Ravens Lock Up Fifth in Manchester Invitational

The Anderson University women's track and field locked up fifth place during Saturday's Manchester Invitational in North Manchester.

Anderson tallied a score of 66.5 points during the meet. The Ravens battled rainy conditions and a weather delay during the meet.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

Emily Smatlak – Javelin – 40.11 meters (131 feet, 7.25 inches) – 1st Place – Ranks 11th in Nation – Ranks 1st in HCAC

Mariah Murray – High Jump – 1.55 meters (5 feet, 1 inch) – 1st Place

Noelle Loller – 1,500 – 5:09.01 – 4th Place – Personal Record – Ranks 3rd in HCAC

Olivia Moss – 400 Meter Hurdles – 1:17.30 – 4th Place – Ranks 4th in HCAC

Callie Guthrie – 3,000 Steeplechase – 14:14.21 – 4th Place – Ranks 4th in HCAC

Krista Franklin – 100 Meter Dash – 13.56 seconds – 5th Place – Personal Record – Ranks 6th in HCAC

Haley Morvilius – 31.94 meters (104 feet, 9.5 inches) – Discus – 5th Place – Personal Record

Victoria Baver – 1.40 meters (4 feet, 7 inches) – High Jump – 6th Place

Mariah Murray – 100 Meter Dash – 13.85 seconds – 6th Place

Olivia Moss – 100 Meter Hurdles – 20.56 seconds – 7th Place – Personal Record

Noelle Loller – 800 – 2:34.29 – 7th Place – Ranks 6th in HCAC

Abigail Lynn – Javelin – 26.06 meters (85 feet, 6 inches) – 7th Place – Personal Record

Victoria Baver – 4.48 meters (14 feet, 8.25 inches) – Long Jump – 7th Place

Emilie Penick – 800 – 2:35.26 – 8th Place – Personal Record

Mariah Murray – 200 – 28.28 seconds – 8th Place – Ranks 7th in HCAC

Abigail Lynn – Discus – 28.97 meters (95 feet, 0.5 inches) – Personal Record

Haley Morvilius – Hammer – 21.55 meters (70 feet, 8.5 inches) – Personal Record

Emily Smatlak – Discus – 28.67 meters (94 feet, 0.75 inches) – Personal Record

4x400 – Emilie Penick, Emily Smatlak, Victoria Baver, Noelle Loller – 4:37.59 – 5th Place

4x100 – Kayla Saunders, Mariah Murray, Krista Franklin, Olivia Moss – 52.04 seconds – 5th Place

RAVEN COMMENTS

Mariah Murray – I think the meet was more about the team as a whole rather than individual races. It was one of those meets, because of the weather, that we really had to be there for each other and hype one another up just because the circumstances were so miserable. It's been extremely enjoyable, especially [on Saturday], watching the freshmen compete and just really dominate; they always come with the best attitudes and are just ready to compete every meet and it's super fun to kind of experience my freshman season all over again through them!

Coach Sol Stephens – We got off to a decent start with the good weather through the women's discus were they all set PRs. The women are getting better within the 400-meter relay reps. Noelle Loller set another PR in the 1,500 and then the weather hit... After the delay, we refocused and competed fantastically. Emily Smatlak won the javelin and Mariah Murray won the high jump. Olivia Moss had a great first run over the long hurdles. Both Noelle Loller and Emilie Penick in the 800. [Saturday] was a great experience in adversity and perseverance. Never knowing what Mother Nature may bring us conference weekend, we handled this poor weather test run superbly. We're going back to the drawing board on some things to be ready for action with a singular focus for the conference meet.

UP NEXT

The Ravens battle in the two-day Little State Championships, beginning on Friday at 3:30 p.m. in Marion.