GENEVA, Ohio – Sprinters
Jamie Adams and
Lauryn Clarke continued to rewrite the Loyola University Maryland indoor track and field record book on Saturday as Adams set a school record and Clarke tied one as the Greyhounds competed at the Spire Collegiate Indoor Games.
Adams broke a four-year old mark in the 400 meters, becoming the first Loyola woman to run under 57 seconds indoors in the event with a time of 56.30.
She broke the previous best of 57.13 seconds run in February 2020 by Heather Merrifield. Saturday's race was the first indoor 400 that Adams has run as a collegian; she finished second overall in the race.
Clarke meanwhile put down a time of 7.60 seconds in the final of the 60 meters, tying the school record she set last month in the event. Earlier in the day, she qualified second with a time of 7.69 seconds, and she took second in the evening final.
Clarke also finished fourth in the 200 meters, running 25.13 seconds, good for the No. 7 time in school indoor history.
The times for both Adams and Clarke were ECAC Indoor Championships qualifying standards.
Kat Zysk put her name on the school's top times list, running 1:40.04 in the 600 meters, the seventh fastest time in school history as she became the fourth fastest Loyola runner in that event. She took fourth in Saturday's race.
Kaitlyn Casas was 10
th in the event, running 1:51.72.
Kasey Boag finished seventh in the 5,000 meters, running 18:57.54, while
Norah Affanato was 11
th in 19:21.51.
Leanely Cruz had a 15
th-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles (9.21), and she was 11
th in the 300 meters (44.88) while
Lauren Gerow was 16
th (46.26).
Sammie Spargo led four Greyhounds in the 3,000 meters, taking 24
th (10:55.14), while
Lauren Riddle was 32
nd (11:04.34),
Mackenzie Newman 41
st (11:21.76) and
Maddie Hyde 42
nd (11:24.45).
Meghan Leonard was 31
st in the mile (5:28.12), and
Kiera Udell took 34
th (5:29.84).
Madelyn Ricard was 39
th in the 60 meters (8.15), one spot ahead of teammate
Jane Mazzeo (8.16).
Onyinyechi Kenine took 73
rd (8.83). Mazzeo placed 46
th in the 200 (27.23), while Ricard was 50
th (27.42) and
Chelsea Ayitey-Adjin was 73
rd (29.01).
Zysk, Adams, Leonard and Clarke finished third in the 4x400-meter relay, running 4:02.74; Gerow, Udell, Mazzeo and Casas were 19
th in 4:26.29.
