State College, PA – The Towson University track and field team has completed the National Open after multiple personal records and top-ten all-time performances.
 
Captain Cristal Cuervo picked up Towson's first win of the day after placing first in her heat of the 200 meter dash clocking 24.40, only .08 off her personal best. Maya Tucker won her heat in the event as well, running a 24.80 which moves her up to ninth all-time in program history. Teammate Sydney Tucker finished second in the same heat after going 24.89.
 
Beighley Ayers ran an impressive 9:57.28 in the 3000 meters, becoming the fourth ever Towson runner to break 10 minutes in the event. Captain Ayers greatly improved from her previous personal record of 10:10.24 after steady splits of 39 seconds per 200 meters.
 
Cuervo went on to compete in the 400 meter finals, placing sixth overall after clocking a personal best of 55.65. The time is good enough for second all-time in Towson history.
 
Aliyah Anderson and Leeann Redlo competed in the high jump, both finishing in 1.60m. Emmanuel Mevo placed eighth overall in the triple jump with 11.76m. Emily Lunger completed the long jump with a mark of 1.63 meters.
 
"A great meet to see our women get their feet wet against some really good competition," head coach Consandria Walker-Hall said. "We are setting the foundation for where we want to be as a program. This was a great opportunity to level up against some established programs in the country. I'm proud of how the women handled themselves and we came away with performances to be proud of."