The Wayne State College women's track team had one first-place finish and several personal bests at the South Dakota Tune-up held Friday afternoon and evening in Vermillion at the Lillibridge Track Complex.
            Wayne State had three of the top four finishers in the 5,000-meter run as Sydney Escritt crossed the line first in a time of 20:09.64 followed by Madelin Kunz in second at 20:54.73 and Maelee Beacom fourth at 21:13.01.
            Sophomore Anna Coffee placed in three events – sixth in the 100-meter hurdles (15.00), seventh in the javelin throw (111' 2") and eighth in the high jump clearing 5' ¼". 
            Freshman Callie Kirchner took third in the 1,500-meter run with a personal-best time of 4:48.69. 
            In field events, sophomore Olivia Schwarzrock was third in the shot put with a top throw of 41' 11 ¼", Hailey Baker was fourth in the hammer throw (173' 4") and Reilly Young took fourth in the discus (143' 8"). 
            In the 800-meter run, Kylie Pachta finished fifth in 2:19.93 and Alison Stineman was next in sixth at 2:22.14. 
            Maya Couch was fifth place in the 200-meter dash at 25.15 seconds and Keyla Sambo finished eighth in the triple jump with a top leap of 35' 7 ¾". 
            The 4 x 100-meter relay quartet of Emily Smollen, Maya Couch, Sarah Cotton and Lindsey Kneifl finished fourth with a time of 49.31 seconds. 
Wayne State will compete next on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the 2024 Northern Sun Conference Championships in Mankato, Minnesota.