LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Washburn Ichabod men's and women's track and field team opened the first of three days at the Kansas Relays at Rock Chalk Park. Washburn will return to action at the meet on Friday morning.
 
The No. 14-ranked Ichabod women's team recorded a pair of NCAA provisional marks in the hammer throw with Paola Castaldi finishing third and Adriel Holloway taking fourth. Castaldi's mark was 54.87m (180-00) and Holloway's was 54.44 (177-07) for a personal best.
 
Eve Weber took third in the 3000m steeplechase in a time of 11:12.43.
 
Abbey Redd was fifth in the open pole vault with a mark of 3.35m (10-11.75).
 
The Ichabod men's team picked up five top-five finishes on the opening day of the Relays with MacKobe Merwin leading the charge with a second-place finish in the pole vault (4.52m (14-10.00) followed by Collin Rausch in third and Logan Schwab in fourth all at the same height.
 
Braden Rose picked up another NCAA provisional mark in the hammer with a fourth-place finish with a mark of 60.13m (197-03).
 
Nick Petrella finished fifth in the 3000m steeplechase in a time of 10:00.67 and Daniel Alamilla was fifth in the 1500m open in a time of 4:03.75.

800m
Paul Kamp – 10th – 1:57.05 – PR
 
1500m unseeded
Daniel Alamilla – 5th – 4:03.75
  
3000m steeple
Nick Petrella – 5th – 10:00.67
 
Pole Vault - unseeded
MacKobe Merwin – 2nd – 4.52m (14-10.00)
Collin Rausch – 3rd – 4.52m (14-10.00) – PR
Logan Schwab – 4th – 4.52m (14-10.00)
Mitchell Thompson – 11th – 4.37m (14-04.00)
Carson Faurot – NM
 
Hammer
Braden Rose – 4th – 60.13m (197-03) – NCAA provisional
Jaden Magana- 6th – 55.97m (183-07)
 
WOMEN
800m unseeded
Suzanne Farnham – 23rd – 2:27.34
Jolie Evans – 24th – 2:27.48
  
3000m steeple
Eve Weber – 3rd – 11:12.43
Cheyenne Hittle – 6th – 12:29.40
 
Pole Vault Open
Abbey Redd – 5th – 3.35m (10-11.75)
Savannah Bishop – 9th – 3.05m (10-0)
 
Hammer
Paola Castaldi – 3rd – 54.87 (180-00) – NCAA provisional
Adriel Holloway – 4th – 54.44m (177-07) - PR – NCAA provisional