BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Widener University women's indoor track & field team competed in the first day of the MAC Championships hosted by Lehigh University on Friday evening. Allison Reuter won the weight throw finals by nearly a meter with a throw of 16.39 meters – a new school and MAC Championships record.

There were four top-five finishes for the Pride and two gold medal winners. WU ended the day at third place on the leaderboard with 37 points.

The 4000-meter DMR team of Maia Semmes, Rachel Parr, Sarah Groetz, and Sarah Cardone finished third in the event with a time of 12:56.15.

The 4x200-meter relay team consisting of Aishah Dukes, Ale Borbolla-Diaz, Claire Burkert, and Alaina Johnson took home the gold in a field of 10 teams. They completed the race in 1:47.57.

Hailey Welchans was third in the pole vault finals with a height of 3.15 meters.