The Aurora University women's track and field team competed at the Drake Relays from Wednesday, April 24th to Saturday, April 27th. 

The Spartan 4x800 relay set a new Aurora University school record. The squad of Deedee Colon Maldonado, Savannah Vasquez, N'Dya Fields, and Madison Etheridge placed 10th in the College competition with a time of 9:29.49, shattering the previous school record by 24 seconds. Maldonado ran the 5000 meter run on the same day, placing 23rd with a time of 17:07.86. 

The team of Ari Mack, Lauren Bliefernicht, Mika Fields, and Etheridge placed 13th in the College Sprint Medley relay with a time of 4:14.31. 

The Spartans placed 11th in the college section of the Distance Medley Relay. The team of Vasquez, Bliefernicht, Emma Jasutis, and N'Dya Fields ran a time of 12:50.35. 

The Spartan 4x100 comprised of Mack, Bliefernicht, Grace Bielfuss, and Mary Dietz placed 24th in the college section with a time of 49.92. 

Skylar Gibbs placed eleventh in the Heptathlon with a score of 4239. She jumped an outdoor PR of 1.49 meters in high jump, and threw a PR of 26.81 in javelin. She currently leads the Northern Athletic Collegiate Conference. 

Complete results can be found here. 

Up next, the Spartans compete at the Northern Athletic Collegiate Conference Championships at Wisconsin Lutheran College. Competition begins Friday, May 3rd.