Bears Shatter School Record at Hoosier Hills Invitational

Bears Shatter School Record at Hoosier Hills Invitational

From Washington University Athletics

Senior Rebecca Ridderhoff broke a school record to highlight several career-best performances for the Washington University in St. Louis women's indoor track & field team Friday night at the Hoosier Hills Invite hosted by Indiana University.

Ridderhoff clocked a school-record time of 56.13 to win the women's 400. Ridderhoff shaved more than five seconds off her previous career best to post the second-fastest time in NCAA Division III this season. Senior Kelli Hancock also competed in the 400, finishing sixth with a time of 58.19.

Senior Daisy Ogede raced to a third-place finish in the women's 60 with a time of 7.75. Ogede also teamed up with senior Ashley Knudson, Hancock and Ridderhoff to finish second in the women's 1,600 relay with a time of 3:49.05, the second-fastest time in school history.

Junior Annalise Wagner finished second in the women's 800 fast section with a time of 2:12.76, while Knudson placed third with a career-best time of 2:13.43. Junior Aly Wayne ran a career-best time of 10:01.22 to finish fifth in the women's 3,000m.

Freshman Elizabeth Hagstrom secured a fifth-place finish in the women's mile with a career-best time of 5:04.41. Junior Audrey Western (5:06.61, seventh place), senior Molly Kuhs (5:07.95, eighth place) and sophomore Abby Martin (5:08.78, ninth place) all set career-best times in the mile as well.