University of Richmond Athletics
Friday, December 1
Lynchburg, VA
10:00 a.m.
University of Richmond
at
Liberty Kick Off
Spiders Open Indoor Season with Successful Trip to Liberty Kickoff
12/01/2023 | Women's Track & Field
Lynchburg, Va. – The University of Richmond track & field program opened their 2023-2024 indoor season with a trip to the Liberty Kickoff in Lynchburg on Friday.
Elke Van der Westhuizen and Alicia Dawson represented Richmond in the 60m with two top-ten performances. Westhuizen took the 9th place finish with a personal best of 7.82 while Dawson took 10th with a personal best of 7.84.
The 200m was highlighted by Elke Van der Westhuizen and Nina Lavelle with two more top-ten finishes. Westhuizen finished 6th at 25.23 as Lavelle finished 9th at 25.64.
The Spiders found success in the 400m with four top-ten performances:
The 1000m was a successful event for Richmond as Kyra Keurentjes crossed the finish line at 2:51.21 for 3rdplace and Caroline Donohoe finished at 2:56.09 for 5th place.
In the 3K, the Spiders found five top-ten performances for the strongest race of the day for the program:
In her first Richmond outing, Alicia Dawson took the 1st place finish in the long jump with a performance of 5.80m. This was her second personal best of the day.
Up next the Spiders will travel to Blacksburg to compete in the Virginia Tech Invitational from January 12-13.
Elke Van der Westhuizen and Alicia Dawson represented Richmond in the 60m with two top-ten performances. Westhuizen took the 9th place finish with a personal best of 7.82 while Dawson took 10th with a personal best of 7.84.
The 200m was highlighted by Elke Van der Westhuizen and Nina Lavelle with two more top-ten finishes. Westhuizen finished 6th at 25.23 as Lavelle finished 9th at 25.64.
The Spiders found success in the 400m with four top-ten performances:
- Nina Lavelle – 4th 58.34 personal best
- Morgan Elliott – 5th 58.62 collegiate debut
- Kamiah Wright – 9th 59.47 collegiate debut
- Leyla Murati – 10th 59.64 collegiate debut
The 1000m was a successful event for Richmond as Kyra Keurentjes crossed the finish line at 2:51.21 for 3rdplace and Caroline Donohoe finished at 2:56.09 for 5th place.
In the 3K, the Spiders found five top-ten performances for the strongest race of the day for the program:
- Madison Trippett – 1st 9:36.94
- Elizabeth Stockman – 2nd 9:45.24
- Brooke Reif – 5th 10:04.33 personal best
- Laurel Kurtz – 6th 10:08.77
- Paige Joyce – 7th 10:12.51 personal best
In her first Richmond outing, Alicia Dawson took the 1st place finish in the long jump with a performance of 5.80m. This was her second personal best of the day.
Up next the Spiders will travel to Blacksburg to compete in the Virginia Tech Invitational from January 12-13.
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