BLACKSBURG, Va. – Junior Alyssa Zee of the Elon University women's track and field team earned a second qualifying mark for the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Indoor Championships as the Phoenix competed at the Virginia Tech Challenge on Friday, Feb. 21.
 
Zee clinched a berth for the ECACs in her second event of the season in the 200-meters. The Ashland, Mass., native clocked a time of 25.04 in the race and finished fifth overall. Jordan Haywood was seventh with a time of 25.07.
 
In the women's weight throw, Skylar Barthelmes was the runner-up in the event with her throw of 17.41m. Lauryn Carlton set a new personal-record in the event with her toss of 16.69 – the second-best mark in school history – and was fourth overall while Charlotte Bradsher was fifth at her toss of 16.19m.
 
Zee also nearly matched her personal-record in the 60-meters with her prelim time of 7.78. She would finish the event seventh with a time of 7.85 in the finals. Haywood qualified for the finals in the 60-meter hurdles with her prelim time of 9.10 and was eighth overall at her time of 9.21.
 
Zee was the top finisher for Elon in the long jump, leaping a mark of 5.53m and finishing seventh overall. Elyse King was 10^th at 5.26m.
 
At the JDL DMR Invitational, Grace Dellapa was the only runner for the women's track team competing for the Phoenix in the 5,000-meters. She finished third overall with a time of 19:10.05.
 
On Deck
The Phoenix concludes its indoor season tomorrow, Feb. 22, at the Virginia Tech Challenge and also at the JDL DMR Invitational.