WESTERVILLE, Ohio (February 10, 2024) – Denison University women's track & field placed fourth overall out of 12 teams with 62 points at the 2024 All-Ohio Indoor Track & Field Championships held on Saturday, February 10, at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio. The Big Red were the highest-finishing team from the North Coast Athletic Conference and trailed only Mount Union (120 points), Case Western (101.50 points) and Ohio Northern (89.50 points) in the team standings while also finishing two points ahead of conference foe Wooster (60) in fifth place.

Sophia Ellerkmann played a part in three wins and another top-two finish for the Big Red. She won both the 200 meter dash (26.28 seconds) and the 400 meter dash (58.91 seconds) while also running the first leg of Denison's first-place team in the 4x400 meter relay.

Running after Ellerkamnn in the 4x400 and helping to put together a winning-time of 4:11.05 was Piper Lee, Tessa Gerhardt and Ava Sinex.

In addition to the 4x400, Denison's 4x200 meter relay team consisting of Anaya Jolivette, Ellerkmann, Gerhardt and Lee was second with a time of 1:49.16.

Jolivette also added a second-place time in the 200 meter dash (26.69 seconds) and a third-place finish in the finals of the 60 meter dash (8.01 seconds).

Sydney Brown finished fifth with a new personal record time of 9.51 seconds in the 60 meter hurdle prelims before finishing sixth in the finals at 9.56 seconds.

Lastly, finishing back-to-back in fifth place and sixth place, respectively, in the 400 meter dash was Lee (1:02.76) and Libby Hornick (1:02.78).

ALL-OHIO CHAMPIONSHIPS:

• Sophia Ellerkmann – 400 meter dash – 58.91 seconds
• Sophia Ellerkmann – 200 meter dash – 26.28 seconds
• 4x400 Meter Relay team – 4:11.05 (Sophia Ellerkmann, Piper Lee, Tessa Gerhardt, Ava Sinex)

 
ALL-OHIO PERFORMANCES (TOP-3):

• Sophia Ellerkmann – first place in the 400 meter dash – 58.91 seconds
• Sophia Ellerkmann – first place in the 200 meter dash – 26.28 seconds
• 4x400 Meter Relay team – first place – 4:11.05 (Sophia Ellerkmann, Piper Lee, Tessa Gerhardt, Ava Sinex)
• 4x200 Meter Relay team – second place – 1:49.16 (Anaya Jolivette, Sophia Ellerkmann, Tessa Gerhardt, Piper Lee)
• Anaya Jolivette – second place in the 200 meter dash – 26.69 seconds
• Anaya Jolivette – third place in the 60 meter dash finals – 8.01 seconds

 
OTHER TOP-10 FINISHES:

• Sydney Brown – fifth place in the 60 meter hurdle prelims – 9.51 seconds
• Piper Lee – fifth place in the 400 meter dash – 1:02.26
• Anaya Jolivette – tied for fifth place in the 60 meter dash prelims – 8.10 seconds
• Sydney Brown – sixth place in the 60 meter hurdle finals – 9.56 seconds
• Libby Hornick – sixth place in the 400 meter dash – 1:02.78
• Distance Medley Relay team – ninth place – 14:17.69 (Aly Marshall, Libby Hornick, Lexi Verdell, Michaela Hassler)
• Piper Lee – ninth place in the 200 meter dash – 27.58 seconds
• Rainer Yaeger – 10th place in the triple jump – 9.29 meters (30' 5.75")
• Cara Bodary – 10th place in the 3,000 meter run – 11:07.10

 
NEXT UP: The Big Red will return to action next weekend for the Kenyon Tune Up on Friday, February 16, and the Wittenberg Invitational on Saturday, February 17.
 
All-Ohio Indoor Track & Field Championships Results