The Emory University track and field program saw another day of competition at the Samford Invitational on Saturday afternoon competing in both track and field events.
 
Starting in field events for the women were the pole vaulters with sophomore Hannah Riley taking a fourth place finish with a height of 3.41m. Freshmen Erin Makhanian (3.11m) and Emerson Sobich (2.96m) also competed in the event finishing eighth and 14^th respectively. Fellow freshman Jeanette Hydukovich notched a distance of 11.50m in the shot put good for a sixth place finish while freshman Abigail Roberts finished 25^th in the weight throw with a distance of 11.61m and senior Kylie Hanson (10.16) took 29^th.
 
In track events for the women, more top-30 finishes were seen with the first coming from freshman Melayna Pettigrew in the 60m Hurdles with a time of 9.95. Sophomore Sydney Holden followed with a 19^th place finish in the 400m dash running a 1:02.20. Teammates Jenna Daly (5:27.65) and Sophia Powell (5:35.00) placed 15^th and 21^st in the mile event while freshman Arden Gray finished the distance events with a 14^th place finish in the 3000m run with a time of 11:18.69. The women's 4x400m relay group ended the day with a seventh place finish running a 4:08.68.
 
Starting on the field for the men was junior Steven Ditelberg who took a sixth place finish in the pole vault with a height of 4.26m. Freshman Ari Klasky placed 13^th in the weight throw with a distance of 15.08m and took a ­­12th place finish in the shot put with a 13.26m mark. Sophomore Rohan Vasandani also competed in the event with a distance of 11.47m taking 30^th.
 
The duo of freshman Ben Olvey (8.99) and senior William Gossett (9.68) started things on the track finishing 21^st and 30^th respectively in the 60m Hurdles followed by a 26^th place finish in the 200m run from sophomore Theodore Drye (22.96). Senior Ben Zamler opened his 2025 season with a 20^th place finish in the 800m run with a time of 1:59.81 and later finished 10^th in the mile with a mark of 4:24.75. Fellow senior Turner Goetsch also competed in the mile taking 20^th running a 4:31.90. Finishing the distance events was junior Matthew McClure (8:59.55) and freshman Carsen Valenta (9:18.98) finishing 15^th and 23^rd in the 3000m run.
 
The Eagles will take a break until the end of the month where they will compete at the University of South Carolina on Friday, January 31.