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Track & Field Concludes Inaugural A10 Indoor Championships

Devaney, Clayton, Kuhn highlight Day 2 of competition

KINGSTON, Rhode Island (February 25, 2023) – The Loyola track & field team wrapped up action at the 2023 Atlantic 10 Indoor Track & Field Championships Sunday afternoon.
 
As a team, the Loyola men's squad finished 6th overall with 64 points while the Rambler women's team placed 11th with 25 points.
 
Four Ramblers earned points in the men's 3000m finals, with Chris Devaney leading the way with a second-place showing (8:11.16). Ryan Martins finished third with a time of 8:19.07, Fionn Harrington placed fifth (8:19.96) and Blake Buysse finished seventh with a time of 8:20.27. In total, Loyola picked up 20 points in the team standings in the 3000m event alone.
 
Grace Kuhn and Nora Wollen finished back-to-back in the women's 3000m to pick up seven points for the Ramblers. Kuhn posted a personal-best time of 9:42.80 to place fifth overall while Wollen was close behind at 9:48.62 to cross the line in sixth.
 
Jason Clayton ran a personal-best time of 4:08.51 in the men's mile to finish second overall and earn eight points for the Ramblers while Gabe Smit was less than a half second behind Clayton with a time of 4:08.99 to finish third. Ruth Heery ran a PR time in the women's mile, crossing the line in 5:08.23 to finish second in her heat.
 
After qualifying for the finals of the women's 60m hurdles in seventh position, Jayla Johnson ran a final time of 9.00 to place sixth overall and secure three points for Loyola.
 
Miguel Abaitua finished third overall in the men's 1000m run to add to six points to the Rambler tally.
 
The women's 4x800 relay team of Kelly Andrews, Fran Hendrickson, Madi McLain and Roisin Treacy ran the sixth-fastest time in program history to finish in eighth place while the men's quartet of Cameron Arkesteyn, Smit, Clayton and Abaitua finished fourth overall with a time of 7:41.49,
 
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Players Mentioned

Miguel Abaitua

Miguel Abaitua

Mid-Distance
Junior
Kelly Andrews

Kelly Andrews

Mid-Distance
Sophomore
Cameron Arkesteyn

Cameron Arkesteyn

Mid-Distance
Senior
Blake Buysse

Blake Buysse

Distance
Graduate Student
Jason Clayton

Jason Clayton

Mid-Distance
Sophomore
Fran Hendrickson

Fran Hendrickson

Mid-Distance
Junior
Jayla Johnson

Jayla Johnson

Sprints
Junior
Grace Kuhn

Grace Kuhn

Distance
Sophomore
Madi McLain

Madi McLain

Hurdles
Junior
Gabe Smit

Gabe Smit

Mid-Distance
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Miguel Abaitua

Miguel Abaitua

Junior
Mid-Distance
Kelly Andrews

Kelly Andrews

Sophomore
Mid-Distance
Cameron Arkesteyn

Cameron Arkesteyn

Senior
Mid-Distance
Blake Buysse

Blake Buysse

Graduate Student
Distance
Jason Clayton

Jason Clayton

Sophomore
Mid-Distance
Fran Hendrickson

Fran Hendrickson

Junior
Mid-Distance
Jayla Johnson

Jayla Johnson

Junior
Sprints
Grace Kuhn

Grace Kuhn

Sophomore
Distance
Madi McLain

Madi McLain

Junior
Hurdles
Gabe Smit

Gabe Smit

Sophomore
Mid-Distance