NEW CONCORD, Ohio (January 13, 2024) – The Denison University women's track & field team opened the Spring portion of its 2023-24 indoor season with a fourth-place finish at the Muskie Meet. The Big Red finished with 65 points as a team, just five points in front of Glenville St. in fifth place with 60 points. Seton Hill won the meet with 120 points, followed by Geneva in second with 84 points and Muskingum in third with 74.
Denison's day was highlighted with a win in the 4x400 meter relay by
Libby Hornick,
Ava Sinex,
Lexi Verdell and
Cara Bodary, who together ran a time of 4:29.09.
In the field events,
Kylee Silverman was third in the weight throw at 13.77 meters (45' 2") and seventh in the shot put at 10.90 meters (35' 9¼") while
Amy Pollack was fifth in the weight throw, throwing 12.92 meters (42' 4").
In the long jump,
Stefany Sparks was third at 4.79 meters (15' 8¾") and
Sydney Brown was seventh at 4.55 meters (14' 11¼").
In addition,
Rainer Yaeger was fourth in the triple jump at 9.39 meters (30' 9¾") while
Brooklyn Heller was fifth in the pole vault at 2.75 meters (9' 0¼").
On the track, Brown went from finishing seventh in the prelims of the 60 meter hurdles at 10.22 seconds to finishing fourth in the finals with a time of 10.05 seconds. In the same race, Brennan went from finishing eighth in the prelims (10.27) to finishing sixth in the finals (10.16 seconds).
Cara Bodary was fifth in both the 800 meter run (2:35.00) and the one mile run (5:35.29) while behind her,
Aly Marshall (2:38.58) was seventh in the 800 and
Fiona Martinelli (5:48.57) was eighth in the mile.
Lastly, in the 400 meter run,
Tessa Gerhardt was sixth with a time of 1:06.67 while
Ava Sinex was eighth at 1:07.63.
EVENT WINNERS:
TOP-10 FINISHES:
- Kylee Silverman – third place in the weight throw – 13.77 meters (45' 2")
- Stefany Sparks – third place in the long jump – 4.79 meters (15' 8¾")
- Rainer Yaeger – fourth place in the triple jump – 9.39 meters (30' 9¾")
- Sydney Brown – fourth place in the 60 meter hurdle finals – 10.05 seconds
- Amy Pollack – fifth place in the weight throw – 12.92 meters (42' 4")
- Brooklyn Heller – fifth place in the pole vault – 2.75 meters (9' 0¼")
- Cara Bodary – fifth place in the one mile run – 5:35.29
- Cara Bodary – fifth place in the 800 meter run – 2:35.00
- Emily Brennan – sixth place in the 60 meter hurdle finals – 10.16 seconds
- Tessa Gerhardt – sixth place in the 400 meter dash – 1:06.67
- Kylee Silverman – seventh place in the shot put – 10.90 meters (35' 9¼")
- Sydney Brown – seventh place in the long jump – 4.55 meters (14' 11¼")
- Sydney Brown – seventh place in the 60 meter hurdle prelims – 10.22 seconds
- Aly Marshall – seventh place in the 800 meter run – 2:38.58
- Emily Brennan – eighth place in the 60 meter hurdle prelims – 10.27 seconds
- Fiona Martinelli – eighth place in the one mile run – 5:48.57
- Ava Sinex – eighth place in the 400 meter dash – 1:07.63
- Ava Sinex – ninth place in the 60 meter hurdle prelims – 10.28 seconds
- Lexi Verdell – ninth place in the one mile run – 5:56.58
- Abby McChesney – ninth place in the 400 meter dash – 1:09.06
- Mariel Drost – 10th place in the weight throw – 12.24 meters (40' 2")
- Rainer Yaeger – 10th place in the long jump – 4.33 meters (14' 2½")
- Libby Hornick – 10th place in the 200 meter dash – 28.64 seconds
NEXT UP: The Big Red will return to action next Saturday, January 20, when they travel to the College of Wooster to take part in the Fighting Scots Invitational.
Muskie Pride Meet Results
