Winston-Salem, N.C. & Chapel Hill, N.C. – Junior Piper Jons was a part of three event victories and Elon posted four first-place finishes at the Mondo College Invitational Saturday at JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem. Elon also sent throwers to the Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge, hosted by the University of North Carolina.
 
MEDALING

• Elon won four events, placed second four times and finished third in another three events at the Mondo College Invitational. This included a first and second place finish in the 200.
• Reese Webster did not run in the finals of the 60, but she tied the school record in the preliminary round, running a time of 7.64 seconds to post the fastest time of the round.
• Piper Jons won the 200 in 25.28 seconds, ninth-fastest in program history. It was the first time she has run the 200 in her indoor career. Meghan Wilcox, who already has a top 10 200 time in her career, finished second in 26.07 seconds.
• Jons remained undefeated in the 400 this year, winning with a time of 56.63 seconds.
• Jons also ran the anchor leg of the 1600 relay team that posted a time of 3:58.71 to win the final event of the night on the track. She teamed with Aliya Barrows, Anna Kozlova and Wilcox for the victory.
• Linn Hertz Saebboe wrapped up an impressive day with a victory in the triple jump. She moved to fifth in school history with a personal best distance of 38-feet-8.25 (11.79m).
• Hertz Saebboe also finished third in the long jump with an indoor personal best mark of 17-9.5 (5.42m). Teammate Kalli'Ana Botelho nudged her out with a distance of 18-1 (5.51m) to move to tenth in school history in the event.
• Alison Hodgson finishes second in the non-traditional 600 with a time of 1:38.58. That time was good for third in school history.
• In the pole vault, Madison George finished with a height of 11-7.75 (3.55m) to take silver.
• In the 60 hurdles, Botelho placed second in the prelims with a time of 8.92 seconds. Ja'mia Johnson just slid into finals in eighth place at 9.58 seconds, but she improved to a personal best 9.23 in the finals for a third place result.
• Elon's Lizzie Lopez and Hannah Schonhoff both cleared 5-3.75 (1.62m) in the high jump, but Lopez placed third and Schonhoff fourth following tiebreak procedures. For Lopez, that height accounted for a new collegiate PR.

 
OTHER NOTABLE RESULTS

• Along with Alison Hodgson's race in the 600 to move to third in program history in the event, Arianna Sakoutis ran 1:40.02 to move to fifth in school history and Emily Alps ran 1:40.13 for seventh place in program history.
• Anna Kozlova ran a new personal best time of 60.60 seconds in the 400 along with running the second leg on the winning 1600 relay team.
• Tristin Oberg posted a personal best in the weight throw with a toss of 40-feet-11.5 (12.48m).

 
FROM HEAD COACH MARK ELLISTON

• "It was a solid start as we returned from break. Our shape level needs some work but overall we had some strong performances. It was a good meet for us and we are looking forward to getting back into the rhythm of practice and competition to improve!"

 
LOOKING AHEAD

• Elon will compete in split squad meets again next weekend. The Phoenix will compete at Liberty's Brant Tolsma Invitational Thursday through Saturday, and at Virginia Tech's Hokie Invitational Friday through Saturday.

 
Mondo College Invitational
Winston-Salem, N.C.
60 qualifying – 19. Danielle Dyer 8.39, 33. Hollie Thurgood 8.68
60 prelims – 1. Reese Webster 7.64, 6. Meghan Wilcox 7.77
60 finals – 6. Meghan Wilcox 7.81
60 hurdles prelims – 2. Kalli'Ana Botelho 8.92, 8. Ja'mia Johnson 9.58
60 hurdles finals – 3. Ja'mia Johnson 9.23
200 seeded – 1. Piper Jons 25.28, 2. Meghan Wilcox 26.07
400 unseeded – 2. Anna Kozlova 60.60
400 seeded – 1. Piper Jons 56.63, 7. Aliya Barrows 60.11
600 – 2. Alison Hodgson 1:38.58, 4. Arianna Sakoutis 1:40.02, 5. Emily Alps 1:40.13, 7. Tatum Havemann 1:45.11
1000 – 5. Sarah Petitjean 3:08.91, 6. Sydney Swan 3:10.60
1600 relay – 1. Elon (Barrows, Kozlova, Wilcox, Jons) 3:58.71
Shot put – 17. Tristin Oberg 33-1.75 (10.10m)
Weight throw – 10. Tristin Oberg 40-11.5 (12.48m), 14. Meghan Coyne 39-11.5 (12.18m)
Long jump – 2. Kalli'Ana Botelho 18-1 (5.51m), t3. Linn Hertz Saebboe 17-9.5 (5.42m), 5. Alexa Mark 17-4.75 (5.30m), 17. Hollie Thurgood 15-7 (4.75m)
Triple jump – 1. Linn Hertz Saebboe 38-8.25 (11.79m)
High jump – 3. Lizzie Lopez 5-3.75 (1.62m), 4. Hannah Schonhoff 5-3.75 (1.62m)
Pole vault – 2. Madison George 11-7.75 (3.55m), 7. Lizzie Lopez 9-8 (2.95m)
 
Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Weight throw – 6. Lauryn Carlton 57-3 (17.45m), 13. Kaitlin McGoogan 51-10 (15.80m), 15. Chelsea Wallace 49-7.25 (15.12m)
Shot put – 11. Lauryn Carlton 42-2.25 (12.86m), 13. Chelsea Wallace 39-1.25 (11.92m)