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Feb. 6, 2021 – A nation-leading performance for Kassie Rosenbum headlined the No. 3-ranked Loras College women's track and field team's performance at the first American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) triangular at the University of Dubuque on Saturday as the Duhawks scored wins in seven events to defeat the host Spartans and Simpson College.

Rosenbum, just shy of beating her own school record, won the mile run with a time of 4:59.60 and the fastest time in the nation. Brianna Renner finished second with a time of 5:28.44 followed by Kaylee Osterberger (5:33.06), Ellie Osterberger (5:38.53) and Hannah Insko (5:42.85) to take the top-five spots.

The National Athlete of the Week from a week prior, Marion Edwards won the 55-meter dash with a time of 7.38 seconds, leading teammates Kelly Kolhof (7.57), Stevie Lambe (7.61), and Elyana Bahl (7.62) across the finish. Lambe claimed the top spot in the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.91 and Kolhof placed second with a time of 27.04. Sam Heavlin won the 800-meter run with a facility-record of 2:32.71 and the 4-by-400-meter relay team of Alyssa Pfadenhauer, Edwards, Bahl and Lambe won the event with a time of 4:09.53.

Bahl added wins in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.55 and the high jump with a clearance of 1.55 meters. De'ja Austin-Cherry won the triple jump with a leap of 10.43 meters and added a third place finish in the long jump (4.96 meters) while Grace Alley finished second in the triple jump with a jump of 10.34 meters.

Loras won the meet with 118.50 points while the host Spartans placed second with 100.50 points and Simpson tallied 68.

The Duhawks continue A-R-C action in Decorah, Iowa at the Luther College Triangular on Saturday, Feb. 13 against the Norse and Coe College. Events begin at 10 A.M.