REDLANDS, Calif. – The University of Redlands Track and Field teams hosted the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Multi-Dual No. 2 inside Ted Runner Stadium Saturday as they hosted Whittier College, University of La Verne, and California Lutheran University.
The Bulldogs posted 27 Top-3 finishes with ten event wins and 14 of the Top-3 finishes were new personal bests.
Much like the sprint events at the Redlands Invitational two weeks ago, the Bulldogs again found success, posting two top-three finishes, one in each of the 100m and 200m while they won the 4x100 and 4x400 relays.
In the 100m and 200m dashes Sydney Harness (Henderson, NV) took second and third with times of 12.07, a new wind-legal personal best, and 24.99. Her time is only 0.01 seconds off her time at the Redlands Final Qualifier last year, which currently ranks as the third fastest in program history.
In the relays the Bulldogs ran Maigan Adams (Los Angeles, CA), Alexandra Ackerman (Lake Elsinore, CA), Harness, and Sabrina Semmere (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) in the 4x100m as they won with a time of 47.05, an improvement of 0.75 from two weeks ago and third fastest relay team time in program history.
The 4x400 relay team included Ella Bachmeier (Rancho Capistrano, CA), CeCe Matteson (Seattle, WA), Elee Faulkner (Blaine, WA), and Chloe Bullock (Hood River, OR) as they combined to run a winning 4:05.13.
Adding to their strong days was Bullock who won the 800m and Matteson who was the runner-up. Matteson's time of 2:26.19 is a new personal best while Bullock ran a 2:24.26.
In the 3000 steeplechase Bullock made it a three-for-three day with another win as she ran a personal best time of 11:49.36. Eve Mavy (Thayne, WY) was second with a personal best time of 12:31.42, an improvement of 9.22 seconds from SCIAC No. 1.
The Bulldogs swept the 5000m with Sheriane Greene (Grass Valley, CA) winning in 19:51.23. In second and third was Sailor Brown (San Diego, CA) and Sarah Benitez (Sylmar, CA) who ran times of 19:59.59 and 20:29.86. Brown and Benitez's times are new personal bests.
In the hurdles Bachmeier won the 100m and 400m hurdles with times of 14.75 and 1:05.22. Her 400 time was a personal best and the new fourth fastest time in program history, moving her up from fifth.
Faulkner came in second in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:05.34. She also added a third-place finish in the high jump as she was the top UR finisher clearing 1.50m/4' 11" on her first attempt on her third height. Her high jump mark is a personal best.
Continuing in the field events the Bulldogs had Savannah Engler (Petaluma, CA) come in as the runner-up in the pole vault as she cleared her second height of 3.05m/10'.
Ciara Aw (Shoreline, WA) and Adams were two-three in the long jump, posting marks of 5.28m/17' 4" and 5.16m/16' 11.25". For Adams this was a new personal best which came on her third jump of the event.
Aw and Adams switched places in the triple jump with Adams winning and Aw taking second. Adams won with a third jump distance of 11.18m/36' 8.25" while Aw posted a personal best 10.76m/35' 3.75" also coming on her third attempt.
In the throwing events the Bulldogs had seven of the 12 top-three finishers. Starting in the shot put Timony Sherry (Shoreline, WA) won the event with a personal best on her second throw which went 12.38m/40' 7.5". She is now 12th in Division III. The runner-up was Caeli Havel (Pahrump, NV) who got her best throw on her first attempt as she posted a distance of 9.83m/32' 3".
Noelle Chavez (Yucaipa, CA) won the discus thanks to a second-to-last throw of 41.22m/135' 3", which places her 4th in Division III. Havel again got into the top three as she was third with a throw of 39.43/129' 4", a new personal best and placing her 13th in Division III.
In the hammer Leslie Sernaque Falcon (Concord, CA) recorded a new personal best as she threw 42.44m/139' 3" after fouling on her first attempt as she took second place. Grace Beaty (Upland, CA) was third with her best throw coming on her second opportunity when she posted a distance of 40.54m/133'.
Then in the javelin Keegan Sherry (Shoreline, WA) took third as the lone Bulldog in the event as she posted a new personal best of 26.87m/88' 2" on her second throw.
Redlands will continue their non-conference schedule at the Jim Click Multis hosted by the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona on Thursday-Friday, April 6-7. On Friday they will be at the Whittier Twilight at 3:30 p.m. and then on Saturday, April 8 at 9:00 a.m. they will head to Claremont for the Pomona-Pitzer Invite.