From Case Western Reserve University Athletics

The Case Western Reserve University track and field team opened its 2018 outdoor season this weekend, with the women winning two events at the 2018 W&L Carnival, hosted by Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia on Friday and Saturday.

The Spartan women were strong in the hammer throw at the meet, taking three of the top-five spots in the event. Senior Nimi Gupta won the hammer throw with a mark of 43.43 meters, while junior Marina Yu claimed second with a mark of 42.48 meters and sophomore Chanel Dore finished fifth with a distance of 37.29 meters.

Sophomore Madeline Lindemann won the 10,000-meter run with a time of 37:45.82, while senior Rachel Laveson added a fourth-place finish in the event with a time of 39:44.01.

Senior Claire Plunkett was the team's top performer in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, finishing third with a time of 12:40.07. Senior Marie-Louise Kloster was the team's top performer in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:09.06.

Other top performers for the CWRU women during the meet included sophomore Vanessa Pasadyn in the 1,500-meter run (fourth, 4:58.32) and in the 800-meter run (fourth, 2:22.55), sophomore Abby Waltz in the pole vault (fourth, 3.05m), senior Rachel Willard in the triple jump (fourth, 10.27m) and freshman Eleanor Gaddy in the javelin (fifth, 29.48m).