Granville, Ohio - This weekend, the Denison women's track and field team sent individuals to the Otterbein Twilight and the Duane Gomez Invitational. Multiple personal bests were tallied, and in Gambier, three individual first-place finishes were earned.

Westerville, Ohio (Otterbein Twilight- April 18)- A handful of the Big Red's distance runners traveled to Otterbein to compete in the annual Otterbein Twilight meet. Leading Denison with a top 10 finish was Evie Sparks, who earned an eighth-place finish in the 1 Mile Run with a time of 5:45.78. Just behind her was teammate Olivia Amlin, who ran the Mile in 6:16.83 (19th). Running the 800m Run was Lulu Visocky-O'Grady, who finished 36th overall after crossing the finish line at 2:43.95. Rounding out the Big Red runners was Floralysse Biteau and Lauren Perretta. Bitaeu crossed the finish line with a time of 19:30.35, while Perreta completed the race in 22:11.64.
Gambier, Ohio (Duane Gomez Invitational- April 19)- On Saturday, on Kenyon College's campus, the Big Red finished fourth in the Duane Gomez Invitational with 70.83 points. Leading the charge in points were the throwers Sydney Flores and Mariel Drost, who, between the two of them, earned three first-place finishes. Flores earned first in shot put with a throw of 12.83, and in discus with a distance of 40.26m, which is a personal best for her. Fellow thrower Drost would go on to throw hammer and cleared a distance of 45.10m, which was a personal best for her.

Around the track, Denison recorded five top-five finishes across the day. In the 100m dash, Mira Renaldi finished fifth with a time of 13.07, right after Libby Hornick ran the 200m Dash and crossed the finish line at 27.60 for a fourth-place finish. Piper Lee and Ava Sinex ran the 400m Dash, with Lee taking second (59.95) and Sinex earning a fifth place finish with a time of 1:02.60. Rounding out the sprinters and hurdlers was Emery Kurth, who earned a fourth place finish in the 100m Hurdles with a time of 18.34.

Up Next
Catch the Big Red in action this Friday, April 25, for the Denison Big Red Invitational and Senior Day. Stay tuned for more meet details throughout the week.