Women’s Track Has Strong First Day at UVA Challenge

Friday, April 16

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Women’s Track Has Strong First Day at UVA Challenge

04/16/2021 | Women's Track & Field

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The University of Richmond women's track and field team had a strong showing in the first day of the Virginia Challenge at Lannigan Field.

Rachel Helbling (McDonald, Pa.) finished third in section three of the 400m with a time of 55.59 out of lane eight to finish sixth overall.

In the 100m dash, Tamar Accius (Jacksonville, Fla.) turned in a time of 12.24, her third best mark of the season, to finish 17^th overall.

In section one the women's 5k, freshman Elizabeth Stockman (Rocky Hill, Conn.) crossed the finish line at 17:16.09 to come in 8^th, while fellow freshman Madison Trippett (Parkersburg, W.Va.) turned in a time of 18:01.15 to come in 15th. Caroline Robelen (Glen Allen, Va.) posted a time of 18:26.28 to finish 19^th in section one.

Kayla Woods (Wilmington, Del.) finished 12^th in the long jump with a distance of 5.84m with a +1.1m/s wind during her second attempt. Her full jump series: 5.82m, 5.84m and 5.77m.

For the men's cross country team, Trey Burleson (Moseley, Va.) finished first in section one of the 1500m with a personal best time of 3:52.46.

In the first section of the men's 5k, Peter Borger (Malvern, Pa.) tuned in a time of 14:28.17, just shy of his personal best of 14:27.45 earlier this season to finish fifth while Noah Yuro (Howell, N.J.) posted a time of 14:48.66 in the first section.

Noah Campbell (Montpelier, Va.) turned a personal best time of 30:58.37 in the 10k.

The Spiders return to Charlottesville, Saturday for the final day of the Virginia Challenge.