CENTRAL, S.C. (Mar. 8, 2021) – The Truett McConnell University women's track & field team traveled to the Susan Rouse Invitational, hosted by Southern Wesleyan University, on Saturday.
 
Freshman Katilyn Babb and junior Haley Thompson led the way individually setting new program records.
 
Babbs won the women's javelin throw, of 18 individuals, with a new program mark of 33.19m. Thompson finished fifth of 10 in the women's 100m hurdles with a new program time of 16.93. Thompson also placed seventh in the women's 400m hurdles with a time of 1:16.21. 
 
TMU's 4x100m relay, which featured Aaliyah Wilson, Esther Nakanwagi, Brittany Linley and Heaven Simmons, finished runner-up of five with a time of 49.99, which was just 0.77 seconds behind the lead.
 
Sophomore Savannah Campbell also finished in the top five, of 21 individuals, for TMU in the women's 5,000m with a time of 19:31.03.
 
Two more Lady Bears placed in the top 10 in the field events. Sophomore Lily Lipsey took ninth in the women's pole vault with a mark of 2.45m, while freshman Rachel Gooch finished 10th of 34 in the women's discus with a mark of 33.04m.
 
See TMU's complete results above.