DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle women's track & field team had a successful showing at home on Saturday at the Bahama House First Chance Last Chance meet. Eagle athletes set 16 personal records and recorded 10 Peach Belt Conference Championship-qualifying marks during the event.
 
"It was a good start to our outdoor season," Head Coach Mike Rosolino said. "I was pleased with our efforts today. We continue to see improvements in each area which is what we need as we prepare for the conference meet in April."
 
Rachel Jones won the 1500m in a PBC-qualifying time of 5:04.92, while Kara Funke took second in a personal-best time of 5:06.61 and Grayson Iller took sixth with a PR-setting time of 5:19.38. Josie Gray picked up an event win and qualified for the conference meet in the 5000m with a time of 19:03.48. The 100m hurdles saw Kamri Roan win in a personal-best time of 15.26, followed closely by Dejah Saunders who also set a PR with a second-place time of 15.47. Roan recorded a second PR of the day with a time of 27.66 in the 200m, while Tyller Campbell notched a personal record with a winning time of 1:08.18 in the 400m hurdles.
 
Amberleigh Sauer had a strong showing in the field events, beginning with a first-place mark of 12.30m in the shot put that also served as a PBC-qualifying mark as well as a personal best. She also set a PR and qualified for the conference meet with a throw of 37.46m in the discus, earned a third PBC standard with a mark of 39.86m in the hammer, and set a PR with a toss of 27.02m in the javelin. Sophia Gustely posted a pair of conference standards, including a first-place throw of 38.52m in the javelin and a second-place mark of 38.09m in the discus, while also recording a PR in the hammer (34.40m). Her sister, Phoebe Gustely, matched her by qualifying for the PBC meet in the discus with a first-place mark of 40.94m and the javelin with a runner-up throw of 33.76m. The final conference qualifier of the day was Taylor Champer who posted a mark of 11.21m in the triple jump. Hannah Thomas-Russell notched PRs in the javelin (28.28m) and pole vault (1.95m), while Victoria Perez hit personal bests in the hammer (24.20m), discus (31.84m), and shot put (10.28m).
 
The Eagles will be back in action on Friday, Feb. 28, when they travel across I-4 to take part in the University of Tampa Track Classic.