Three events wins and one NCAA provisional qualifying mark were recorded by the Wayne State women's outdoor track and field team on a windy Saturday afternoon at the 18
th annual Wildcat Outdoor Classic held on Leroy Simpson Track at Bob Cunningham Field.
Sophomore
Jalecia Williams recorded the first win of the day in the shot put with a top mark of 44' 8 ¼" with teammate
Olivia Schwarzrock right behind in second at 43' 7 ¾".
Junior
Kailee Kellum was an event winner in the long jump at 18' 7 ¼" with freshman
Ava Leinen in second at 18' 3 ¾".
In the 100-meter hurdles finals, freshman
Breylee Botts crossed the line first in 14.38 seconds with sophomore
Reagan Murphy taking third in 14.87 seconds.
Norfolk junior
Torrance Tso recorded an NCAA provisional mark in the discus, taking third at 155' 3" with
McKinley Grover placing fifth at 148' 10".
In the 800-meter run, sophomore
Jonnicia Williams took second at 2:22.40 with
Kaitlyn Bloomenrader fourth at 2:23.28 and freshman
Kyla Krusemark fifth in 2:24.59.
Jerika Bakenhus had a second-place finish in the high jump clearing 5' 5", senior
Anna Coffee was third in the javelin at 115' 3",
Lindsey Kneifl was third in the triple jump at 36' 9 ½" with Kellum fourth (34' 7 ¾") and
Taylor Arp came in fourth in the hammer throw at 171' 7".
The 4 x 400-meter relay team of Krusemark, Bloomenrader,
Zoey Holmes and
Jonnicia Williams placed second in a time of 4:06.86 and the 4 x 100-meter relay team of
Hadley Ayers,
Alaina Nelson,
Alyssa Folds and
Carly Busch placed third in 50.11 seconds.
Wayne State continues their outdoor season next Friday and Saturday in Lincoln at the Nebraska Invite.