ELON, N.C. – The Elon University women’s track and field team will split into two groups this weekend as majority of the squad travels to the Liberty Collegiate Invitational on Friday-Saturday, April 3-4, while the distance group heads to the VertKlasse Meeting, hosted by High Point on Friday.
Live Coverage
Coverage of the meets will be available on Twitter through the team’s handle at @EU_XCTF or at @elonscores. Live results are also available by going to the program’s schedule page at elonphoenix.com.
Last Time Out
Elon competed at the prestigious Raleigh Relays last weekend, March 27-28, and saw a few of its individuals establish a number of new personal and school records at the meet. Tereza Novotna ran a new personal-record time of 10:27.14 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, lowering her school-record time in the event while finishing fourth overall.
Sydney Griffin was fourth overall in the finals of the 100-meter hurdles with her time of 13.87 while Jen Esposito was seventh in the 400-meter hurdles with her time of 1:02.87. Freshman Lydia Laws was 14th in the 400-meter hurdles with her time of 1:04.41 in the event. Griffin was also Elon’s top runner in the 200-meters with a time of 25.64.
Freshman Bryanna Hames was third overall in the discus throw with a toss of 141′ 10″ (43.24m) while Megan Kirschling garnered a fourth-place standing in the high jump with a cleared height of 5′ 5″ (1.65m).
Sophomore Bre’anna Warren was seventh overall in the shot put after throwing a heave of 41′ 3.75″ (12.59m). Jennifer Pash was Elon’s top finisher in the 400-meters after she clocked in a time of 58.47.
Johansen Tabbed CAA Track Athlete of the Week
For the second straight week, Elon had an athlete selected as the Colonial Athletic Association Women’s Track Athlete of the Week with sophomore Kimberly Johansen receiving the honor on Tuesday, March 31. The Chelmsford, England, native set a new outdoor school-record in the 800-meters with a time of 2:11.19 at the Raleigh Relays, finishing as the runner-up. That time sits atop the league’s performance list this year and is also 25th overall in the NCAA East Region.
Johansen also ran a new personal-best time of 4:27.32 in the 1,500-meters at Raleigh and was seventh overall in the race. That time is also best in the CAA and is 11th overall in the NCAA East Region.
Johansen becomes the second Phoenix athlete to receive the CAA Women’s Track Athlete of the Week accolade. Last week, Esposito took home the award for her performance in the Phoenix’s opening outdoor meet of the year, the Coastal Carolina Invitational.
Tops in the CAA
Along with Johansen, Elon has athletes currently sitting atop the CAA performance list in six events. Griffin holds the league’s best time in the 100-meter hurdles (13.87) while Esposito is the CAA leader in the 400-meter hurdles with her time of 1:00.26. Novotna leads the way in the 3000-meter steeplechase (10:27.14) while Hames’ toss of 151’ 6” (46.18m) in the discus throw is also best in the league.
On Deck
The maroon and gold is back in action next week, April 11, as Elon heads to Durham, N.C., for the Duke Invitational.