CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Wilmington College women's track & field team opened the 2023 calendar year with fourth-place finish at the MSJ Invitational hosted by Mount St. Joseph University on Saturday.
The Quakers finished fourth out of seven teams with 59 total points. Thomas More University won the event with 114 points while Xavier University placed second with 67 points. Hanover College was the top NCAA Division III school with 67 points.
In track events, Kylee Schafer won the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.78 seconds and earned a fifth-place finish in the 60-meter dash by crossing the finish line in 8.25 seconds.
In field events, Madison Dietz won both the triple jump (9.31 meters) and long jump (4.60 meters) while Sadie Devore's mark of 1.80 meters in the pole vault placed her third. In throwing events, Lexi Grice won the weight throw with a heave of 13.81 meters and placed third in the shot put (10.61 meters). Teammate Abby Lodewyck took fourth in the weight throw with a toss of 12.58 meters.
Wilmington heads to Wittenberg University for the Steemer Showcase next Saturday.
