Season and Personal-Best Marks Highlight Day 1

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Vanderbilt track and field student-athletes recorded several season and personal-best marks Friday at the East Coast Invitational and graduate student Tina Benzinger improved her 60 meters mark on the Vanderbilt all-time top 10 list.

In the 60 meters, Benzinger clocked 7.59 seconds to advance to the event final where she turned in a time of 7.61 seconds to place seventh overall. Her prelims time is the fourth-ranked mark on the Vanderbilt all-time top 10 list. In the same event, junior Taylor McKinnon (7.81) and freshmen Devyn Parham (7.76) and Pryncess Jackson (8.17) recorded personal-best times.

Freshman Isabella Dagrosa was the 11th overall and fourth freshman finisher in the 400 meters with a personal-best time of 57.89 seconds.

Junior Audrey Allman came in fourth in the 800 meters, recording a personal-best time of 2:09.02.

In the long jump, sophomore Anaya Webster placed third with a season best 5.72-meter mark. Junior Marta Sivina came in fifth place with a 5.69-meter jump. Freshman Kayleigh Stargell recorded a season-best 5.51-meter jump to place ninth.

Action at the East Coast Invitational continues Saturday at 12:15 p.m. CT with the 60-meter hurdles prelims. Live results are available online.