RESULTS

CEDARVILLE, Ohio - Track Athlete of the Meet Olivia Esbenshade won three events to help Cedarville to a slim victory in the G-MAC Indoor Championship at the Doden Field House.

The Lady Jackets repeated as champions by a scant two points with 170 total. Runner-up Ursuline totaled 168 and Malone was third at 153.

Esbenshade set a meet record in winning the mile in 4:59.14 which rates #9 in school history. She also ran to victory in the 800 meters in 2:13.28.

The senior from Marietta, Pa. teamed up with Lyndsey Smith, Michaela Nelson, and Carly Rose to win the 4 x 400 meter relay in a meet record time of 3:59.52. The mark is 9th on CU's all-time list.

Christy Jesson won the 5,000 meters in 17:40.33 - a meet record and #7 on the school's Top 10.

Another meet record came from Kayla Casaletto in the 3K in 10:19.13.

Smith tied the fifth-fastest 55 meter dash time in school history at 7.31 seconds to take runner-up honors. She also took second in the 200 in 25.86.

Other runner-ups included Jesson in the 3K (10:24.35), Olivia Kundo in the mile (5:06.39), Alaina Spears in the 5K (17:41.04; #10 at CU), and Amanda Edwards in the pole vault (10-0; 3.05 meters).

ESBENSHADE COMMENTS

Quotable: Head Coach Jeff Bolender

"Overall, we had two good meets today. It was very exciting to have the women win by two points, but on the other hand, an 11-point loss by the men was a little bit disappointing.

"We again had many strong performances and personal records. Now, ee will enjoy a short break for most of the team in between the indoor and outdoor seasons and then we will keep trying to get better.

"I thank the Lord for many blessings this season. We have much to be thankful for."

Next Up: March 9-11 at NCAA Division II Indoor Championship in Birmingham, Ala.

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