From Case Western Reserve University Athletics

Senior runner Melissa Phung-Rojas broke the Case Western Reserve University record in the indoor 800-meter run at the Grand Valley State University Friday Big Meet at the Kelly Family Sports Center in Allendale, Michigan.

Phung-Rojas broke the school record in the event with a time of 2:18.56, the 46th-best mark in Division III this season, besting the previous record of 2:18.60 run by Vanessa Passadyn in 2018. Phung-Rojas finished 27th in the race and was the second finisher among Division III runners.

Members of the CWRU men's and women's track and field teams also competed against Oberlin College on Friday night at the Kahn Track and Shults Field in Oberlin, Ohio. Five Spartans won events, with senior runner Chloe Relf taking first place in two events. Relf was the first finisher in the 200-meter and 400-meter dashes, crossing the line at 29.65 in the shorter race and 1:04.46 in the longer race.