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Abby McChesney running in the distance medley relay at the Bob Shannon Invitational 2025
Zoie Fisher

Women's Track and Field Ashleigh Jones; Director of Athletics Communications

Denison Women’s Track & Field Team Finish Third at Bob Shannon Invitational

Granville, Ohio- The Denison women's track and field team takes third out of nine teams at the 2025 Bob Shannon Invitational after recording 74 points. The Big Red tallied seven individual top-five and three top-three finishes in relay events across the invitational.  

Distance
In the distance medley relay, Alexis Verdell, Abby McChesney, Jane McNamara, and Fiona Martinelli came in second with a time of 13:11.95. Big Red's Lauren Perretta ran the 3000-meter run in 12:55.94 for fourth place.

Mid-Distance and Sprints
Denison tallied three top-three finishes in mid-distance and sprinting events. Anaya Jolivette finished third in the 60-meter dash after crossing the finish line at 8.03. Sydney Brown competed in the 60-meter hurdles and earned second after finishing in 9.32 seconds. Teammate Mira Renaldi earned fifth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.56. In the 4x200-meter relay, the Big Red's Ava Sinex, Anaya Jolivette, Libby Hornick, and Emily Brennan finished first with a time of 1:48.72. Brennan, Lillian Wallace-Larkin, Renaldi, Abby McChesney finished fifth place in the 4x400-meter relay (4:19.32).

Field Events
Rounding out Denison's top-five finishers are Evie Sparks, who cleared a height of 2.90m (9-06.25) in pole vault for second place. Anaya Jolivette took fifth in long jump after jumping a distance of 4.70m (15-05.00). Lastly, Sydney Flores took home third after throwing a distance of 11.78m (38-07.75) in shot put.

Up Next
Denison hits the road next week to compete in the All-Ohio Championships on Saturday, February 15. 
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Players Mentioned

Emily Brennan

Emily Brennan

Hurdles
Junior
Sydney Brown

Sydney Brown

Hurdles/Combined Events
Junior
Sydney Flores

Sydney Flores

Throws
Junior
Libby Hornick

Libby Hornick

Sprints
Sophomore
Anaya Jolivette

Anaya Jolivette

Sprints
Senior
Fiona Martinelli

Fiona Martinelli

Distance
Sophomore
Abby McChesney

Abby McChesney

Sprints
Sophomore
Ava Sinex

Ava Sinex

Hurdles
Sophomore
Lillian Wallace-Larkin

Lillian Wallace-Larkin

Sprints
Senior
Jane McNamara

Jane McNamara

Distance
First-Year
Lauren Perretta

Lauren Perretta

Distance
First-Year
Mira Renaldi

Mira Renaldi

Hurdles
First-Year

Players Mentioned

Emily Brennan

Emily Brennan

Junior
Hurdles
Sydney Brown

Sydney Brown

Junior
Hurdles/Combined Events
Sydney Flores

Sydney Flores

Junior
Throws
Libby Hornick

Libby Hornick

Sophomore
Sprints
Anaya Jolivette

Anaya Jolivette

Senior
Sprints
Fiona Martinelli

Fiona Martinelli

Sophomore
Distance
Abby McChesney

Abby McChesney

Sophomore
Sprints
Ava Sinex

Ava Sinex

Sophomore
Hurdles
Lillian Wallace-Larkin

Lillian Wallace-Larkin

Senior
Sprints
Jane McNamara

Jane McNamara

First-Year
Distance
Lauren Perretta

Lauren Perretta

First-Year
Distance
Mira Renaldi

Mira Renaldi

First-Year
Hurdles
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