Emory's track and field team had an incredible day at the UAB Invite, earning 32 top 15 finishes amongst a crowded field in Birmingham that included Division I and II teams.

The meet was highlighted by Ryan McGonigle's program record-breaking performance in the men's 600m, earning second place with a time of 1:19.11. wins in the women's 800m and the men's 3000m as juniors Payton Fleming and John Urciuoli each secured first place and their PRs. The Eagles also found success in men's and women's pole vault as Erin Makhanian took second place and senior Steven Ditelberg took third.

Starting strong on the women's side with the track events, junior Elizabeth Csikai and sophomore Davis Johnson placed second and third respectively in the women's 5000m, with Csikai coming in at 18:11.57 and Johnson at 18:18.37.
In the one mile, senior Madison Tiaffay placed third with a time of 5:05.91. Freshman Ayla Cooke also found herself in the top 15, crossing the finish line at the 5:20 mark to place 13^th overall.

The 600m came next and rookie Zoë Norman came in fifth place, earning the new 24^th best time in Division III with her time of 1:38.29. Underclassmen Ryleigh O'Donnell and Sarah Nixon also made the top 20, coming in at 1:43 and 1:47.

Up next was the 400m where sophomore Aaliyah Jalloh led the Eagles, finishing at the 57.85 second mark to place in the top 15. Junior Hannah Riley came in next, crossing about two seconds later at 59.09 to earn her spot in the top 25. Laura Jablonover quickly followed, finishing .3 seconds later to earn 28^th overall.

In the 60m, freshman Kwilai Karto led the team with her 8.16 time to finish 44^th. Fellow rookies Kelsey Coley and Campbell Fennell followed suit as they crossed the finish line at the 8.28 and 8.47 marks respectively.

Next up was the 60m hurdles, Fennell placed in the top 20 with a time of 9.32, marking the new 87^th best time in Division III. Koley came in shortly after, earning a top 30 spot with her 10.13 mark.

In the women's 800m, Fleming got the Eagles' first win of the day, racing her PR with a time of 2:16.27. Classmate Elise Picard and senior Payton Sullivan also found themselves in the top 15, coming in at 2:22 and 2:26.

Following that was the 200m, Amaya Grant led the team, placing in the top 30 with her time of 25.67 and earning the new 64^th fastest time in Division III. Taylor was close behind, placing 40^th after crossing the finish at the 26.26 mark. Karto was the final Eagle to cross the finish in the event, coming in at 27.62 to place 53^rd overall.

In the 3000m, sophomore Arden Gray ran a 10:57.28, securing her PR and a spot in the top 15 as the only Eagle in the event.

Rounding out the women's track events was the 4x400m relay where Emory took eighth with a time of 3:58.95.

The women's field events began with the shot put where sophomore Jeanette Hydukovich led the team with an 11.52m throw to land in 14^th place. Freshman Caroline Henry also earned a top 15 spot with a 10.99m mark while sophomore Janelle Bobb came in 31^st overall with her 9.36m throw.

In the long jump, the freshman duo of Mimi Rhee and Megan Taylor both placed inside the top 30, with Rhee coming in 16^th with a 4.92m jump and Taylor placing 28^th with her 4.54m effort.

The pole vault was up next and Makhanian had a fantastic performance, putting up a 3.77m mark to place second overall and earning the 17^th best mark in Division III. Fellow sophomore Emerson Sobich also placed in the top 15 with her 3.02m mark.

In the triple jump, the rookie duo of Rhee and Taylor held it down for the Eagles once again as Rhee took 16^th with a 4.92m jump and Taylor took 28^th with a 4.54 jump.

The women's weight throw saw another top 15 finish from Henry as she had a 14.69m throw. Sophomore Abigail Roberts followed suit, securing a spot in the top 20 with a 13.67m throw. Rounding things out for the Eagles was fellow sophomore Sarah Watson who had an 11.90m throw to earn 32^nd place.

The freshmen held it down for the Eagles in the women's high jump as Gabrielle An placed 13^th with her 1.50m jump and Maeve Hurly made the top 20 with her 1.40m mark.

The men's track competition also began with the 5000m as freshman Reid Dalley and senior Lucas Moskovitz claimed fourth and fifth overall, coming in just after the 15:28 mark. Rookie Shane Larkin also earned a spot in the top 15 with his time of 16:26.42.

In the men's one mile, the senior-freshman duo of Nikhil Makker and Zach Glover took 13^th and 14^th overall, finishing just after the 4:27 mark. Sophomore Carsen Valenta also joined them in the top 20 with his time of 4:30.84.

The 600m was up next and Emory shined as McGonigle placed second overall with his time of 1:19.11, also earning the second fastest time in all of Division III. Teammate Brendan Conniff joined him in the top five, crossing the finish just over a second later to land in fifth place.

Emory had a freshman trio on the track for the men's 400m as Lucas Mersky led the Eagles with his 50.77 mark, earning 26^th overall. Cooper Harwood came in next, finishing at 51.51 to find himself in 34^th place. Eli Rosen rounded things out for Emory in the 400m, claiming 41^st overall and a PR for this 52-second effort.

That was followed by the 60m, Henry Brandstadter led the team with his 11^th place finish, racing a 6.90 to mark the new 38^th best time in Division III. Sophomore Joshua Han also raced his PR as he came in at 7.31 and teammate Noah Chang came in .1 second later.

The men's 60m hurdles was up next which saw Chang tie for 14^th to earn a new PR with his 8.50 time and sophomore Ethan Lu come in .1 second later to come in 16^th place.

In the 800m, junior Andrew Burchett placed in the top 10 with his time of 1:57.28. Coming in shortly after was the freshmen duo of Michael Versaci and Krish Bhaskaran, who came in 16^th and 19^th place with times just over the 1:58 mark.

The 200m followed and Mersky found himself in 31^st place, crossing the finish line at 22.57. Blake Jackson came in less than a second later to earn his PR and 44^th place. Rounding things out for the Eagles was Lu who came in 50^th overall with a time of 23.15.

In the 3000m, Urciuoli secured the Eagles second win of the day, running his PR with a time of 8:24.86. Ryan Van de Berghe joined his teammate in the top three, taking second overall and running his PR with a time of 8:30.93. Dalton Lowery followed suit with his top ten placement, coming in at 8:50.34. Freshman Logan Clark also ran his PR, landing in 16^th place with a time of 9:02.05 and junior Kirin Karver came in shortly after to finish in 19^th.  

Rounding out the men's track events was the 4x400m relay where the Eagles took 12^th overall in a field of 20 teams, posting a time of 3:29.44.

Kicking off the men's field events with shotput, Ari Klasky put on a show as he took third place with a 16.39m mark. Junior Rohan Vasandani also claimed a spot in the top 30 with his 11.50m throw.

In the long jump, sophomore Jason Bright held it down for the Eagles as he placed 16^th with his 6.16m jump.

Men's weight throw saw dominance from Klasky once again as he placed in the top 15 with a 15.11m throw.

Triple jump followed and Emory earned two more top 15 placements as Sam Gouvalaris and Marco Souchet each placed in the top 15 with a 13.60m and 13.08m jump respectively.

Pole vault was up next and both Eagles placed in the top ten as Ditelberg took third place with a 4.50 mark and Robert Bright earned tenth place with a 4.20m effort.

Ending the meet with the men's high jump, Brandstadter was the lone Eagle as he placed 13^th overall with his 1.89m jump.

Emory will be back on the track next weekend for the Centre College Invitational in Danville, KY.