DELAWARE, Ohio (April 8, 2023) – Denison University women's track & field landed 10 top-five finishes on Saturday, April 8, as they placed fifth overall at the 2023 Marv Frye Invitational held at Ohio Wesleyan University. It was the second straight fifth-place finish for the Big Red after doing so at the Centre Invite last weekend.

Totaling 67 team points, the Big Red finished ahead of North Coast Athletic Conference foe Kenyon College in sixth place with 27 points. Baldwin Wallace University was fourth with 93 points.

Sophia Ellerkmann finished second with a personal record time of 59.35 seconds in the 400 meter dash and Anaya Jolivette was fourth in the 100 meter dash at 12.82 seconds.

Carolyn Trent was third with a time of 19:24.16 in the 5,000 meter run and Anna Lindower was fourth in the mile at 5:22.26.

Denison took fourth place in both the 4x100 meter relay (51.00 seconds) and the 4x400 (4:15.06).

In the field events, the throws led the way as Mikaila Carpenter was third in the shot put at 12.46 meters and was fourth in the discus at 36.18 meters. In the hammer, Kylee Silverman was third at 44.13 meters while Amy Pollack was fifth at 42.18 meters.

TOP-10 FINISHES:

• Sophia Ellerkmann – second place in the 400 meter dash – 59.35
• Carolyn Trent – third place in the 5,000 meter run – 19:24.16
• Mikaila Carpenter – third place in the shot put – 12.46 meters (40-10.50)
• Kylee Silverman – third place in the hammer – 44.13 (144-09)
• Anaya Jolivette – fourth place in the 100 meter dash – 12.82 seconds
• Anna Lindower – fourth place in the one mile run – 5:22.26
• 4x100 Meter Relay "A" team – fourth place – 51.00 seconds (Sydney Brown, Anaya Jolivette, Fatima Henderson-Bernard, Sophia Ellerkmann)
• 4x400 Meter Relay "A" team – fourth place – 4:15.06 (Sophia Ellerkmann, Erin Mayle, Tessa Gerhardt, Fatima Henderson-Bernard )
• Mikaila Carpenter – fourth place in the discus – 36.18 meters (118-08)
• Amy Pollack – fifth place in the hammer – 42.18 seconds (138-05)
• Sydney Brown – sixth place in the 400 meter hurdles – 1:12.97 seconds
• Brooklyn Heller – sixth place in the pole vault – 2.35 meters (7-08.50)
• Kylee Silverman – sixth place in the shot put – 11.08 meters (36-04.25)
• Claire Campanelli – seventh place in the 5,000 meter run – 20:26.38
• Tam Dzolic – eighth place in the shot put – 10.92 meters (35-10.00)
• Fatima Henderson-Bernard – ninth place in the 100 meter dash – 13.51 seconds
• Fatima Henderson-Bernard – ninth place in the 200 meter dash – 27.87 seconds
• Erin Mayle – ninth place in the 400 meter dash – 1:03.21
• Cara Bodary – 10th place in the 800 meter run – 2:27.40
• Kylee Silverman – 10th place in the discus – 31.58 meters (103-07)

 
NEXT UP: Denison will return to action on Wednesday, April 12, when they host the College of Wooster for a traditional dual meet. Field events will start at 3:30 p.m. followed by the track events at 5 p.m. at Deeds Field-Piper Stadium. Then on Saturday, April 15, the Big Red will head back to Ohio Wesleyan for the 2023 All-Ohio Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
 
Marv Frye Invitational Results