RESULTS

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Lee University women's track & field team opened its 2023 indoor season on Saturday at the UAB Vulcan Invitational. The Lady Flames exited the Birmingham CrossPlex with two Lee records and an NCAA Division II provisional mark.

Carissa Hall broke Liezl Theron's long jump mark of 5.41 meters with a first-place finish of 5.61 meters. Jydia Faucette placed third with a leap of 5.22 meters. Hall added a seventh-place finish in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.38 seconds.

Brynn Depinet was second in the pole vault after clearing 3.50 meters. The mark broke the record of 3.25 meters that had been held by Kendra Irvine for almost three years.

Three Lady Flames took on the weight throw with Deborah Rubin finishing second with a provisional mark of 17.10 meters. Symphony Buxton was third with a throw of 16.73 meters and Samara Brinks placed 21^st at 10.64 meters. The trio also competed in the shot put. Rubin was sixth (11.91 meters), Buxton was 10^th (11.31 meters) and Brinks finished 20^th (9.83 meters).

Lee placed four runners in the top six of the mile run. Megan Adams was the winner at 4:59.00 with Lily Hare in second (4:59.97). Liza Kellerman (5:03.27) and Aria Hawkins (5:06.35) were fourth and sixth, respectively. Hawkins won the 800-meter run with a time of 2:16.83. Hare was sixth (2:18.92), Adams eighth (2:19.36) and Kellerman 11^th (2:20.32).

Julia Halterman, Olivia McLain and Katie Krueger were Lee's representatives in the 3000-meter run. Halterman completed the circuit at 10:12.25 to finish second. McLain's time of 10:19.40 put her in fourth, while Krueger was eighth (10:30.61).

Liezl Theron cleared 1.60 meters to win the high jump. Sydney White finished fourth with a jump of 1.50 meters. Theron and White also competed in the 60-meter hurdles. Theron placed 14^th (9.62) and White was 19^th (10.21).

Kristen Blevins was Lee's top performer in the 60-meter dash after stopping the clock at 7.77 seconds in the semifinal. Baylie Murphy was 10^th 7.89) in the preliminary round and 21^st (7.95) in the semifinal. Jaila Whitaker posted a time of 8.03 (17^th) in the prelims.

Eve Hine led three Lee runners to the finish line of the 400-meter dash. Hine crossed the line at 57.71 to claim fifth place. Janay Ryan was ninth (59.02) and Kaia Martz was right behind in 10^th (59.36).

The 4x400-meter relay team of Faucette, Ryan, Martz and White posted a sixth-place finish with a combined time of 3:58.47.

The Lady Flames are scheduled for two meets this coming weekend with some of the team returning to the CrossPlex for the Samford University Open on Friday, while the rest will travel to Nashville for the Vanderbilt University Invitational on Friday and Saturday.