NAPERVILLE, Ill. – The Concordia University Wisconsin women's track and field team competed on the first day of the North Central College First Chance Invite on Friday. The opening day featured the Distance Fling along with several throwing events, including the hammer throw, discus, and javelin.
 
DISTANCE FLING
Senior Danielle Van Grinsven (Appleton, Wis.) led the Falcons' distance squad with a third-place finish in the 1500m. The senior was one of four runners to break the five-minute mark, crossing the line in 4:55.39, a new personal record.
 
Junior Sydney Lechisin (Turtle Lake, Wis.) also competed in the event and recorded a personal best. She finished 24th with a time of 5:37.95.
 
In the 5000m, junior Abigail Lange (Pleasant Prairie, Wis.) cracked the top ten with a seventh-place finish. Lang completed the race in 19:03.95, setting a new personal best.
 
Junior Mikayla Becker (Plantation, Fla.) also recorded a personal record in the 5k, finishing 20th with a time of 20:06.50.
 
FIRST CHANCE INVITE
In the javelin throw, sophomore Amiyah Jackson (Beaver Dam, Wis.) placed fifth with a mark of 32.56m, while junior Paige Shreiber (Dousman, Wis.) followed in seventh with a throw of 30.56m.
 
Junior Morgan Feuker (Mount Pleasant, Wis.) and sophomore Makenna Herbrand (Fond du Lac, Wis.) each set new personal records in the hammer throw, finishing seventh and ninth, respectively. Feuker recorded a mark of 39.13m, while Herbrand followed at 37.03m.
 
Herbrand also competed in the discus, placing 10th with a throw of 29.24m.
 
The Falcons will return to competition tomorrow for the final day of the First Chance Invite, which begins at 9 a.m. with field events. Running events are scheduled to begin at noon.