Nashville, Tenn. -- Finishing up its first meet of the 2024 season, the Belmont University women's track and field team competed at Vanderbilt University on Saturday. The Bruins completed across nine events in a day full of action.
Three Bruins ran in the 3000m. Brooke Garter headlined, placing second overall, with a personal best time of 9:46.50. Maddy Malczewski earned sixth overall, with a personal best time of 9:58.70, while Clara Crain's time was 10:08.99.
Four Bruins took on the 60m hurdles, as Michella Diebenow registered the fastest time of the crew in a personal best 8.88 seconds, while Emma Garcia Palencia followed in 9.34, Ireland Crowther came in 9.39 and Carlota Salgado Garcia clocked in at 9.49.
Emory Moore was the lone Bruin in the 60m dash where she finished in 7.98.
Grace Litzinger, Katie Flaherty and Kaitlyn Vanderkolk (unattached) all ran the mile. Litzinger earned second overall in a personal best 4:49.56, while Flaherty followed in fourth in a personal best 4:52.46, as Vanderkolk claimed sixth in 4:56.69.
Kayli Clark finished in 1:04.24 in the 400m.
Alexa Fortman earned ninth overall in the 800m in 2:17.53.
As the A 4x400m relay squad, Sarah Richmond, Sophia Harvey, Savanah Balcerak and Moore finished in 3:54.58. As the B 4x400m relay team, Garcia Palencia, Salgado Garcia, Diebenow and Clark clocked in at 4:06.67.
Transitioning to field events, three Bruins competed in pole vault. Tyra Finkeldey earned seventh, clearing 3.82m, as Nicola van der Merwe and Kaitlyn Thorne both cleared 3.17m
In the seeded shot put, Logan Gray threw 14.37m.
Rebekah Stucker earned second place, throwing 13.83m in unseeded shot put as Olvia Moyer threw 12.57m.
Next Up
The Bruins will return to action next weekend at Vanderbilt for the Vanderbilt University on Friday and Saturday Jan. 19 and 20.
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