LEXINGTON, Va. --- Chattanooga finished out the second day of the Southern Conference championships with four Top 10 finishes Saturday at the VMI Corps Physical Training Facility in Lexington, Va. Freshman Ryleigh Simmons earned two all-freshman honors.
 
Maddie Wheatcroft finished seventh in the Mile finals with a season-best time of 5:04.79. Stella Henry added points for the Mocs with a seventh place finish in the women's triple jump at 11.26 meters.
 
Ryleigh Simmons was eighth in the 60 meter final, finishing with a time of 7.83 seconds. She was named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team in both the 60- and 200-meter dashes.
 
The women's 4x400 meter relay team with Sarah Unterholzner, Norah Haney, Adelaide McKeown and Ava McGue placed eighth overall with a time of 4:14.69.
 
The Mocs finished eighth overall with 17 points. Samford took first for its 10^th straight title followed by Wofford and Furman. Wofford's Sherika Christie earned the women's Most Outstanding Athlete award.
 
UP NEXT
The Outdoor Track and Field season opens Friday, March 21 at the Lee Invitational in Cleveland.
 
FROM THE COACH
"Day two wrapped up with the 4x400m running a season best 4:14.69 with Sarah [Unterholzner], Norah [Haney], Adelaide [McKeown] and Ava [McGue] bringing home a point to conclude action in Lexington. Prior to that, the 5,000m of Andrea [Ellis], Leah [Boyd] (season debut), Aubrey [Park], Lola [Baker], Emma [Thweatt] (first ever track 5k) and Michaela [Dabney] went toe to toe and grinded out lap after it.
 
"It was a record setting day up front that saw a meet record fall. Stella [Henry] followed up her stout long jump and proved her prowess with a two more points in the triple. Maddie [Wheatcroft] recorded a season best in the mile recording a time of 5:04.79 and collecting the two points that come with a seventh place finish. Kennedy [Reynolds] qualifying for her first final speaks more about what's to come for her. Ryleigh [Simmons] continued her exceptional freshmen campaign collecting another point in the 60m. 
 
"The desire these women have to perform is matched by how much they care about one another. Everyone gets a few days to regroup and then they'll get things going again outdoors. They push each other and that's a really neat thing to see at this competitive level."
 
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5000 meter final
15	Andrea Ellis	18:17.60
17	Leah Boyd	18:21.44
21	Aubrey Park	19:00.99
22	Lola Baker	19:01.12
23	Emma Thweatt	19:08.51
24	Michaela Dabney	19:15.41
Mile Run final
7	Maddie Wheatcroft	5:04.79	2pts
12	Kennedy Reynolds	5:37.13
60 meter final
8	Ryleigh Simmons	7.83	1 pt
4x400m Relay final
8	Unterholzner, Haney, McKeown, McGue	4:14.69	1 pt
Triple Jump
7	Stella Henry	11.26m/36'-11,50"	2 pts

 
Women's results – Final 
1. Samford – 163.5 
2. Wofford – 119.5 
3. Furman – 115 
4. Western Carolina – 88 
5. VMI - 70 
6. ETSU – 65 
7. The Citadel - 25 
8. Chattanooga - 17 
 
Women's Most Outstanding Athlete 
Sherika Christie, Wofford 
  
Women's Pinnacle Award (highest GPA on championship-winning team) 
Macie Pfeuffer, Samford