KENOSHA, Wis. — Hosting their third indoor meet of the season, the Carthage women's track and field team took first place in the annual Tadd Metzger Invitational on Friday in the Tarble Athletic and Recreation Center. The Firebirds posted a total of 211.5 points to take first place among the seven-team field.

Carthage will head back out on the road next weekend to compete at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on Saturday, February 12.
 

Assistant Coach Cale Brown

"Today was a really good step as we move closer to the conference championship. It's great to see our team progress while also learning to compete week in and week out against good competition. Grace Robinson had a standout performance with a three-second PR in the 400 meter. We're excited to see what the upcoming weeks will bring."
 

Highlights

• In her first collegiate pentathlon, Ally LaBerge set a personal best in the 55-meter hurdles, and shot put, en route to 2,041 points.
• Freshman Kylie Smith ran her first collegiate 3K, taking first place and posting a time of 11:37.38.
• Amy Mayhill crushed her mile PR today by just under 15 seconds, crossing the finish line in 5:45.64 to take fourth place.
• In the 400, Grace Robinson finished second overall, and first among collegiate runners, setting a new personal-best time of 1:01.42.
• Teresa Topolski took second place in the 55-meter dash, while Sarah Kerfin finished in fourth.
• Competing in the 600 for the first time at Carthage, Julie Heinrichs claimed first place after crossing the finish line in 1:51.18.
• Running in the event for the first time in her collegiate career, Mayhill took first in the 1,000-meter run with a time of 3:29.52.
• Topolski came back on the track for the 200-meter dash, setting a new PR and taking fourth with a time of 28.13 seconds.
• For the third time this season and second-straight week, Pearline Moss won the high jump after clearing 1.51 meters.
• Leaping 4.91 meters on her second attempt, Ilana Milos took first place in the long jump.
• Freshman Abbey Calhoun posted a mark of 10.64 meters to win the triple jump today in her first attempt at the event at Carthage, a mark just outside of the program's all-time top-10.
• Alexis Mattox placed third in both the shot put and weight throw today, hitting 12.22 meters and 15.64 meters, respectively.

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