NCAA Championship Results | Myrtle Beach Challenge Results

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. and MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Senior Emily Camlet placed 17th in the preliminaries of the 400-meter dash at the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships while the remainder of the Rangers competed on the opening day of the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge in their outdoor opener on Friday.
 
Camlet was timed at 56.64 seconds for the two-lap event. Making her second straight appearance at the indoor national meet, she improved her placement by three spots from last year's championship despite being slowed by contact from a competitor late in the race.
 
Running in the fifth and final heat of the event, Camlet put herself into excellent position early in the race, running in second place behind race leader Nora Chen of Rochester. She ran her opening 200-meter split in 25.74 seconds, trailing Chen by just 0.11 seconds.
 
Camlet maintained her position in second place and was entering the final straight when contact was made from a runner coming up behind her, throwing Camlet off her stride. A protest was filed in the hopes of passing Camlet through to the final, but it was ultimately denied.

Camlet just missed becoming Drew's second track & field All-American, an honor given to the top-16 finishers in each event. The top-eight receive first-team honors while the ninth through 16th-place finishers are recognized with second-team status.
 
At Myrtle Beach, senior Kate Rice was among the team's top performers, placing sixth in a field of 21 in the 5,000-meter run. She was timed at 19 minutes, 56.97 seconds.
 
Junior Sage Hendershot added a 16th-place finish in a field of 80 in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.43 seconds. She was also 36th in a field of 60 in the long jump with a mark of 4.80 meters (15-9).
 
Senior Lauren Rizzolo added a 17th-place showing in a field of 55 in the javelin with a toss of 29.31 meters (96-2), and she was 32nd among 47 competitors in the hammer with a throw of 31.01 meters (101-9).
 
Sophomore Lauryn Brown also finished near the top half of the field in her event, coming in 34th in the long jump with a leap of 4.81 meters (15-9 1/2).
 
The second and final day of the Myrtle Beach Challenge will take place on Saturday starting at 10 a.m.