RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond women's track and field and men's cross country teams celebrated Senior Day, hosting the 25th annual Fred Hardy Invitational on Friday. Richmond finished with seven ECAC qualifying times to open the outdoor season, and several Spiders finished in the top three in their events.Molly Wise won the long jump with a mark of 6.12 meters, setting a new...
RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond women's track and field and men's cross country teams celebrated Senior Day, hosting the 25th annual Fred Hardy Invitational on Friday. Richmond finished with seven ECAC qualifying times to open the outdoor season, and several Spiders finished in the top three in their events.
Molly Wise won the long jump with a mark of 6.12 meters, setting a new meet and facility record. Her mark in the long jump qualified her for the ECAC Outdoor Championships.
In the 400 meter, Virginia Beringer won with a time of 55.14 and qualified for the ECAC Championships. Teammate Gabrielle Cummings also qualified for the ECAC Championships with a time of 56.22 and finished second.
Two 4x400-meter relay teams qualified for the ECAC Championships. Relay A, run by Morgan Elliott, Molly Flanagan, Cummings, and Beringer, emerged victorious with a first-place finish and a time of 3:46.14. Relay B, run by Nina Lavelle, Blaiklyn Clayton, Elke Van der Westhuizen, and Darya Mikusova, finished second with a time of 3:49.93.
Brook Reif finished third in the 1,500 meter with a time of 4:30.45 to qualify for the ECAC Championships. Phoebe Rubio also qualified for the ECAC Championships with a time of 4:34.12 and finished seventh.
In the 5,000 meter, Addie Cohen finished first in the unseeded section with a time of 17:52.98.
Darya Mikusova finished first in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.86.
In the 400 meter, Cummings finished second with a personal best time of 56.22. Flanagan finished third with a time of 57.12. In the 800 meter, Dylan Miller finished second with a time of 2:12.08. Ashley Bolesh finished third with a personal best time of 2:12.65.
In the 200 meter, Cummings won the event with a time of 24.83. Van der Westhuizen finished second with a time of 25.06.
Members of the men's cross country team also performed well in their events. Cooper Groat won the 800 meter for the second year in a row with a personal best time of 1:51.13.
Finishing in the top 10 in their events were Henry Haase and Patrick Doherty. Haase finished sixth with a time of 14:44 in the seeded 5,000 meter. Doherty finished seventh in the unseeded 5,000 meter.
Richmond is back in action March 27-29 for the Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, N.C.