The Basics
Event: ODAC Indoor Championship
Location: Salem, Va. | Cregger Field House
The Lead: Roanoke notched points in three events, while four Maroons qualified for the finals of the 60m hurdles on the first day of the conference meet.
Highlights:
- Rebecca Carr placed sixth in the high jump with a season-best height of 4.89m.
- Sarah Fuchs set a personal record in the weight throw, finishing seventh overall with a distance of 14.35m. That mark ranks fifth in program annals.
- The distance medley relay team of Allie Gallaher, McKenna Riolo, Evie Magee and Savannah Reid also came in seventh, clocking in at 13:39.84 – the ninth-fastest time in Roanoke history.
- Four Maroons advanced to the finals of the 60m hurdles. Carr placed second in the preliminary rounds with a time of 9.03 seconds, followed by Olivia Viers (9.14) in third, Cammi Winston (9.38) in fifth and Riolo (9.52) in eighth.
- Roanoke also sent two runners to the finals of the 60m: Nalonda Henderson finished third the prelims with a time of 7.89 seconds, which ranks third all-time for the program, while Eleanor Hinckley placed seventh at 8.01 seconds.
- The Maroons currently sit in sixth place in the team standings with seven points. Washington and Lee (51.75 points) is in first place overall, with a vast majority of the scoring set for Sunday's action.
Up Next: The ODAC indoor championship wraps up on Sunday.