Senior Julie Williamson broke the school record in the 800m Run to lead the Emory University track & field teams at the Kentucky Relays held on the campus of the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY. There was no team scoring at the meet.
Williamson ran a 2:11.87 to win the event in a field comprised of mostly Division I runners, besting the 26-year old record which was held by Katherine Marshall who registered a time of 2:11.99 at the 1990 NCAA Championships.
The women's 4x400m Relay of freshman Dilys Osei, sophomore Julia Leventhal, freshman Ariana Newhouse and sophomore Erica Goldman also had a strong showing at the meet, running the third fastest time in program history and the fourth fastest mark in Division III this season, clocking in at 3:48.71 to place second in the event.
Other top performers for the Eagles on Saturday were sophomore hurdler Benjamin Rogin who finished eighth in the 110m Hurdles with a personal-best time of 14.95; junior sprinter Ian McIsaac who posted a personal-best time in the 200m Dash, placing 11th at 22.89; and senior Alexandra Aiello who ran a personal-best mark of 26.08 in a 17th place effort in the 200m.
The women's 4x100 Relay of Osei, Leventhal, freshman Dani Bland and Aiello ran the second fastest time of the season, finishing third with a time of 47.93 and freshman Hayley Moyer recorded a personal-best time of 26.85, coming in 19th in the 200m Dash to round out the top performances for the Eagles.
Emory returns to action next weekend with the two-day Dr. Keeler Invitational at North Central College in Naperville, IL.