VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The Yellowjacket women's track and field team closed out its spring trip Saturday, competing in the second day of action at the Betty S. Rogers Spring Break Invitational, hosted by Virginia Wesleyan University.
The Yellowjackets had some strong performances in the first day of competition Friday, and they were even better Saturday.
Leading the way for the 'Jackets was
Summer Hesseldahl (International Falls, Minn./Falls), who was the champion in the 400-meter hurdles. Hesseldahl won the event with a time of 1:19.25, putting her just over two seconds ahead of the rest of the field.
Kenzy Kreuzer (Stoddard, Wis./De Soto) was not far behind, placing third with a time of 1:24.40.
Allison Alessi (Shakopee, Minn./Prior Lake) finished fourth Friday in the preliminaries of the 100-meter dash, and in the finals Saturday, she moved up a slot, placing third with a time of 13.30 seconds.
Taylor DeCook (Arlington Heights, Ill./Prospect) also had a strong day, earning a second pace finish in the 800 meters, crossing the line with a time of 2:30.82.
Shifting to the field events,
Myla Volk (Wabeno, Wis./Wabeno) had a runner-up finish in the high jump, clearing the bar at a height of 1.30 meters.
Meet Notes
- Sydney Cox (/) picked up another top five finish on the weekend, placing fifth in the shot put with a mark of 8.97 meters.
- The 4-x-100-meter relay team made up of Alessi, Hesseldahl, Cora Schmitz (Luck, Wis./Unity) and Kreuzer placed second, coming in with a time of 59.92 seconds.
- In addition to the Yellowjackets and Virginia Wesleyan, Bryant and Stratton (Va.), Montgomerey (Md.), Old Dominion, Valparaiso and Howard (Md.) Community College also competed in the meet.
Next up for the Yellowjackets is the Saint John's Invitational, taking place at Clemens Stadium in Collegeville, Minn. Thursday, March 28.
