Track & Field Completes First Meet of Season at Blazer Invitational

January 13, 2018 - UAB Vulcan Invite - Indoor Track and Field - Birmingham Crossplex

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Track & Field Completes First Meet of Season at Blazer Invitational

1/10/2020 10:00:00 PM | Women's XC/Track & Field

Final Results

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Florida Atlantic University women's track & field team took part in the first meet of the indoor season at the Blazer Invitational hosted by UAB. The Owls had nine top-10 finishes on the evening, including a school record gathered by senior Anne-Catherine Wasser in the 600-meter run.

Coach Smolka's Take

"We had a solid opening day of the season," said head coach Alex Smolka. "Anytime we can have people set PR's and break into our FAU all-time top 15 list, it is a good day. We have people who are not happy, some who are satisfied and others who are all smiles! Overall, we are ready for tomorrow and the next few meets!"

Quick Hits

Wasser broke the school record in the 600-meter run. Her time of 1:34.76 also helped her rack up her first individual top finish of the season
The day commenced with a sweep in the 5000-meter run. Lauren Macon crossed the line first with a personal record time of 19:02.91. The sophomore was followed by Morgan Sharp in second (19:14.69) and Alexis Hill in third (19:51.89)
Lyric Schmalz advanced to the finals of the 60-meter hurdles to tally fourth place with a time 8.71. Her time marks the third fastest in school history
Madlen Kappeler had a successful first indoor race, coming in the 3000-meter run with a fourth place showing (10:15.98). She etched her name once again into the school record book with the ninth fastest time in the program
Cara Simpson documented a seventh place finish in the triple jump with 11.61m. Her finish also puts her at third of all time at FAU
In the 1000-meter run, Mikaela Jonsson raced her way to seventh place (2:59.14)
Searra Woods took eighth in the 500-meter dash with a time of 1:18.89. Kendall Kirkland finished the race in 17th (1:24.86), while Vershae Quinn followed in 22nd (1:27.84)
Simpson also recorded 13th in the long jump finals (5.31m). Linsey Moorer came in 27th (4.59m)
Roshelle Francois finished 25th in the 300-meter dash (41.13), which marked a personal record. Lyric Schmalz took 30th (41.94)

Up Next

The Owls will take on the Vulcan Invitational hosted by UAB tomorrow. Stay tuned with live results here. For complete coverage of FAU cross country and track & field, follow along on Twitter (@FAU_XC_Track) or Instagram (@FAUXC.TF).