University of San Francisco Athletics

Complete results: Stanford Invitational | SF State Distance Carnival | Video of Burkard's run

SAN FRANCISCO/STANFORD, Calif. – Multiple record-setting performances highlighted the San Francisco women's track and field team's weekend in at two Bay Area meets.

Running in the 5,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational, Elena Burkard raced to a school-record time of 16:05.84 as she finished seventh in her section. The sophomore from Baiersbronn, Germany, broke  the previous USF best of teammate and fellow German Jana Soethout by nearly six seconds.

"We knew Elena was ready for a big run this weekend and she did not disappoint," head coach Helen Lehman-Winters said. "Her 16:05 and new school record shows how much she has improved in the last year.  I know she has some more big things to come as the season progresses."

Another track and field record was toppled over the weekend, in the 4x100 meter relay. Sprinters Kamilah Davis, Asaundra Dalton, Lupe Medina and Eleni Fkiarasearned second in their section with a time of 48.42 at the Stanford Invitational as they broke their own previous school benchmark. 

Kailey Ulland posted a personal best in the 3,000 meter steeplechase as she finished fifth at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival. Her first sub-11 minute time of 10:56.21 outpaced 26 fellow competitors at the meet. Each woman that ran the 100, 400 and 800 meters at the Stanford Invitational landed in the top 10 of their respective heats and events.

"We are pleased with how so many of our athletes stepped up this weekend," Lehman-Winters noted. "We had multiple personal bests with many others showing a ton of improvement.  We walked away from this weekend with five NCAA qualifiers and look forward to picking up more later this month."

Up next, the Dons are next slated to compete at the Sun Angel Invitational in Phoenix, Ariz., Friday and Saturday. 
USF Results
Stanford Invitational:
100 Meters – Preliminaries (Heat 1)
4. Kamilah Davis – 12.51
 
400 Meters
5. Asaundra Dalton – 57.55 (Section 4)
8. Lupe Medina – 59.85 (Section 5)
 
800 Meters
8. Sophie Curl – 2:13.62 (Section 5)
4. Kate Jamboretz – 2:13.89 (Section 8)
5. Madeline Haupert – 2:15.71 (Section 8)
 
1,500 Meters – Section 1
11. Sophie Curl – 4:24.67
 
5,000 Meters – Section 2
7. Elena Burkard – 16:05.84 (school record)
 
10,000 Meters
27. Jana Soethout – 34:21.41 (Section 1)
14. Maor Tiyouri – 34:33.46 (Section 2)
 
400 Meter Hurdles – Section 4
2. Eleni Fkiaras – 66.00 
 
4x100 Meter Relay – Section 2
2. San Francisco "A" – 48.42 (school record)
 [Davis, Dalton, Fkiaras, Medina]
 
San Francisco State Distance Carnival:
800 Meters
45. Lauren Wilch – 2:23.28
 
1,500 Meters
58. Lauren Wilch – 4:54.84
 
5,000 Meters
22. Alice Baker – 17:16.25
42. Ashley Moffett – 17:37.94
48. Sarah Pearson – 17:50.26
61. Daryl Phill – 18:07.93
64. Sophia Volk – 18:12.96
 
3,000 Meter Steeplechase
5. Kailey Ulland – 10:56.21
 
Discus
14. Laticia Lonon – 35.76m
 
Shot Put
20. Laticia Lonon – 9.94m