NIU women’s track and field collected eight top five finishes at the Cougar Classic on Saturday, three of which were in the 200-meter dash. 

The Huskies trio of runners in the 200-meter dash took home second, third and fourth place. Junior Talayssia Sanders was the first Huskie finisher, with a time of 25.81 seconds. 

Senior Skylynn Blue came in just behind Sanders with a time of 26.00 seconds. Fifth year Christine Irving rounded out the top four with a final time of 26.14 seconds. 

NIU’s only first place finish of the day came from their 4×400 meter relay team. The team consisted of Sanders, senior Kennedy Crawford, freshman Olivia Dixon and junior Roshell Rowe. The Huskies won the event by a full second, with a final time of 3 minutes, 54.27 seconds. 

The Huskies finished in fourth place in the 4×100 meter relay, consisting of Irving, graduate Aasiyah Barr, sophomore Ari Christian and freshman Arianna Calloway. The relay team finished with a time of 49.38 seconds, just 0.14 seconds behind Bellarmine University.

Irving also netted herself a top five finish in the 100-meter dash, landing in fourth place. Irving finished with a time of 12.79 seconds. 

Junior Olivia Southby finished in fifth place in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:29.24, finishing just two seconds behind St. Louis University freshman Lauren Guiley. 

Southby also earned herself a top 10 finish in the 1500-meter run by finishing in seventh place with a time of 5 minutes, 02.17 seconds – a new personal best.

Sophomore Lydia Bauer also finished in the top 10 for the 1500, taking ninth place. Bauer finished the race with a time of 5:03.06. 

The Huskies had a pair of top 10 finishers in the 3000 meter run, as fifth year Emma Planck took third place with a time of 10 minutes, 49.82 seconds. Junior Joy Jackson finished in sixth place, posting a time of 11:13.84. 

Junior Xiomora Malone took a sixth place finish in the 100-meter hurdles, finishing the race with a time of 15.80 seconds. This was Malone’s third time competing this season and her first time competing in the 100-meter hurdles. 

UP NEXT

The Huskies will be back in action Friday and Saturday for the Michael Johnson Invitational in Waco, Texas, hosted by Baylor University.