Grinnell women post several strong performances at Wartburg meet

Results

WAVERLY, Iowa - Grinnell College tuned up for next weekend's Midwest Conference Championships with some strong performances at the Liz Wuertz Invitational hosted by Wartburg College.

Steph Kama-Kama '28 just missed the school record in the high jump by just a fraction, finishing third in the event with a leap of 1.55 meters. That ranks second in program history.

Hannah Roark '26 was second in the mile in 5 minutes, 5.79 seconds and Rajanea Landers '29 was runner-up in the triple jump with a leap of 10.57 meters. That is third-best at GC.

Besides Roark in the mile, Sindri Bonner '28, Morgan Karow '26 and Lizzie Drew '29 finished sixth through eighth in 5:16.61, 5:16.96 and 5:26.25, respectively. Bonner's time ranks fifth in GC history and Karow's is sixth.

Kylie Galowitz '26 was fifth in the weight throw and sixth in the shot put with throws of 14.37 and 11.51 meters. Her effort in the weight throw is third in GC history.

Landers was fifth in the 200 dash in 26.64, second all-time at GC, while Kate Solano '29 was sixth in the triple jump with a leap of 10.01 meters and Kama-Kama placed eighth at 9.49.

The 4x400 relay team of Emily Summers 29, Noelle Vu '28, Tennyson Shultz '28 and Solano was third in 4:07.32. That time ranks fifth in Pioneer history.

Keelin Swisher's '29 time of 26.98 in the 200 ranks sixth in program history, as does Solano's clocking of 1:00.62 in the 400. In the 800, Vu ran the ninth-best GC time in 2:24.59.

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