SALEM, Va. - The Washington and Lee University women's track and field team looks to defend their Indoor Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Title this weekend in Salem, Va. as they conference meet kicks off on Saturday afternoon.

Last season, the Blue and White hoisted their first conference crown since 2009 following a historic two-day performance inside the Cregger Center. The Generals scored a staggering 197.75 points while winning seven of the sixteen events. W&L returns 13 All-ODAC performers from last season including ODAC Champion Olivia Warr, Bailey Hedgemon, Camille Gillum and Jesma Evans. Warr won a pair of events last season, claiming gold in the 5,000m and 3,000m with time of 17:41.40 and 9:48.64, respectively. She holds the top time in the mile run (5:09.15) and the third-best time in the 3,000m (10:35.81) behind Delaney Saulsbury of Lynchburg and Ester Zar of Virginia Wesleyan. 

Bailey Hedgmon secured a win last season in the weight throw after recording a toss of 16.28m (53'-05.00") while finishing third in the shot put to earn a pair of All-ODAC honors. She heads into the championship with the top mark in the weight throw (16.94m) while ranking ninth in the shot put (10.98m). Camille Gillum claimed her second career high jump title after clearing a winning height of 1.64m (5'-04.00"). She heads into the weekend with the top mark in the event at 1.70m. Jesma Evans is the final returning ODAC Champion from last season, claiming gold in the 400m with a program and meet record time of 57.30s. She ranks second in the 400m with a time of 57.39s behind Lindsey Hobin of Roanoke while ranking fifth in the 200m with a time of 26.37s. 

The Generals have five Second Team All-ODAC returners including Emily Jackson, who turned in a second place finish in the shot put last season with a program record mark of 12.15m (39'-10.50"). She ranks 4th heading into the weekend with a mark of 11.89m. Ana Hodneland, Evans and Lucie Graziano are returning from the Second Team All-ODAC 4x400m relay team from last season who turned in a second place finish with a time of 4:02.69. Graziano also added a Third Team honor after finishing third in the 800m with a time of 2:22.43. She heads into the event with the eighth-best mark with a time of 2:26.94. Layla Keadle rounds out the All-ODAC selections with a Third Team nod. Keadle finished in third place in the pole vault last season after clearing a height of 3.41m (11'-02.25"). She ranks second in the event heading into the weekend with a mark of 3.47m.

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Women's Schedule - Saturday

TIME	EVENT	ATHLETES - SEEDING MARK
Noon	Long Jump (Prelims + Finals)	Flight 1 - Mackenzie Morante - 4.54m
2:30 p.m.	Weight Throw (Prelims + Finals)	Flight 1 - Leah Smith - 12.72m Flight 1 - Katie Wood - 12.93m Flight 2 - Bailey Hedgemon - 16.94m Flight 2 - Bella Timmerding - 14.09m
2:30 p.m.	High Jump (Finals)	Simone Kasischke - 1.52m Camille Gillum - 1.70m
3:45 p.m.	60m Hurdles (Prelims)	Heat 1 - Lucy Buchmayr - 9.31s Heat 2 - Joanne Lee - 9.40s Heat 2 - Piper Shannon - 9.17s Heat 2 - Elizabeth Sawicki - 9.33s
4:40 p.m.	5,000m (Finals)	Section 2 - Adelaide Ellis - 18:51.81 Section 2 - Eve Spencer - 18:54.74 Section 2 - Sarah Clark - 19:20.92 Section 2 - Brianna Breyault - 19:41.06 Section 2 - Hannah Adams - 20:14.49 Section 2 - Lily Pareso - 20:21.37
5:35 p.m.	60m Dash (Prelims)	Heat 1 - Olivia D'Ambrosia - 8.37s Heat 1 - Lilly Versen - 7.91s Heat 2 - Simmons Lee - 8.30s
6:15 p.m.	Distance Medley Relay	Charlotte Gardner, Kaia Beddows, Kate Odell, Julie Anne Bush - 12:56.12

Women's Schedule - Sunday

TIME	EVENT	ATHLETES - SEEDING MARK
Noon	Pole Vault (Finals)	Gabby Pullen - 3.02m Abby Cholewa - 3.32m Layla Keadle - 3.47m Mad McMurphy - 3.62m
2:30 p.m.	Shot Put (Prelims + Finals)	Flight 1 - Bella Timmerding - 10.17m Flight 2 - Katie Wood - 11.59m Flight 2 - Leah Smith 11.82m Flight 2 - Bailey Hedgemon - 10.98m Flight 2 - Emily Jackson - 11.89m
2:30 p.m.	Triple Jump (Prelims + Finals)	Flight 2 - Mackenzie Morante - 10.57m
2:45 p.m.	Mile Run (Finals)	Section 1 - Olivia Lovan - 5:49.61 Section 2 - Olivia Warr - 5:09.15 Section 2 - Reese Brown - 5:13.58 Section 2 - Amelia Weenig - 5:19.37 Section 2 - Julie Anne Bush - 5:25.25 Section 2 - Mary Gorsky - 5:29.49 Section 2 - Mackenzie Moore - 5:36.22 Section 2 - Lily Nastopoulos - 5:39.65
3:20 p.m.	60m Hurdles (Finals)	TBD
3:50 p.m.	400m (Finals)	Heat 2 - Annabelle Sutliff - 1:00.52 Heat 5 - Sally King - 1:05.39 Heat 5 - Ana Hodneland - 1:02.11 Heat 5 - Jesma Evans - 57.39s
4:20 p.m.	60m Dash (Finals)	TBD
4:45 p.m.	800m Run (Finals)	Heat 2 - Mary Gorsky - 2:27.10 Heat 2 - Kate Odell - 2:28.19 Heat 2 - Charlotte Gardner - 2:28.60 Heat 3 - Sofia Petrucelli - 2:24.22 Heat 3 - Lucie Graziano - 2:26.94
5:10 p.m.	200m Dash (Finals)	Heat 1 - Olivia D'Ambrosia - 27.70s Heat 2 - Kaia Beddows - 27.60s Heat 4 - Jesma Evans - 26.37s Heat 5 - Simmons Lee - 27.46s Heat 6 - Lucy Buchmayr - 27.41s
5:35 p.m.	3,000m Run (Finals)	Section 2 -  Olivia Warr - 10:35.81 Section 2 - Reese Brown - 10:36.11 Section 2 - Adelaide Ellis - 10:40.66 Section 2 -  Eve Spencer - 10:45.10 Section 2 -  Josie Engle - 10:47.82 Section 2 - Audrey Robinson - 1:15.81 Section 2 - Maddy Morgan - 11:34.01
6:40 p.m.	4x400m Relay (Finals)	Ana Hodneland, Annabelle Sutliff, Lucie Graziano, Jesma Evans - Heat 2 - 4:08.35