DAYTONA BEACH, FLA -- The Embry-Riddle women's Track & Field team put on a showcase on Saturday with eight gold-medal performances as they cruised to the win at the 2023 PBC Women's Track & Field Championships on Friday. The Eagles finished the event with 369 points to set a new PBC championship scoring record. The title is their fifth in a row.
Columbus State finished in second place with 103 points while Flagler was third with 101.
Among the nine titles won by ERAU athletes on Saturday was Ariana Anderson who set a meet record in the 3000m steeplechase in 10:54.19, breaking a time that had stood since 2017. Embry-Riddle also took titles in the 4x100 and 4x400 relays, the 400, 100 hurdles, 400 hurdles, triple jump and heptathlon.
Team Scores
1. Embry-Riddle 369
2. Columbus State 103
3. Flagler 101
4. Clayton State 69
5. Augusta 63
6. North Georgia 59
7. USC Beaufort 37
Freshman Track Athlete of the Year: Abigail Misch, Flagler
Freshman Field Athlete of the Year: Mikaela Miles, Embry-Riddle
Track Athlete of the Year (tie): Priscilla Ajala, Augusta; Adriana Ameer, Clayton State
Field Athlete of the Year: Seirra Coward, Embry-Riddle
Elite 16 Award Presented by Barnes & Noble College: Kelly Steffens, Embry-Riddle
Coach of the Year: Mike Rosolino, Embry-Riddle
All-Sportsmanship Team
Rachel Lovell, Augusta
Sasha Knowles, Clayton State
Alesia Johnson, Columbus State
Morgan Dudley, Embry-Riddle
Hannah Gatland, Flagler
Karmen LeRoy, North Georgia
Allayah Bryan, USC Beaufort
Women's Track & Field All-Conference
(top 3 finishers in each event)
5000m
1. Monika Kubai, Flagler 17:45.97
2. Megan Churchill, Flagler 17:51.70
3. Enola Savel, Flagler 17:54.37
4x100 Relay
1. Embry-Riddle (Daniels, Patrice, Daise, Richardson) 48.27
2. Clayton State (Ameer, Brown, Osborne, Failey) 48.35
3. Columbus State (Montgomery, Stephens, Malone, Johnson)
400m
1. Morgan Dudley, ERAU 57.57
2. Adriana Ameer, Clayton St., 57.89
3. Nina Richardson, ERAU 58.58
100 Hurdles
1. Sierra Coward, ERAU 14.97
2. Dejah Saunders, ERAU 15.75
3. LeeAisha ford, USCB 15.84
100m
1. Priscilla Ajala, Augusta 11.94
2. Shenya Patrice, ERAU 12.03
3. Cayla Brown, Clayton St., 12.25
800m
1. Ella Stoudenmire, UNG 2:16.74
2. Abigail Misch, Flagler 2:17.30
3. Mackenzie Keller, ERAU 2:17.99
400 Hurdles
1. Laura McBride, ERAU 1:02.92
2. Adrianna Ameer, Clayton St., 1:05.01
3. Parmelie Andris, Augusta 1:07.78
200m
1. Priscilla Ajala, Augusta 24.62
2. Cayla Brown, Clayton St., 24.82
3. Shenya Patrice, ERAU 25.05
3000m Steeplechase
1. Ariana Anderson, ERAU 10:54.19*
2. Emily McBride, UNG 11:20.12
3. Lea Steinbach, Flagler 11:35.34
4x400 Relay
1. Embry-Riddle (Patrice, Harris, Dudley, McBride) 3:59.16
2. Clayton State (Osborne, Palmer, Failey, Ameer) 4:03.68
3. Columbus State (Stephens, Elder, Delay, Johnson) 4:04.03
Shot Put
1. Cyan Green, CSU 13.10m
2. Amber Sauer, ERAU 11.90
3. Madison Morris, ERAU 11.66
Triple Jump
1. Mikaela Miles, ERAU 12.05
2. Michala Daniels, ERAU 10.98
3. Avya Dottin, Augusta 10.77
Discus
1. Cyan Green, CSU 44.54
2. Madison Morris, ERAU 44.36
3. Sophia Gustely, ERAU 40.72
Heptathlon
1. Laura McBride, ERAU 4177
2. Sydney Cash, ERAU 3613
3. Clareese Spahn, CSU 3346
* - Meet Record