COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – The Ursinus Women's Track & Field team opened competition at the two-day 2026 AARTFC Championships held at Patterson Field for the first time on Wednesday.
 
 
Four individual athletes and two relay teams competed for the Bears on the first day in the final meet before NCAA Outdoor Championships.
 
 
Senior Kaelin Ryan locked up a spot in the 100-meter hurdle finals tomorrow by finishing fourth on a time of 14.28. Ryan teamed up with first-year Laela Middleton, first-year Sophia Pascale, and sophomore Nadly Gyapong in the 4x100 relay and fortified a spot in tomorrow's final with a time of 47.53 to finish sixth.
 
 
Senior Mia Sideris finished seventh in the 5,000 meters with a personal best time of 17:50.27. Gyapong placed 13th in the 100 meter prelims on a time of 12.29 and senior Juniper Bauroth-Sherman recorded a pole vault mark of 3.33 meters and finished 16th overall. The 4x400 relay team of senior Jaycie Miller, sophomore Aubrey Myers, and first-years Alissa Joseph along with Allie Severino recorded a time of 4:09.78.
 
 
The Bears wrap up the AARTFC Championships tomorrow, May 14th with a start time at 10:00 a.m.