Anderson Finishes Sixth in Manchester Invite

The Anderson University women's track and field team finished sixth place in the Manchester Invitational on Saturday in North Manchester.

Andrea Diaz was named the Anderson XCTF Performer of the Meet. She took eighth place in the 800-meter run with a personal-record time of 2 minutes, 32.82 seconds.

COACH NIC HUFFMAN'S COMMENTS

I'm happy with the way we competed. There were a lot of good things happening in ugly weather. We executed our events well, but our times and marks mostly did not match. There were still some lifetime bests. We are looking to clean things up a little bit and start the peaking process as we approach the conference meet. Hopefully, the weather will allow for improved marks. We are looking good at the right time, but there is still much to work through. Only a few weeks to figure things out, but we are on the right track.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

• Jasmyn Benjamin – 5,000 – 22:36.24 – 4th Place
• Katie Ripberger – 100-Meter Hurdles Prelims – 16.65 seconds – 5th Place – Personal Record – Ranks 2nd in HCAC
• Katie Ripberger – 100-Meter Hurdles Finals – 16.79 seconds – 5th Place
• 4x400 Relay Team – Katie Ripberger, Jaycie Sones, Nora Filler, Andrea Diaz – 4:37.30 – 5th Place – Season Best
• Katie Ripberger – 400-Meter Hurdles – 1:13.23 – 6th Place
• Andrea Diaz – 800 – 2:32.82 – 8th Place – Personal Record
• Jaycie Sones – 800 – 2:39.06 – Season Best
• Jaycie Sones – 1,500 – 5:25.95 – Personal Record
• Nora Filler – 1,500 – 6:10.92 – Personal Record

UP NEXT

Anderson battles in the Indiana D-III Championships on Saturday, April 12 at 11 a.m. in Greencastle.