FAIRFAX, Va. – The Towson University indoor track and field program finished second with 124.5 points at the Patriot Games, hosted by George Mason University on Saturday. George Mason won the meet with 138.5 points and Mount St. Mary's placed third (66).
 
Kaitlyn Davis set an indoor school record for the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.65. She qualified for the 2017 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships in two events, the 60m hurdles and the 60m dash.
 
How it Happened (Track Events)

• Kaitlyn Davis was the runner-up in the 60m hurdles with an ECAC qualifying time of 8.84. Helnsarah Penda placed fifth with a time of 9.09.
• Kaitlyn Davis won the 60m dash in 7.65, qualifying for the ECAC Championships. Zanae Freeland took fourth (7.81), followed by Jaina McLean in fifth-place (7.91). Jamila Brown finished sixth with a time of 7.92.
• Kaitlyn Davis placed third in the 400m dash with a time of 59.99.
• Megan Kelly was the runner-up in the 500m dash, timing 1:16.32. Alexis Goodman placed fifth (1:24.27).
• Allyson Figalora was the lone Tiger competing in the 800m run with a time of 2:32.45.
• Jaina McLean took third in the 200m dash, timing 26.28.

 
How it Happened (Track Events)

• Courtney Rose placed second in the pole vault with a height of 3.55m (11'7.75"). Brynn Warrington followed in third-place (3.55m/11'7.75"). Sarah Bourdon finished fifth (3.25m/10'8.00").
• Jackie Levitt was the runner-up in the high jump (1.60m/5'3.00"). Naja McLean finished eighth (1.55m/5'1.00").
• Ksenia Safanova won the weight throw with a distance of 14.95m (49'0.75"). Taylor Giles followed in third-place (14.70m/48'2.75"). Jenyce Baytops placed seventh (12.45m/40'10.25").
• Lauren Coleman won the shot put with a mark of 13.32m (43'8.50"). Jencye Baytops finished fourth (11.36m/37'3.25") and Taylor Weiss placed sixth (10.55m/34'7.50").

 
Behind the Numbers

• Kaitlyn Davis qualified for the 2017 ECAC DI Indoor Championships in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.84. She also qualified for the championships in the 60m dash (7.65).  
• Kaitlyn Davis' time of 7.65 in the 60m dash was an indoor school record, besting Ashley Adams and Zanae Freeland's matching times of 7.69.
• Helnsarah Penda's time of 9.09 in the 60m hurdles is tied for sixth on the program's all-time top 10 list.
• Megan Kelly's time of 1:16.32 ranks second on the program's all-time top 10 list.
• Ksenia Safanova moved from the No. 9 to the No. 8 spot on the program's all-time top 10 list for the weight throw with her mark of 14.95m (49'0.75").

 
Up Next
Towson travels to the Villanova Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 4.