The Ursuline College Track & Field team opened their season this past weekend with impressive performances across two meets. On Friday evening, a select group of athletes competed against NCAA Division I competition at the University of Akron- Al Campbell Invitational. On Saturday, the full team competed at Muskie Meet #1.

At the University of Akron-Al Campbell Invitational, senior Alaysia Brooks and sophomore Savahnna Gyasi-Nimako led the way with NCAA provisional performances, placing them on the national leaderboard for NCAA Division II.

• Alaysia Brooks: Won the 800m with an NCAA provisional mark of 2:09.47, ranking 3rd nationally in NCAA Division II.
• Savahnna Gyasi-Nimako: Won the Triple Jump with an NCAA provisional mark of 11.74m, ranking 14th nationally in NCAA Division II.
• Emma Esteves: Finished 7th in the 3000m with a time of 10:37.52.
• Eljoenai Wehl: Placed 10th in the 400m with a lifetime best of 1:00.48.
• Dayahana Douglas: Finished 13th in both the 60m (7.88) and 200m (25.84).
• Jocelyn Dornbirer: Placed 11th in the 800m with a time of 2:24.52.

On Saturday, the Arrows competed as a full team at Muskie Meet #1, securing a narrow victory over Mount Vernon Nazarene by just two points, with a team total of 92 points.

• 60m Dash: Dayahana Douglas: 2nd place, 7.80 (season best).
• 60m Hurdles: Karrington Green: 7th place, 9.77.
• 200m Dash: Autumn Burgess: 5th place, 27.62 (season best). Malicca Brown: 6th place, 27.66 (season best).
• 400m Dash: Davinia Mireles-Sanchez: 7th place, 1:04.87 (personal best).
• 500m: Alaysia Brooks: 1st place, 1:15.26 (school record, NCAA Division II 9th All-Time performance). Jocelyn Dornbirer: 3rd place, 1:23.32 (personal best). Eljoenai Wehl: 4th place, 1:24.20 (personal best).
• 800m: A'Zaria Thomas: 1st place, 2:18.84. Katie Lane: 2nd place, 2:24.03 (indoor personal best).
• 1000m: Emma Esteves: 2nd place, 3:17.26.
• 3000m: Emma Smith: 4th place, 11:37.61. Gisele Cabrera: 8th place, 12:13.03. (personal best)
• 4x400m Relay: Kennedy Outland, Breanna Banks, Eljoenai Wehl, and Malicca Brown placed 3rd with a time of 4:19.23.
• High Jump: Kayla Kephart: 3rd place, 1.55m (tied personal best).
• Long Jump: Savahnna Gyasi-Nimako: 2nd place, 5.36m. Malicca Brown: 4th place, 5.08m (personal best).
• Shot Put: Jasmine Jamison: 9th place, 11.11m.
• Weight Throw: Strong performances from Delaney Maclay and Maggie Furst, with season bests.

The Arrows showed outstanding promise to kick off the season, highlighted by multiple personal bests, school records, and national-level performances. The team looks forward to continuing their success as the season progresses next weekend at Muskie Meet #2 and Tiffin Open Meet #2 as the team split the team for competition.

Full Meet Results
Al Campbell Invitational: https://tf.tfrrs.org/results/87231/f/Al_Campbell_Invitational
Muskie Meet #1: https://www.tfrrs.org/results/87023/f/Muskie_Meet_1