First-year sprinter Gianna Phipps of the Case Western Reserve University women's track and field team set a school record in the 200-meter dash at the Bob Kahn Invitational hosted by Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, this weekend.
Phipps completed the race in 25.73 seconds, besting the previous mark of 25.88 seconds run by Leslie Stanard in 2011. She also won the 400-meter dash, one of five Spartans to claim events at the unscored meet.
School Records
- Phipps
- 200-meter dash, 25.73 seconds
- Previous record: 25.88 seconds by Leslie Stanard in 2011 (UAA Outdoor Championships)
Event Winners
Top Three Performances
- First-year Esther Umezurike-Chukwu
- 100-meter dash, second, 13.24 seconds
- 100-meter hurdles, third, 16.30 seconds
- 400-meter hurdles, third, 1:11.40
- Sophomore Bailey Bowen
- Javelin throw, third, 31.37 meters
- Discus throw, third, 33.48 meters
- First-year Francesca Taracila
- 1,500-meter run, third, 4:58.34
- 800-meter run, third, 2:30.71
- Junior Tanush Anand
- High jump, second, 1.87 meters
- Sophomore Brendan Bradish
- 800-meter run, second, 2:00.05
- First-year Anna Callo
- Pole vault, second, 3.48 meters
- Sophomore Becca Liaw
- 5,000-meter run, second, 18:46.96
- Senior Michelle Lee
- Hammer throw, second, 42.50 meters
- Junior Madison Martinez
- Javelin throw, second, 33.43 meters
- First-year Garrett Myers
- Discus throw, second, 42.82 meters
- First-year Reid Smith
- 800-meter run, second, 2:30.38
- Sophomore Charlie Stipanovich
- 400-meter dash, second, 51.06 seconds
- Junior Sarah Ball
- 100-meter dash, third, 13.30 seconds
- First-year Samaria Benochi
- 400-meter dash, third, 1:02.63
- Senior Aaron Brula
- 400-meter hurdles, third, 1:02.21
Spartan Notes
- Phipps's time in the 400-meter dash was the fifth-fastest in program history
- Callo recorded the third-best mark in the pole vault in program history
- Myers threw the discus the 10th-farthest ever by a Spartan
Up Next
The CWRU track and field teams will travel to Wooster, Ohio, for the Wooster Invitational hosted by the College of Wooster on Friday, April 3 and Saturday, April 4.
