FAIRFAX, Va. – Loyola University Maryland's Senna Ohlsson qualified for the ECAC Championships in the 500 meters on Saturday as the Greyhounds closed out a strong day at George Mason University's Patriot Games.
 
Ohlsson finished second in the race, clocking a time of 1:15.85, the fifth-fastest in school history. Gabrielle Silvestri won her heat in the 500, finishing fifth overall in 1:20.81, while Eve Schoenberg was seventh in 1:23.15.
 
Molly Smith had a second-place finish, too, for the Greyhounds. She ran 58.51 in the 400 meters, the seventh-best time in school history. Maria Jaeckel won her heat in the quarter-mile and was seventh overall in 60.47; Heather Merrifield took ninth overall in 61.07.
 
Courtney Kenny tied the seventh-best 200 meters time in school history, finishing fourth overall in the 200 meters in 26.31. Rachel Koller was 13^th in 27.57, and Katherine Schramm finished a spot behind in 27.65.
 
Three Loyola runners finished in the top-seven of the 800 meters, led by Audrey O'Neill in fourth (2:22.81). Carly Spinnler and Kate Ragone were sixth and seventh in 2:25.17 and 2:25.78, respectively.
 
Gillian Blackwood and Kathleen Shepherd took fourth and sixth, respectively, in the finals of the 60-meter hurdles. Blackwood ran 9.55, while Shepherd finished in 9.78.
 
Tara Ryan and Kayleigh Caggiano raced to sixth- and seventh-place finishes in the 1,000 meters. Ryan crossed the line in 3:04.60, and Caggiano was two seconds back in 3:06.80.
 
Kelly Williamson had a seventh-place time of 10:51.61 in the 3,000 meters.
 
The Greyhounds' 4x400-meter relay of Jaeckel, Rachel Koller, Megan Daviero and Jacqueline Kohaut was third in 4:14.06.
 
Schramm finished eighth in the 60 meters, running 8.25 in the final. Ariana Santo Pietro took 12^th in 8.41, and Danielle Spano was 13^th in 8.47.
 
Madeline Ocamb was the team's top finisher in the mile, running 5:32.20 to place 11^th.
 
Loyola is back in action on Saturday, February 2, at the Villanova Invitational at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, N.Y.