MARIETTA- The Wilmington College women's track and field team traveled to Marietta, Friday, to compete in the OAC South Split Meet. Five of the ten OAC teams competed in this meet: Otterbein University, Capital University, Muskingum University, Marietta College, and the Fightin' Quakers. Of these five teams, Wilmington finished fourth with 61 points.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Sophomore Cierra Johnson opened the meet with a fifth-place finish in the 55-meter dash with a time of 8.05. Fellow sophomore teammate Brooklyn Payne (Chicago, IL/Chicago Agricultural School) earned a fourth-place finish in the 200-meter dash, clocking in at 28.33.

• In addition to her meet opening fifth-place, Johnson claimed a first-place finish in the long jump (5.00m), the highest finish for the team. She also earned a third-place finish in the triple jump, with a distance of 9.54m.

• Freshman Emma Burke (Hilliard, OH/Darby) earned her first collegiate first-place award in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 9.26, almost 0.1seconds  faster than her prelims time.  

• The 4x200-meter relay grabbed a third-place finish for the Fightin' Quakers. The quartet of freshman Kacey Burns (Milford Center, OH/Fairbanks), Payne, junior Ashley Lovett (Washington Court House, OH/Washington Senior), and Johnson completed the event in 1:58.05.

• The distance medley also came out strong in today's competition, finishing fourth with a time of 15:23.86. The medley was comprised of freshman Allison Helmke (Defiance, OH/Tinora), junior Rebecca Harting (Farmersville, OH/Valleyview), sophomore Sarah Pierce (New Carlisle, OH/Dominion Academy), and senior Stephanie Fetters (West Milton, OH/Milton-Union).

• Junior Lauren Stacy, a typical force in the throwing events for the Fightin' Quakers stayed on track this week, finishing second in the shot put (12.88m) and first in the weight throw (15.85m).

HEAD COACH RON COMBS QUOTES

• "[I'm] happy with the women's performance. Lauren had another strong performance, and Emma had her first collegiate win in the hurdles. Cierra had a really strong first meet. We just need to get everyone healthy."

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Fightin' Quakers travel to Cedarville Friday for the Cedarville Invitational.