Winston-Salem, N.C. – Freshman Reese Webster broke the school record in the 60, highlighting a strong day for the Elon University indoor track & field team. Competing at the JDL DMR Invitational, Elon won five events and set numerous personal bests in the team's final meet before heading to the first ever CAA Indoor Track & Field Championships.
 
WEBSTER SETS A NEW STANDARD

• Reese Webster finished first in the preliminary round of the 60 with a time of 7.66 seconds. She followed that up with a school record time of 7.60 seconds in the finals to take first place.
• Webster's time just barely nudged the 7.61 that teammate Meghan Wilcox ran earlier this year to set the school record.
• Twice this year, Webster had run 7.64 seconds in the 60 and entered the weekend ranked second in program history in the event.
• Webster moved to No. 3 in the CAA following the performance.

 
OTHER NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

• Linn Hertz Saebboe set a new personal best in the triple jump with a distance of 38-feet-9.5 (11.82m). She ranks fifth in program history in the event.
• Ja'mia Johnson set a new personal best time of 9.02 seconds to win the 60 hurdles. That time moves her into the top 10 in program history, tied for eighth.
• Riley Drometer climbed into the top 10 in program history in the 400 with a time of 57.62 seconds. She ranks No. 10 on the nose.
• Hollie Thurgood and Lizzie Lopez both set new personal bests in the 60 hurdles with times of 9.47 seconds and 9.80 seconds, respectively.
• Aliya Barrows posted a new personal best time of 2:17.38 in the 800.
• In the mile, Sarah Petitjean (5:13.85) and Braetan Peters (5:21.63) both set personal bests.
• On Friday evening, Maggie Springer set a personal best time of 9:53.74 in the 3000, just shy of breaking into the program's top 10.
• A quartet of Elon's men's cross country team ran in the 3000 with Evan Taylor placing second in 8:44.71. Andrew Miller was less than a second behind in 8:45.54.

 
UP NEXT

• Elon will head to the CAA Indoor Track & Field Championships Wednesday and Thursday in Virginia Beach, Va.
• Elon is the two-time defending CAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship but this is the first indoor championship in conference history.

JDL DMR Invitational
Elon Results
60 prelims – 1. Reese Webster 7.66, 2. Meghan Wilcox 7.73, 3. Piper Johns 7.88, 11. Danielle Dyer 8.29
60 finals – 1. Reese Webster 7.60, 2. Meghan Wilcox 7.73, 3. Piper Jons 7.92
400 – 1. Riley Drometer 57.62, 6. Anna Kozlova 60.48
800 – 2. Aliya Barrows 2:17.38
Mile – 8. Sarah Petitjean 5:13.85, 13. Braetan Peters 5:21.63
3000 – 1. Maggie Springer 9:53.74
60 hurdles prelims – 1. Ja'mia Johnson 9.06, 3. Hollie Thurgood 9.47, 7. Lizzie Lopez 9.90
60 hurdles finals – 1. Ja'mia Johnson 9.02, 6. Lizzie Lopez 9.80
Long jump – 3. Linn Hertz Saebboe 17-8.25 (5.39m), 4. Alexa Mark 16-3 (4.95m), 8. Lizzie Lopez 15-1.25 (4.60m)
Triple jump – 2. Linn Hertz Saebboe 38-9.5 (11.82m)
High jump – 1. Hannah Schonhoff 5-3 (1.60m)
Pole vault – 3. Madison George 11-9.75 (3.60m)
 
Elon Men's Results
3000 men – 2. Evan Taylor 8:44.71, 3. Andrew Miller 8:45.54, 4. Colby Robbins 8:47.22, 18. Michael Koenig 9:08.87