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Albrecht Leads 1-2-3 Finish in Pole Vault for #11 Women's Track and Field at Oakland

Albrecht Leads 1-2-3 Finish in Pole Vault for #11 Women's Track and Field at Oakland

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. -- Erica Albrecht led a Siena Heights 1-2-3 finish with an NAIA automatic height as the 11th-ranked Saints' women's outdoor track and field team competed at Oakland's Elaine Leigh Invitational on Thursday and Friday.

Albrecht hit a height of 3.90 meters (12 feet, 9 1/2 inches) to best teammates Margherita Conrad and Tyler Fugate by 0.15 meters. Conrad and Fugate both had a top height of 3.75m (12-3 1/2) for second and third place, respectively.

Emma Valentine, Erin Gotha and Narpreet Singh also recorded third-place finishes. Valentine did so in the high jump with a 1.60m (5-3), Gotha was third in the hammerthrow with a 46.52m (152-7) and Singh took bronze in the javelin with a 32.14m (105-5).

Faith Jackson and Linnearia Richards sprinted to fourth and fifth, respectively, in the 100-meter dash. Jackson hit the wire in 15.72 seconds and Richards crossed in 15.86.

Akiyah Ash was a fifth-place finisher in the shot put with an 11.45m (37-6 3/4).