SALEM ,Va. - The Washington and Lee University women's track and field team leads after the first day of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Indoor Track and Field Championships after securing two wins and nine top-eight finishers while
Bailey Hedgemon reset her own program record and posted a top mark in Division III this season in the weight throw.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MEET
- The Generals are the leader after the first day of action with 50.5 points after winning a pair of events while securing nine top-eight finishers on Saturday. Lynchburg follows the Generals in second with 49 points while Bridgewater sits in third with 35 points Virginia Wesleyan (18) and Roanoke (17) round out the top five in fourth and fifth, respectively.
- Hedgemon highlighted the first day of action as she secured her second-straight ODAC Championship in the weight throw after resetting her own program record with a mark of 17.35m (56'-11.25") which ranks 12th in Division III. Bella Timmerding joined Hedgemon in the weight throw, finishing in 7th place to earn points for the team with a personal best mark of 14.53m (47'-08.00"), the third-best mark in program history.
- Camille Gillum secured her third conference crown in the high jump after clearing a height of 1.65m (5'-05.00") to earn First Team All-ODAC honors. Simone Kasischke cleared a height of 1.51m (4'-11.50") to finish in fourth place in the event.
- The Generals had four student-athletes finish in the top-eight in the 5,000m, highlighted by a second place finish by Adelaide Ellis. Ellis clocked in a personal best time of 18:14.25 to earn Second Team All-ODAC honors for the first time in her young career. Eve Spencer followed in fourth place after crossing the finish line in a personal best time of 18:54.63 while Sarah Clark clocked in a personal best time of 18:56.47 to finish in fifth place. Brianna Breyault rounded out the quartet with an eighth place finish after posting a personal best time of 19:08.56.
- Charlotte Gardner, Kaia Beddows, Kate Odell and Audrey Robinson teamed up in the distance medley relay to cap off the first day of action. The squad earned Third Team All-ODAC honors after clocking in a time of 13:03.89 to finish in third place.
- Lucy Buchmayr (9.40s), Joanne Lee (9.41s) and Elizabeth Sawicki (9.61s) all posted qualifying times in their heats of the 60m hurdles and will race tomorrow at 3:20 p.m. Lilly Versen posted the fifth-fastest time in the 60m dash prelims with a season-best time of 7.95s to qualify for tomorrow's finals at 4:20 p.m.
TOP TEN UPDATES
- Bailey Hedgmon | Weight Throw (17.35m; 56'-11.25") - Improved Program Record / No. 12 in Division III
- Bella Timmerding | Weight Throw (14.53m; 47'-08.00") - No. 3 all-time
- Katie Wood | Weight Throw (13.84m; 45'-05.00") - No. 5 all-time
- Leah Smith | Weight Throw (13.17m; 43'-02.50") - No. 7 all-time
PERSONAL / SEASON BESTS
TEAM SCORES (FIVE EVENTS SCORED)
1. Washington and Lee (50.5)
2. Lynchburg (49)
3. Bridgewater (35)
4. Virginia Wesleyan (18)
5. Roanoke (17)
6. Hollins (10.5)
7. Shenandoah (8)
8. Eastern Mennonite (4)
9. Sweet Briar (2)
10. Averett (1)
11. Randolph (0)
SATURDAY RESULTS
| EVENT |
ATHLETE - SEEDING MARK |
PLACE |
FINAL MARK |
| Long Jump |
Mackenzie Morante - 4.54m |
16th place |
4.56m (14'-11.50") |
| Weight Throw |
Leah Smith - 12.72m |
14th place |
13.17m (43'-02.50") |
| Weight Throw |
Katie Wood - 12.93m |
9th place |
13.84m (45'-05.00") |
| Weight Throw |
Bailey Hedgemon - 16.94m |
1st place |
17.35, (56'-11.25") |
| Weight Throw |
Bella Timmerding - 14.09m |
7th place |
14.53m (47'-08.00") |
| High Jump |
Simone Kasischke - 1.52m |
4th place |
1.51m (4'-11.50") |
| High Jump |
Camille Gillum - 1.70m |
1st place |
1.65m (5'-05.00") |
| 60m Hurdles (Prelims) |
Lucy Buchmayr - 9.31s |
Qualified for Finals |
9.40s |
| 60m Hurdles (Prelims) |
Joanne Lee - 9.40s |
Qualified for Finals |
9.41s |
| 60m Hurdles (Prelims) |
Elizabeth Sawicki - 9.33s |
Qualified for Finals |
9.61s |
| 5,000m |
Adelaide Ellis - 18:51.81 |
2nd place |
18:14.25 |
| 5,000m |
Eve Spencer - 18:54.74 |
4th place |
18:54.63 |
| 5,000m |
Sarah Clark - 19:20.92 |
5th place |
18:56.47 |
| 5,000m |
Brianna Breyault - 19:41.06 |
8th place |
19:08.56 |
| 5,000m |
Hannah Adams - 20:14.49 |
12th place |
20:18.21 |
| 5,000m |
Lily Pareso - 20:21.37 |
13th place |
20:26.65 |
| 60m Dash (Prelims) |
Olivia D'Ambrosia - 8.37s |
16th place |
8.37s |
| 60m Dash (Prelims) |
Lilly Versen - 7.91s |
Qualified for Finals |
7.95s |
| 60m Dash (Prelims) |
Simmons Lee - 8.30s |
17th place |
8.43s |
| Distance Medley Relay |
Charlotte Gardner, Kaia Beddows, Kate Odell, Audrey Robinson - 12:56.12 |
3rd place |
13:03.89 |
Top-8 Finishes score points toward W&L's team score and are indicated by bold text in the table.
ALL-ODAC PERFORMERS
UP NEXT
- The second day of the ODAC Championships will kick off at 11 a.m. with the pole vault with the mile run kicking off the events on the track at 2:45 p.m.
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