GENESEO, NY – The University of Rochester women's track and field team opened up the 2023 outdoor campaign with some solid results in the distance and throwing events on day one at the SUNY Geneseo Early Season Invitational on Sunday afternoon.
 
The cooler temperatures and large fields in throwing events allowed for the meet to be split into two days, with only seven events in each gender taking place during the opening day of competition.
 
Rochester secured three All-Atlantic Regional meet qualifying performances, coming in the 3000 meter steeplechase and the discus.
 
Rochester's Kat Benninger and Sab Lin led a 6th-7th-8th place result in the steeplechase, with the top two qualifying for regionals. Benninger was sixth in 11:56.89 and Lin was right behind in 12:00.52. Lin's time was a personal-best for the sophomore, while Alissa Beam ended eighth (12:26.30).
 
In the throws, sophomore Cora Rose established a new personal-best in the discus, qualifying for regionals with her mark of 40.20 meters. Teammate Gillian Reeder was ninth in the discus with a toss of 34.82 meters and added a third place result later on in the javelin, earning a mark of 33.71 meters.
 
Also in the javelin, senior Iva Savic set a new personal-best with her seventh place toss of 30.87 meters. Rookie Livia Ilasz added a 13th place result in the discus with her toss of 33.71 meters.
 
Leading Rochester in the 800 meters was senior Carissa Minarovich who clocked in with a personal record of 2:24.72. Kyra Sandercock was 19th in 2:33.58. Ellie Ponko paced the Yellowjacket group in the 1500 meters with her time of 5:03.86, ending 18th.
 
Day two action at the meet begins at 1:45 pm on Monday afternoon at Geneseo's track and field complex.