Lynchburg, Va. – The Elon University indoor track & field team had a strong opening day, including rewriting the top ten list in a pair of events, at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational Friday, hosted by Liberty University. Alexa Mark climbed to No. 7 in Elon history in the long jump, while Jette Beermann moved to No. 8 in the 800.
 
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

• Alexa Mark won the open division of the long jump, setting a new personal best leap of 18-feet-5.5 (5.63m). That distance moved her to seventh in program history in the event.
• After breaking the school record in the 3,000 a week ago, Jette Beermann climbed into the top ten in Elon history in the 800 Friday night. She ran 2:14.48 to climb to No. 8 in school history.
• Piper Jons won the invitational section of the 400 with a season-best time of 55.69 seconds.
• Sarah Petitjean recorded a six-second PR in the 800 with a time of 2:19.92 to finish sixth in the open division of the event.
• Lizzie Lopez set a personal best leap in the long jump at 16-5 (5.01m).
• Caden Cerminara tied her PR in pole vault, clearing 11-5.75 (3.50m).
• Kaitlin McGoogan earned a top three finish in weight throw, placing third with a distance of 61-10 (18.85m).
• Cami Glebocki set a personal best in the 3,000 with a time of 10:35.17 seconds to finish second in the open division.
• Members of Elon's men's cross country team competed in distance events Friday night. Daniel King finished third in the 3,000 with a time of 8:42.23 and Evan Taylor ended fifth in the 5,000 at 14:50.50.

 
UP NEXT

• Day two of the Darius Dixon Memorial begins at 9 a.m. Saturday with high jump and will conclude with the mile at 4:15 p.m.

 
Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational
Elon Results
60 prelims – 34. Mya Lee 7.93, 53. Danielle Dyer 8.24
60 semifinals – 18. Meghan Wilcox 7.73
400 open – 39. Hampton Turton 1:03.36, 40. Anna Kozlova 1:03.51
400 invite – 1. Piper Jons 55.69
800 open – 6. Sarah Petitjean 2:19.92, 21. Emily Alps 2:23.39
800 invite – 13. Jette Beermann 2:14.48, 25. Arianna Sakoutis 2:16.98
3000 open – 2. Cami Glebocki 10:34.12, 3. Alice Roberts 10:38.03, 10. Braetan Peters 10:44.98
60 hurdles prelims – 13. Ja'mia Johnson 9.20, 21. Hollie Thurgood 9.40, 37. Lizzie Lopez 9.87
60 hurdles semifinals – 12. Stavriana Adamou 8.84
Long jump open – 1. Alexa Mark 5.63m (18-5.5), 31. Hollie Thurgood 5.05m (16-6.75), 33. Lizzie Lopez 5.01m (16-5)
Pole Vault Open B – 5. Caden Cerminara 3.50m (11-5.75)
Weight throw – 3. Kaitlin McGoogan 18.85m (61-10), 16. Lauryn Carlton 16.57m (54-4.25), 27. Adriana Clarke 15.12m (49-7.25), 32. Amelia Metz 14.54m (47-8.25), 40. Meghan Coyne 13.41m (43-11.75)
 
3000 men's open – 3. Daniel King 8:42.23, 8. Colby Robbins 8:51.57
5000 men's invite – 5. Evan Taylor 14:50.50
5000 men's open – 4. Caden Strickland 15:03.68