
Mountaineers Collect Three Gold Medals on Saturday
April 20, 2024 09:05 PM | Track & Field
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University track and field team hosted the Mountaineer Twilight on Saturday at the Track and Field Complex at Mylan Park in Morgantown.
Saturday's meet was highlighted by a Mountaineer sweep in the women's 800 meter as redshirt senior Mikenna Vanderheyden claimed first with a time of 2:07.03. Freshman Kishay Rowe finished second with a time of 2:08.21, followed by classmate Mary Delaney who collected a personal best time of 2:11.97 along with a third-place finish. Freshman Eva Rinker rounded out the event in fourth, running for a 2:16.82 time.
Freshman Lily Haught added a pair of first place finishes in the women's 200 and 400 meters, with times of 25.64 and 58.63, respectively.
In the 1,500 meters, redshirt sophomore Zara Zervos boasted a personal record of 4:49.17 to finish second overall. Additionally, classmate Aubrie Custer trailed behind, racing for a personal best of 4:53.66.
Next, West Virginia will travel to the Penn Relays on April 25-27. The relays will take place at Franklin Field in Philadelphia and will be streamed live on FloTrack, while live results can be found at WVUsports.com.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUXCTF on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Saturday's meet was highlighted by a Mountaineer sweep in the women's 800 meter as redshirt senior Mikenna Vanderheyden claimed first with a time of 2:07.03. Freshman Kishay Rowe finished second with a time of 2:08.21, followed by classmate Mary Delaney who collected a personal best time of 2:11.97 along with a third-place finish. Freshman Eva Rinker rounded out the event in fourth, running for a 2:16.82 time.
Freshman Lily Haught added a pair of first place finishes in the women's 200 and 400 meters, with times of 25.64 and 58.63, respectively.
In the 1,500 meters, redshirt sophomore Zara Zervos boasted a personal record of 4:49.17 to finish second overall. Additionally, classmate Aubrie Custer trailed behind, racing for a personal best of 4:53.66.
Next, West Virginia will travel to the Penn Relays on April 25-27. The relays will take place at Franklin Field in Philadelphia and will be streamed live on FloTrack, while live results can be found at WVUsports.com.
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUXCTF on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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