NEW CONCORD, Ohio - Kylee Schafer tallied two top-three finishes for the Wilmington College women's track & field team at the Muskingum Invitational on Thursday.
The sophomore ran a runner-up time of 1:02.31 in the 400-meter dash and placed third in the 200-meter dash by crossing the finish line in 26.91 seconds. Teammate Rachel Spanfellner also placed in the 400, taking fourth with a run of 1:07.26. Other notable track finishes for the Quakers included Kaitlyn Rauch's third-place time of 21:58.68 in the 5,000-meter run and Julia Bystom crossing the finish line in seventh (6:37.25) in the 1,500-meter run.
In track events, Amy Myers' heave of 115' 3" placed her third in the discus while Lexi Grice threw the shot put 33' 3" and placed sixth. The WC duo of Lucy Trout and Camya Calloway rounded out the day in the hammer throw as Trout took fifth (127' 1") and Calloway placed sixth (123' 3").
As a team, the Quakers finished fifth place of out five competing teams with 43 points. West Liberty University won the invitational with 251 points while the host Fighitng Muskies placed runner-up with 134 points. Marietta College (98 points) and Wheeling University (49 points) rounded out the field.
Wilmington returns to action at the All-Ohio Outdoor Championships hosted by Ohio Wesleyan University on Saturday, April 15.
