UTICA, N.Y. – Junior Ashley Sheldon broke the program record in the 60-meter hurdles on two occasions to lead the Union College women's indoor track and field team to a very strong showing at the non-scoring Utica Blue & Orange Invitational, hosted by Utica University at the Hutton Sports and Recreation Center on Saturday.
 
As a team, Union finished the day with one program record, seven new Liberty League Championship qualifications, eight personal bests and 13 season bests.
 
Sheldon broke her own program record in the 60-meter hurdles not once but twice on Saturday. After finishing the prelims sixth with a record mark of 9.25 seconds, she then shaved over a tenth of a second off her time with another record time of 9.14 seconds in the finals, earning sixth place and breaking into the top-50 nationally. Sheldon also took top honors in the high jump by leaping 1.64 meters, needing only one jump to clear each of the first three heights to earn the win and then adding the 1.64-meter clearance for good measure.
 
First-year Benny Pierre Louis also earned a conference qualifying time of 10.36 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles as well.
 
Junior Kat Doran posted the best 60-meter and 200-meter dash times of her career on Saturday, qualifying for the Liberty League Championships in both events. She finished the 60 in a time of 8.29 seconds to place 18th out of 60 runners, while her time of 27.18 seconds placed 18th in the invitational portion of the 200. The junior also qualified for the conference meet in the 400-meter dash, as her first attempt of the year came in at 1:03.28 to earn a 14th-place finish.
 
Sophomore Kyleigh Record took two seconds off her personal best in the mile, finishing sixth in 5:19.49. She was joined in the top-10 by junior Annabel Dobash in a season-best 5:22.13 and first-year Kate Monaco in a season-best 5:25.72. Both Dobash and Monaco joined Record in qualifying for the conference championships as well.
 
Junior Amelia Wagner and first-year Josephine Withbroe both posted the best 3,000-meter times of their careers on Saturday, with Wagner finishing eighth in 11:34.58 and Withbroe coming in right behind in 11:38.58 to place ninth.
 
First-year Leah Scopteuolo-Rosen booked her spot at Liberty Leagues in the high jump with a top clearance of 1.46 meters, placing her eighth overall in the open portion.
 
Qualified student-athletes will return to the track next Saturday at the NYU D-III Invitational.