Lauryn Clarke and Nelly Cruz won events, and Isabella Coleman ran the third-fastest 1,500 meters at Loyola in almost 20 years on Saturday as the Greyhounds competed at the Loyola-Johns Hopkins Invitational.
 
Coleman ran 4:34.98 to finish second in the 1,500, running the third-fastest time in school history and the best since May 2005 when Andrea Rovegno set the school record in 4:33.30. Rovegno holds the two fastest times in the event with Coleman being the second fastest woman at Loyola to run the 1,500.
 
Cruz was the fastest runner in the 100-meter hurdles on Saturday, clocking 14.81 seconds to become the second-fastest performer in school history in the event. Her time ranks fourth all-time at Loyola.
 
Loyola's 4x100-meter relay team ran its fastest time of the season and No. 2 time in school history as Madelyn Ricard, Julia Baguaio, Clarke and Mazzeo finished in 47.80.
 
The Greyhounds' 4x400-meter relay – Baguaio, Claire Dalsass, Coleman and Clarke – had its best time of the year, taking third in 4:02.72. Loyola's second entry – Meghan Leonard, Elizabeth Gallagher, Ajia Morrison and Kiera Udell was seventh in 4:11.61.
 
Clarke took top honors in the 100 meters, crusing to a victory in a wind-aided time of 11.68 seconds. Mazzeo was fourth in 12.44, and Ricard took 12^th in the event (12.75).
 
Clarke also finished second in the 200 meters with a wind-aided 24.38. She led nine Loyola runners in the event, followed by Mazzeo (8^th, 25.91) and Baguiao (10^th, 26.07) who finished in the top-10. Ricard took 12^th (26.15), Gallagher (25^th, 27.35), Caroline O'Connell (28^th, 27.60), Chelsea Ayitey-Adjin (37^th, 28.22), Lauren Gerow (41^st, 28.95) and Onyinyechi Kenine (42^nd, 29.08).
 
Dalsass ran 2:21.39 to take seventh in the 800 meters, while Leonard was 11^th in 2:22.30
 
Lauren Gerow took 10^th in the 400-meter hurdles (70.27), and Cruz was 11^th (70.66).
 
Sammie Spargo logged a top-10 finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, finishing sixth in 12:32.35. Kasey Boag went 18:56.89 in the 5,000 meters to take 17^th. Five Greyhounds ran behind Coleman in the 1,500: Udell (22^nd, 4:54.60), Norah Affanato (24^th, 4:58.37), Maeve Lowther (36^th, 5:06.90), Maddie Hyde (41^st, 5:13.80) and Kaitlyn Casas (49^th, 5:28.45).
 
Morrison was 22^nd in the 400 meters, running 63.39. O'Connell took 23^rd (63.61), and Ayitey-Adjin finished 26^th (65.45).
 
Several members of the Loyola men's cross country ran in events on Saturday. Bryan Hickman led three Greyhounds in the 1,500, running 4:18.16 for 34^th. Dylan Jock took 38^th (4:25.65), and Evan Skurat was 41^st (4:31.35).
 
Camden Spring finished 13^th in the 5,000 meters (15:26.97), and Ailin Oberlies was 17^th (15:54.55). Dennis McNamara finished 22^nd (16:00.17), while Billy Malone was 23^rd (16:03.44) and Matt Bradley was 31^st (17:11.68).