RESULTS

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Lee University women's track & field team met two NCAA Division II provisional qualifying marks this weekend at the 2023 Vanderbilt Invitational. The meet was held Friday and Saturday inside Vanderbilt's Recreation Center.

The Lady Flames exceeded the provisional mark in the distance medley relay and mile run. The foursome of Megan Adams, Liza Kellerman, Eve Hine and Aria Hawkins finished fifth with a time of 12:06.61 to meet the standard of 12:06.77. It is the second-best DMR time recorded in DII so far this season.

Lily Hare's 10^th-place time of 4:56.81 beat the provisional time in the mile (4:57.54). Hawkins finished 11^th at 4:57.66, while Kellerman (5:01.14) was 16^th and Adams placed 17^th (5:03.22). Kellerman and Hare also competed in the 800-meter run with Kellerman finishing 19^th (2:19.55) and Hare crossing the finish line at 2:22.18 (22^nd).

Julia Halterman completed the 5000-meter run at 17:29.44 for third place. Olivia McLain was close behind in fifth place (17:32.04). Katie Krueger's time of 17:54.49 put her in 14^th.

Kristen Blevins was 18^th (25.30) in the 200-meter dash and 19^th (7.79) in the 60. Baylie Murphy and Jaila Whitaker joined Blevins in the 60. Murphy finished 34^th (7.96) and Whitaker was 42^nd (8.16). Janay Ryan was 36^th (25.99) in the 200 with Kaia Martz stopping the clock at 26.46 for 43^rd.

In the 400, Hine was ninth with a time of 57.78. Ryan (58.83) and Carissa Hall (58.86) were 22^nd and 23^rd, respectively. Hine, Ryan and Hall were joined by Martz to complete the 4x400-meter relay in 3:55.02 (11^th).

Liezl Theron and Sydney White were Lee's representatives in the pentathlon. Theron accumulated 3065 points for 18^th and White finished 20^th with 2935 points.

In the field events, Jydia Faucette placed 22^nd with a long jump of 5.56 meters. Devon Jackett cleared 1.45 meters to finish in the high jump open. Brynn Depinet went over 3.45 meters to finish 15^th in the pole vault open event.

Deborah Rubin placed 10^th in the weight throw open with a mark of 16.42 meters. Rubin finished 28^th in the shot put after recording a throw of 11.62 meters. Symphony Buxton's throw of 11.59 meters put her in 33^rd place.

Next up for the Lady Flames is the Camel City Invitational. The event is scheduled to be held February 3-4 at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Lee will complete the weekend with a trip back to the Birmingham CrossPlex for the University of South Alabama Jaguar Invitational on February 5.