The women’s track and field saw their first outdoor action of the season last Thursday, March 28th. The team competed at Goshen High School in the Goshen College Track and Field Invite in Goshen, Indiana. The Cougars started off the outdoor track season with a bang!
Kicking it off for the Cougars in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, junior Jordan Wallace took first place with a time of 12:07.91, finishing over 30 seconds faster than the second place finisher. Senior Rachael Dean started off the outdoor track season where she left the indoor finishing in first place in the 1,500 meter run with a time of 4:50.08.
Freshman Ann Kolker placed sixth in the 1,500 meter run with a time of 5:02.50.
In the women’s 800 meter run, a pile of Cougars finished right next to each other, leading the way in second place was senior Jackie Ott with a time of 2:20.18, in third place was junior Leslie Rosario with a time of 2:25.04, in fourth place was freshman Christa Pitts with a time of 2:27.50, and in fifth place was Dean with a time of 2:27.60.
Senior Ashley Shares was back at it again placing second in the 5,000 meter run with a time of 18:27.01.
Bethel College of Indiana was the best team in the event taking first place. Saint Xavier finished fourth in the event just edging out Trinity Christian University (Ill.).
The women’s track team along with the men’s track team will be competing in the Chicagoland Outdoor Championships at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois this Friday April 5th and Saturday April 6th.
Good luck to all the Cougars competing this upcoming weekend and keep up the good work!
Will Weyant
Sports Correspondent
weyant.w01@mymail.sxu.edu
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