DANVILLE, Ky. – Centre women's track & field resumed team competition on Friday night as they moved the Centre Indoor Showcase up one day in advance of an oncoming winter storm. The Colonels took care of business, finishing in first place out of eight teams from multiple divisions.
The Colonels finished with a combined team score of 138 points, topping second place Campbellsville by 37 points. Thomas More, Tennessee Wesleyan and Asbury rounded out the top five.
In the sprints, All-American
Chloe Hein took first place in the 60m with a time of 7.80, followed closely by
Amari Robinson in third place. Hein also got the win in the 200m, posting a winning time of 25.26, with Robinson taking fourth place in that race. In a rare 300m race,
Alanna Masden finished second overall with a time of 45.40. The women's 400m saw Centre take three of the top four spots,
Gabriella Ostrander got the win with a time of 1:01.63, followed by
Arden Campbell in third and
Syra Lundergan in fourth.
In the 60m hurdles,
Alexandria Masden came 0.18 seconds shy of equaling the program record she set in 2025 as she finished second overall with a time of 9.39.
Moving onto the jumping events, Hein continued her strong performance with an appearance in the high jump, where she finished third after clearing 4-9 (1.45m). Later in the night she competed in the long jump and made more program history as she broke the program record she set back in December with a mark of 20-0.5 (6.11m).
In throws,
Shelbi Valentine led the way for Centre in the shot put with a mark of 38-3.25 (11.66m), beginning a run of six straight Centre throwers to get on the scoreboard, giving the Colonels 21 points for the event. In the weight throw it was
Lindsey Browning and
Zoey Shahid-Scott who had the top mark for the Colonels, tying for second overall with a mark of 44-7 (13.59m)
The final event of the night was the women's 4x400m relay and the Masden twins teamed with Campbell and Lundergan to pick up the win in 4:16.69.
NEXT UP
Centre track & field will hit the road next week to compete in the Steemer Showcase at Wittenberg on Jan. 31.
