PHILADELPHIA – Senior
Rainah Dunham reset her two school records to highlight a trio of Ursinus Women's Track & Field athletes competing at the at the Widener Winter Evening Invite held at the University of Pennsylvania's Ott Center on Friday night.
Dunham took won both the long and triple jump and blitzed her previous school record marks in each event. Dunham started the night by cruising to a win in the long jump by recording a mark of 5.83 meters which also ranks third in all of Division III. Dunham followed by taking over the top spot in Division III for the triple jump with a winning mark of 12.50 meters. It was Dunham's first jumps action since winning the Division III Outdoor National Championship in the long jump back in May and easily hit NCAA Indoor Championship qualifying marks with her totals tonight.
Sophomore
Sam Wechsler and first-year
Emily Barlam also competed for the Bears in the meet as each posted top-10 finishes in the long jump. Wechsler placed sixth with a mark of 5.29 meters while Barlam finished eighth at a 5.20 meter jump. Wechsler also finished 12th in the triple jump with her mark of 10.50 meters.
The Bears return to action tomorrow, January 25th as they will compete in Franklin & Marshall's Coach I Open starting at 9:30 a.m.