RESULTS

In the program's first home meet, the Lee University women's track & field team recorded one automatic qualifying mark, three provisional and three Lee records at the Flames Invitational this past weekend at the Lee Multi-Sport Complex.

The Lady Flames accumulated 107.5 points to finish second. Tiffin University was first with 132 points and Wingate University was third at 73.

Celine Ritter led the way for the Lady Flames. Ritter finished first in the 800-meter run and the 1500-meter run. In the 1500, she crossed the finish line at 4:20.95 to meet the automatic mark of 4:21.49 and set a Lee record. Her time of 2:11.83 was just under the provisional standard in the 800.

Toni Moore finished fourth in the 5000-meter run. Her time of 16:43.78 was a provisional-qualifying time. Olivia McLain was 14 seconds under the provisional time of 36:35.68. She stopped the clock at 36:21.23 to finish seventh in the 10000-meter run. Moore also finished the 1500-meter run in 4:33.43.

Hannah Wright won the 100-meter hurdles with a school record time of 14.54 seconds. Brooke Long was seventh (15.18) and Liezl Theron placed ninth (15.37).

Kendra Irvine successfully cleared 3.35 meters to tie for fourth in the pole vault. She surpassed her previous Lee record height of 3.33 meters from three years ago.

Kristen Blevins finished 15^th in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.38 seconds and was fifth (24.87) in the 200-meter dash. Jaila Whitaker (12.93) was 29^th in the 100 and 37^th (26.24) in the 200. Carissa Hall (25.46) and Mikayla Beeler (25.50) were 20^th and 22^nd, respectively, in the 200. Wright (25.73) finished 28^th, Theron (26.21) was 36^th and Long (26.59) was 44^th in the 200. Beeler added a third-place finish in the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.80.

Liza Kellerman and Lily Hare joined Ritter in the 800. Kellerman finished seventh (2:17.83) and Hare was 18^th (2:23.76). Kellerman crossed the finish line of the 1500 at 4:49.03 to place 11^th. Audrey Royer finished 13^th (4:50.00), Danielle Horter was 16^th (4:53.49) and Hare completed the top 20 at 4:57.94. Becca Umbarger's time of 5:01.31 put her in 23^rd. Elizabeth Beckham was 36^th (5:10.07) and Elizabeth Heckman was 45^th (5:29.36).

In the 400-meter hurdles, Wright was seventh (1:07.06) with Long right behind in eighth (1:07.62). Theron completed the race in 1:10.00 for 11^th.

Horter and Grace Adams competed in the 3000-meter steeplechase. Horter finished 12^th (12:03.11) and Adams was 13^th (12:07.51).

Lee's 4x400-meter relay team of Kellerman, Hall, Beeler and Jamaya Rand placed third with a combined time of 3:59.59.

Theron was Lee's lone entry in the high jump. She cleared 1.55 meters to tie for 12^th. Hall recorded a triple jump of 11.55 meters to claim third place.

Faith Lewis and Deborah Rubin finished in the top seven of the shot put. Lewis' mark of 12.23 meters was good for sixth and Rubin's 12.22-meter toss put her in seventh. Sophie Frederick placed 13^th with a throw of 10.91 meters. Mattie Thomas was 18^th with a mark of 10.18 meters.

Lewis added a fifth-place finish with a discus throw of 35.79 meters. Frederick was 13^th (28.67) and Thomas was 19^th (24.18). Rubin recorded a hammer throw of 47.59 meters for third place and Thomas was 14^th with a throw of 37.47 meters.

Lewis, Long and Theron battled in the javelin throw. Lewis had a third-place mark of 31.92 meters and Long placed fifth with a throw of 31.20 meters. Theron's distance of 26.44 meters put her in 13^th.

The Lady Flames will return to action April 29-May 1 at the Gulf South Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The meet will be held at the UM Track & Field Facility in Montevallo, Ala.