Marietta, Ohio --- The University of Rio Grande RedStorm women's track and field squad performed very well on Friday at the Marietta Open, finishing 7^th out of 13 teams with 43 points.

Junior sprinter Kayla Graves (Chillicothe, OH) and junior distance runner Kayla Renner (Galloway, OH) were the top performers for the RedStorm. Graves finished second in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:03.88. Renner posted a time of 11:11.68 and finished 2^nd in the 3,000-meter run. Graves just missed scoring in the 200 meters, finishing 10^th (28.61).

Sophomore distance runner Amy Lower (Westerville, OH) claimed a third place finish in the 1,000-meter run. She covered the distance in 3:35.69. Senior Hillary Haines (McConnellsville, OH) was right behind Lower, registering a time of 3:39.19.

Other RedStorm scoring results: senior distance runner Stacey Arnett (Laurelville, OH), 6^th in the 1-mile run (5:39.89); sophomore thrower Kim Strunk ( Milford, OH), 6^th in the shot put (35 feet, 9 ¼ inches); junior thrower Cory Crutcher (Eaton, OH), 6^th in the weight throw (39 feet, four inches); junior thrower Tracie Brown (Logan, OH), 7^th in the shot put (34 feet, nine inches) and 7^th in the weight throw (38 feet, 11 inches); freshman sprinter Brea Close (Gallipolis, OH), 7^th in the 55-meter dash (7.85) and freshman distance runner Genna Baker (Gallipolis, OH), 8^th in the 1-mile run (5:58.24).

West Virginia Wesleyan won the women's meet, scoring 165.50 points.

Rio Grande will return to competition next Friday at the Cedarville Invitational. The meet will begin at 4 p.m.