PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – The Edgewood College Women's Track & Field program visited UW-Platteville on Friday and had various personal best performances throughout the day. Among those was a third best time in school history in the 3,000-meter steeplechase from Rachel Ehrhart and a big performance from Ally Verbauwhede in the 5,000-meter run.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Verbauwhede posted the second-best time in school history in the 5,000-meter run. Verbauwhede's time of 17:37.93 was good for 15th place, a personal best, and only seven seconds off the school record set by Piper Atnip back in 2017.
- Rachel Ehrhart posted the third best time in school history in her first ever time participating in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. She placed third with a time of 12:01.53, good for a place on the honor roll.
- Irene Ehrhart led a trio of Eagles in the 1,500-meter run. Ehrhart clocked in at 5:20.16, good for 13th in the event. Samantha Henry (6:03.76) and Cassie Radl (6:05.98) also ran in the 1,500 on Friday.
- Lindsey LaBorde competed in the 400-meter hurdles, finishing in eighth place. LaBorde posted a time of 1:10.61 in the event.
- Emily Austin, Samantha Henry, and Cassie Radl each competed in the 800-meter run on Friday. Austin finished with a time of 2:44.33, while Henry notched a personal best time of 2:56.11. Radl rounded out the pack in the event, crossing the line in 3:05.19.
- Carolyn Evers and Trinity Burg both placed times in the 400-meter dash. Carolyn Evers finished 1:05.29, good for 21st place. Burg crossed the line in 1:07.50 to place 23rd in the event.
- Trinity Burg, Emily Austin, Rachel Ehrhart, and Carolyn Evers competed for the Eagles in the 4x400-meter relay. The four finished in ninth place with a time of 4:28.00.
UP NEXT
- Edgewood College will head to Wisconsin Lutheran College next Saturday for the Green & White Invite. The meet will take place at Raabe Stadium in Wauwatosa, Wis.
