Emory University junior Kaele Leonard turned in a career day on Saturday at the Bob Pollock Invitational at Clemson University, setting a school record in the 400-meter dash during the meet.

Leonard broke the school-record in the 400-meter dash with a time of 56.54 seconds in the event, finishing ninth overall.  It was the 14^th-best mark by a Division III athlete this season, and topped Alix Dyer's previous school record of 56.75, set in 2010.

Senior Lauren Attiah added a sixth-place finish in the long jump with a leap of 5.71 meters, the second-longest mark in school history and the 12^th-best mark in Division III.  She also finished sixth in the high jump by clearing a height of 1.65 meters, tied for the best mark by an Eagle this season, and 12^th in the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.92 seconds.

In the 100-meter hurdles, sophomore Morgan Monroe recorded the eighth-best mark in school history, finishing 13^th in a time of 14.63 seconds.  Other top performers for the Emory women during the meet included Jasmine McCullough in the 100-meter dash (12.69 seconds, 14^th place), Charlotte Diggs in the 400-meter hurdles (1:03.70, 11^th place), and the Eagles' 4x100-meter relay team of McCullough, Dyer, Attiah and Debora Adjibaba (47.65 seconds, fourth place).

For the men, senior Ian Francis finished 12^th in the long jump, matching his season-best leap of 7.10 meters, tied for the seventh-best jump in school history.  Xavier Fowler finished eighth in the triple jump with a distance of 13.13 meters, while Isaac Chambers claimed 15^th in the 400-meter dash (50.84 seconds) and Eric Lawson took 25^th-place in the 800-meter run (2:03.92).

The Eagles will return to action later in the week with a pair of meets, traveling to Naperville, IL for the Dr. Keeler Invitational on Thursday, before returning to Clemson for the Tiger Qualifier on Friday and Saturday.