Grantham, PA (April 10, 2021) - The DeSales University women's track & field team placed third out of nine teams at the Messiah Multi-Distance Carnival hosted on Friday and Saturday at Messiah College.

Among the top finishers for the Bulldogs were (top 5):
Track Events
Senior Emily Jacobson - 100-meters (13.42 - 2nd place); 200-meters (27.40 - 4th place)
Senior Laura Billings - 100-meter hurdles (16.51 - 1st place) - fifth fastest in the MAC this season; 400-meter hurdles (1:11.90 - 1st place) - 2nd fastest in the MAC this season
Sophomore Allie Dowell - 100-meter hurdles (17.84 - 3rd place); 400-meter hurdles (1:17.59 - 4th place)
Sophomore Delaney Klinger - 400-meters (1:05.11 - 4th place)
Graduate Student Kayla Murawski - 5,000-meters (17:44.77 - 1st place) - Ninth fastest time this season in NCAA Division III
Sophomore Amelia Smith - 5,000-meters (19:00.71 - 5th place)

Field Events
Sophomore Ariel Stanalonis - Triple Jump (8.38m - 4th place)
Sophomore Isabelle Meckes - Discus (31.80m - 2nd place)
Junior Riley Gaita - Hammer Throw (37.54m - 3rd place)

Relays
4x100 (Senior Olivia Craig, Jacobson, Klinger, Sophomore Haley Zimerofsky) - 50.79 - 2nd place
4x400 (Sophomore Bridget DiCesare, junior LeeAnn Markwalter, junior Kirstin Metschulat, freshman Kayla Grone) - 4:37.13 (4th place)
4x800 (Markwalter, junior Shannon Blair, sophomore Julie Barrett, DiCesare) - 11:05.92 - 2nd place