TOPEKA, Kan. – The Washburn Ichabods opened day one of the Washburn Open with a first-place win and two NCAA provisional marks, including the second best pole vault mark in the country this season in NCAA Division II.
 
Virgi Scardanzan won the pole vault event for the second time in three meets with a personal best and an NCAA provisional mark at 3.98m (13-00.75). It is the second-best mark in the NCAA D2 ranks so far this season. Rachael Mayberry finished third in the pole vault with a mark of 3.68m (12-00.75).
 
Shae Ware and Taylor Grasser both competed in the pentathlon with Ware finishing sixth overall and Grasser finishing 12^th. Ware had three top five finishes in the five events.
 
Avery Hoffpauir finished ninth in the 5000m run setting a personal best of 19:10.87.
 
Pentathlon Overall
Shae Ware – 6^th – 3,006 points
Taylor Grasser – 12^th – 1971 points - PR
 
60m hurdles - Pentathlon
Shae Ware – 5^th – 9.50 (808 points)
Taylor Grasser – 11^th – 11.26 (495 points) - PR
 
High jump - Pentathlon
Shae Ware – 7^th – 1.46m (577 points)
Taylor Grasser – 11^th – 1.34m (449 points) - PR
 
Shot Put - Pentathlon
Shae Ware – 4^th – 9.38m (30-09.25) – 489 points- PR
Taylor Grasser 10^th – 7.31m (23-11.75) – 355 points- PR
 
Long Jump - Pentathlon
Shae Ware – 4^th – 5.04m (16-06.50) – 570 points
Taylor Grasser – 10^th – 4.62m (15-02.00) – 459 points
 
800m - Pentathlon
Shae Ware – 8^th – 2:40.98 – 562 points
Taylor Grasser – 12^th – 3:18.44 – 213 points
 

Pole Vault
Virgi Scardanzan – 1^st – 3.98m (13-00.75) – NCAA Provisional - PR
Rachael Mayberry – 3^rd – 3.68m (12-00.75) – NCAA Provisional
Josie Hickerson – 7^th – 3.38m (11-01.00)
Natalie Lanman – 11^th – 3.08m (10-01.25)
Tassilyn Bolin - NM

 
5000m
Avery Hoffpauir – 9^th – 19:10.87 - PR