Jolly's effort leads Rio women in outdoor opener
Rio Grande Sports Information
HIGH POINT, N.C. - Lauren Jolly posted a fourth-place finish in the heptathlon to lead the University of Rio Grande women's track & field team at the Bill Webb Combined/Bob Davidson Memorial hosted by High Point University.
The two-day event, which served as the RedStorm's outdoor season opener, wrapped up on Saturday.
Jolly, a sophomore from Wheelersburg, Ohio, tallied 3,531 points in the competition. She finished third in the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.46; fifth in the 100-meter hurdles (16.36), the 800-meter run (2:45.53) and javelin throw (83-8.50); sixth in the shot put (26-4.25); 11th in the high jump at 4-5.50; and 12th in the long jump at 13-5.
Other Top 15 showings for Rio Grande came from sophomore Jayden Roach (Baltimore, OH), who was 12th in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:00.12; freshman Natalie Brammer (Wheelersburg, OH), who was 13th in the 5,000-meter run after crossing in 24:12.05; and freshman Karley Kouns (Wheelersburg, OH), who placed 13th in the discus throw at 114-7.
Rio Grande is scheduled to return to action on Saturday at the Yellow Jacket Collegiate Outdoor hosted by Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio.