Siefert Continues Tremendous Start by Hitting NAIA Standard in 100-Meter Hurdles

INDIANAPOLIS – Kiana Siefert once again led the Trojans at the Marian Knight Open, collecting a pair of individual victories and hitting the NAIA B Standard in the 100-meter hurdles.

Siefert became the first Trojan to hit a NAIA Standard in the outdoor season in the 100-meter hurdles, running a career-best time, which doubled as the third best mark in the NAIA this season, of 14.09 to win the race. The senior added a victory in the triple jump with an incredible leap of 37 feet 2.25 inches.

Jaynie Halterman also recorded a win for Taylor in the 1,500-meters, with a time of 4:38.44. Rebekah Firestone and Kennedy Applegate also finished in the top ten in the event with marks of 4:58.25 and 4:59.78 respectively.

The fourth victory for the Trojans came in the 5,000-meters as Malarie Pinwar finished first at 17:26.83. Sam Patterson and Noel Bass were the next competitors to cross the line, and Catey Campbell also carded a top ten finish by placing sixth in the event.

Taylor had a pair of top five finishers in the 400-meter hurdles as Claire Bailey clocked a time of 1:05.27 followed by Annabel Parker at 1:08.53.

Alli Holder cleared a mark of 4 feet 11.75 inches in the high jump and was followed by Siefert in her first attempt in the event, clearing a height of 4 feet 9.75 inches as the versatile senior continued to shine in all events.

D'Arjha Davis had a pair of top ten finishes in the 100 and 200-meters, while Nicole Braz Domene finished eighth in the 200 meters and sixth in the 400-meters. Addie Draper and Halterman finished seventh and eighth in the 800-meters while Emerson Meredith cleared a height of 10 feet 7 inches in the pole vault to place eighth.

The Trojan women compete next in the We Fly Challenge hosted by Ball State beginning on Friday, April 10th at 10:00 am.