WAVERLY, Iowa – The Loras College women's track and field team opened its outdoor season at the Wartburg Outdoor Select on Friday and Saturday, April 4-5.

The Duhawks picked up where they left off, highlighted by Caitlyn Cox's record-breaking performance in the hammer throw. Cox took first place with a mark of 56.37 meters, surpassing the previous school record by more than a meter.

Emma Seipel returned to top form in the opening meet of her final outdoor season. She recorded a personal best time of 11.81 seconds in the 100-meter dash to secure first place. Her time ranks second in program history and fifth nationally. Seipel also won the long jump with a leap of 5.84 meters.

Harmony Creasy posted a strong performance as well, finishing second in the long jump with a mark of 5.70 meters, which ranks ninth in Division III. She also placed third in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.21 seconds, ranking 23rd nationally.

In the 3,000-meter steeplechase, Bailey Vaughan and Natalia Wrobel each set personal records. Vaughan finished fourth with a time of 11:51.22, followed closely by Wrobel at 11:54.13. The times now stand as the eighth- and ninth-fastest in program history, respectively.

Riley Vice added another top performance for Loras, placing fourth in the discus with a throw of 44.60 meters, which moved her to eighth all-time in school history.

The Duhawks capped the meet with an impressive showing in the 4x100-meter relay. The team of Creasy, Layla Hughes, Meghan McDonald and Seipel finished with a time of 47.39 seconds, ranking 11th in Division III.

Up Next: Loras heads to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville to compete at the UWP Invite on Saturday, April 12.
 
Meet Report:
Friday Field
Javelin – 7. Grace Cummins, 23.79m | 8. Eliana Malatt, 20.93m
Hammer Throw – 1. Cox, 56.37m | 5. Taylor Flaig, 50.41m |15. Audra Gallick, 40.03m | 17. Malatt, 38.56m | 18. Vice, 38.52m | 20. Abby Horsfall, 37.71m
 
Saturday Field
High Jump – 3. Sara Hoskins, 1.62m | 6. Cummins, 1.52m
Shot Put – 4. Flaig, 12.59m | 7. Vice, 12.00m | 8. Cox, 11.88m | 12. Bridgette Smith, 11.15m | 17. Gallick, 10.08m | 22. Malatt, 9.40m | 23. Horsfall, 9.30m
Discus – 4. Vice, 44.60m | 6. Flaig, 41.55m | 13. Gallick, 36.08m | 15. Horsfall, 33.59m | 30. Smith, 23.64m
Long Jump – 1. Seipel, 5.84m | 2. Creasy, 5.70m | 10. Maddie Mucci, 5.11m
Triple Jump – 4. Mucci, 11.21m | 8. Julia Klein, 10.26m
 
Saturday Track
3000m SC – 4. Vaughan, 11:51.22 | 5. Wrobel, 11:54.04
4x100m – 1. Creasy, Hughes, McDonald, Seipel, 47.38 | 9. Faith Banister, Mucci, Hoskins, Klein, 50.59
1500m – 11. Frankie Chaidez, 4:45.05 | 17. Becca Diddia, 4:49.09 | 37. Lily Molloy, 5:08.06 | 50. Paige Jacobs, 5:16.02 | 55. Samantha Foht, 5:23.22 | 58. Hunter Jones, 5:25.27 | 72. Sarah Gibson, 5:38.84 | 81. Emily Delamora, 6:07.97
100mH – 11. Rachel Theis, 16.99 | 13. Kiki Pfeifer, 17.40 | 15. Abby Pierce, 18.01
100m – 1. Seipel, 11.81 | 3. Creasy, 12.21 | 16. McDonald, 12.93 | 24. Banister, 13.26 | 29. Theis, 13.76 | 30. Pierce, 13.77 | 31. Pfeifer, 13.88
400m – 13. Raelyn Koenig, 1:08.19
800m – 14. Maddie Mathis, 2:28.00 | 15. Ivy Glendening, 2:29.68 | 17. Emily Jackson, 2:30.47
200m – 10.  Hughes, 26.04
4x400m – 5. Chaidez, Hughes, Mucci, Creasy, 4:12.42 | 6. Elly Burds, McDonald, Diddia, Seipel, 4:14.42 | 10. Glendening, Klein, Molloy, Mathis, 4:41.05 | 11. Pierce, Koenig, Theis, Jackson, 4:44.48