LOUISVILLE, Ky. – After a thrilling first day of competition for the Irish at the 2023 ACC Indoor Championships, the Irish returned for a second day of events. The Irish claimed second place in the high jump, and saw two members of the team qualify for their event finals.
The first event of the day saw Madison Schmidt, Sarah Flight, and Arianna Martinez compete for the Irish in the high jump. Schmidt took second place with her best mark coming in at 1.80m. This mark also became a new personal best for her. Flight and Martinez each finished with a mark of 1.69m. In the women’s long jump Kendall Burgess competed for the Fighting Irish. She hit a mark of 5.62m.
The women’s mile preliminary race had Anna Sophia Keller and Katie Thronson advance to the finals on Saturday at noon. Keller finished in sixth place with a time of 4:41.14 and Thronson finished in eighth place with a time of 4:42.71. In the men’s mile preliminary race CJ Singleton and Daelen Ackely represented the Irish. Singleton crossed the finish line at 4:08.06 and Ackely finished with a time of 4:06.60.
In the 400 meter race on the women’s side, Eve Balseiro finished in 15th place with a time of 55.33. Teammates Molly Bennet and Remy Finn finished with times of 55.95 and 56.49. In the men’s race John Oleksak crossed the finish line at 49.86. In the 60 meter dash, Shae Douglas finished with a 7.54.
The women’s 800 meter race had Kaitlin Ryan finish with a 2:06.36 to take ninth place. Teammates Molly and Paige Grant finished with times of 2:10.79 and 2:13.25, respectively. The men’s race had Jackson Storey and Nick Miller represent the Irish. Miller finished with a time of 1:50.93 and Storey crossed the finish line at 1:52.52.
The men’s team currently sits in third place overall while the women’s team is in fourth. The Irish are back tomorrow competing in the women’s mile final race, both the men’s and women’s 3000m, the men’s and women’s 4x400m relays, triple jump, shot put, and men’s pole vault.