DULUTH, Minn.: The UW-Superior women's track and field team earned nine personal-best performances at the Lake Superior Challenge at St. Scholastica's Burns Wellness Commons on Saturday.
 
Michael Ruhman finished seventh in the mile run in a personal-best time of 5:55.93. Ruhman was also fourth in the 400 meters, leading a group of four Yellowjackets in the event – all of whom had personal bests. Alexys Lewis (Hermantown, Minn./Hermantown) was fifth overall in a personal-best time of 1:09.16, Via Prince (Spokane Valley, Wash./University) was sixth with a personal best of 1:10.28 and Emma Street (Oak Grove, Minn./St. Francis) clocked a 1:11.37 for seventh.
 
LeAnn Torgerson (Two Harbors, Minn./Two Harbors) was second in the 60 meters in 8.52. Mikaela Shepard (Blaine, Minn./Blaine) turned in an 8.67 in the same event, good for fourth and a personal best.
 
The Yellowjackets compete in two meets next weekend – the St. Thomas Showcase Friday and the Yellowjacket Open Saturday. Events in the home meet at Lydia Thering Fieldhouse are slated to begin at 11 a.m.