Ohio Wesleyan University (44.50 points) at the brand new Andy Frye Stadium.

Denison was led in the field events by Mikaila Carpenter's personal record throw and second-place finish of 12.98 meters in the shot put and Rainer Yaeger's fourth-place leap of 10.24 meters in the triple jump.

Kylee Silverman added a ninth-place finish in the shot put at 11.21 meters while Stefany Sparks was also ninth in the long jump with a personal best of 5.02 meters.

On the track, Caliyah Bennett won the 100 meter hurdles with a personal record time of 15.51 seconds while Erin Anderson was second in the 400 meter dash at 1:00.39 and Claire Campanelli was fourth in the 10,000 meter run at 43:01.30.

In the sprints, Anaya Jolivette was eighth with a time of 27.77 seconds in the 200 meter dash while Bennett was 10th in the 100 meter dash at 13.11 seconds.

Denison also added a third-place finish with a time of 50.29 seconds in the 4x100 meter relay by Bennett, Fatima Henderson-Bernard, Jolivette and Sydney Brown while in the 4x400 meter relay, Anderson, Erin Mayle, Annelise Bentley and Cara Bodary were seventh at 4:22.21.
 
EVENT WINNERS:

• Caliyah Bennett – 100 meter hurdles – 15.51 seconds

 
TOP-10 FINISHES:

• Mikaila Carpenter – second place in the shot put – 12.98 meters (42' 7")
• Erin Anderson – second place in the 400 meter dash – 1:00.39
• 4x100 Meter Relay "A" team – third place – 50.29 seconds (Caliyah Bennett, Fatima Henderson-Bernard, Anaya Jolivette, Sydney Brown)
• Rainer Yaeger – fourth place in the triple jump – 10.24 meters (33' 7.25")
• Claire Campanelli – fourth place in the 10,000 meter run – 43:01.30
• 4x400 Meter Relay "A" team – seventh place – 4:22.21 (Erin Anderson, Erin Mayle, Annelise Bentley, Cara Bodary)
• Anaya Jolivette – eighth place in the 200 meter dash – 27.77 seconds
• Kylee Silverman – ninth place in the shot put – 11.21 meters (36' 9.25")
• Stefany Sparks – ninth place in the long jump – 5.02 meters (16' 5.75")
• Caliyah Bennett – 10th place in the 100 meter dash – 13.11 seconds

 
NEXT UP: The Big Red will return to action next Saturday (Apr. 8) when they compete in the Marv Frye Invitational hosted by Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio.
 
Centre Invite Results