AKRON, OHIO – The Towson indoor track and field team set a school record and earned its third Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) qualifying mark on the final day of the Akron Invitational.
 
Wilhelmina Austin set an indoor school record in the triple jump while Zanae Freeland earned an ECAC qualifying time for the 200m dash.
 
THE BASICS
Day Two, Akron Invitational
Location: Stiles Athletics Field House, Akron, Ohio
20 Participating Teams
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (TRACK EVENTS)

• Zanae Freeland tied for 10th-place in the 60m dash (gold division), running the event in 7.71. Her time is second-fastest time in program history.
• Freeland also placed fifth in the 200m dash (gold division) with an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) qualifying time of 24.93.
• Wilhelmina Austin and Katelynn Williams had back-to-back finishes in the 60m hurdles. Austin finished 21st (9.154) while Williams placed 22nd (9.160). Both times rank 10th overall in program history.
• Kelsey Fiddes finished fourth in the 200m dash with a time of 25.42.
• Megan Kelly and Arianna Waller both timed personal bests in the 400m dash. Kelly placed 14^th (59.47) and Waller followed in 15th-place (59.59).   
• The 4x400m (gold division) relay team of Freeland, Reid, Amanda Famularo and Fiddes placed eighth with a time of 3:54.85.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED (FIELD EVENTS)

• Wilhelmina Austin set an indoor school record in the triple jump with a distance of 11.74m (38'6.25"). She finished third overall for the event. Her time ranks fourth overall in program history for the triple jump, including indoor and outdoor marks.
• Naja McAdam was the runner-up in the high jump with a height of 1.65m (5'5.00").
• Lauren Coleman placed eighth in the shot put with a personal best distance of 13.13m (43'1.00"). Her mark ranks third in program history.

 
The Tigers return to action with a busy weekend, competing in the BU Valentine Invitational on Feb. 12 and at the Monmouth Winter Collegiate Invitational on Feb. 13.