Golden Eagles Complete Successful Weekend in Iowa City

IOWA CITY, Iowa. – The Marquette University track and field teams completed competition at the two-day Black & Gold Invitational on Saturday afternoon.

MU came away with event victories in the women's pole vault and 400m. On the men's side, the top finish was a runner-up placing in the 800m race.

"This weekend was a solid midseason meet with good competition for us to see how we measure up," Marquette head coach Bert Rogers said. "Our kids competed hard and several were able to go out and set personal records, so it was great to see that hard work pay off."

The top performance of the day on the women's side came from sophomore sprinter Arianna Mansavage, who continued her breakout season by winning the 400m with a PR time of 56.11. Her performance is the fourth-best all-time in MU indoor history. Junior pole vaulter Brielle Buechler came out on top in the pole vault with a mark of 3.50 m/11-5.75 ft.

For the men, Derek Gross placed second in the 800m with his season-best effort time of 1:53.67. Freshman sprinter Julian Wright's 200m time of 22.13 was good for No. 6 all-time on the program's top-10 list.

Caitlin McGauley, Emily Noone and Kendall Pfrimmer all set personal records in the women's mile. Senior distance runners Daniel Pederson and Ryan Burd also ran personal bests in the men's mile.

Up Next:
Student-athletes from the men's and women's teams will be dispersed across three meets next weekend. The multis competitors will head to the Windy City Classic at Chicago State to compete in the heptathlon. Most of the team will go to the Parkside classic, but several distance runners will head back to Notre Dame to compete.

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TOP FINISHERS:
Field Events
• Brielle Buechler won the pole vault with a height of 3.50 m/11-5.75 ft.
• Lindsey Mirkes and Marin McClowry earned runner-up honors in the high jump (1.65 m/5-5 ft).
• Allie Flando placed sixth in the weight throw (17.15 m/56-3.25 ft)
• Imari Hurte took seventh in the long jump with a PR of 6.99 m/22-0 ft.
• Cameron Jemison took fourth in the pole vault (4.50 m/14-9.25 ft).
• Vinnie Voudrie placed eight in the weight throw (16.40 m/53-9.75 ft)

Running Events
• Arianna Mansavage took first place in the 400m with a PR time of 56.11 (#4AT).
• Caitlin McGauley set a PR in the mile with a time of 5:02.71, placing eighth. Emily Noone (5:06.81) and Kendall Pfrimmer (5:09.46) also set PR's.
• Emma Moravec placed third in the 600m with a time of 1:36.87.
• Mary Rose Flood took fourth in the 800m with a time of 2:15.87.
• Derek Gross earned runner-up honors in the 800m with a time of 1:53.67.
• Daniel Pederson took fifth in the mile with a PR time of 4:12.90. Ryan Burd placed ninth (4:15.72, PR).
• Julian Wright took eighth in the 200m with a PR time of 22.13 (#6AT).
• Bryan Holland (1:23.67, PR), Greg Van Hollen (1:23.87, PR) and Jeff Garbutt finished sixth through eighth in the 600m.

ALL-TIME LIST MARKS:
• Arianna Mansavage won the 400m with a PR time of 56.11 (#4AT).
• Julian Wright took eighth in the 200m with a PR time of 22.13 (#6AT).