NEW YORK – The Wisconsin women's track and field team saw a lot of personal-best performances during the first day of the Armory Invitational at the historic Armory on Friday.
 
Wisconsin saved its best performance of the day for last, winning the distance medley relay by 12 seconds with a time of 11 minutes, 31.82 seconds. Emma Langer ran the opening 1200 meter leg, passing the baton to Gabby DesRosiers in second place. DesRosiers kept it close during her 400 meter leg. Brenna Detra ran third, battling with Duke for the first two laps of her 800 meter leg before surging into the lead. Anchor Sarah Disanza only widened the gap, running her 1600 meter leg in 4:48.40.

"Winning any invitational meet is fun and our women's DMR had a nice win tonight," UW Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Mick Byrne said. "This quartet can definitely run faster and right now they should take this win and enjoy it."
 
Five Badgers competed in the first two heats of the 3000 meters. Sophomore Amy Davis finished second in heat two with a personal-best 9:31.00. Senior Michele Lee also ran a personal record, finishing fifth in heat two with a time of 9:38.86. Right behind Lee was fellow senior Sarah Heinemann, who ran her first indoor 3000 meters in 9:42.85.
 
In heat one of the 3000 meters, sophomore Shaelyn Sorensen crossed the line third in 9:41.53, just two seconds shy of her personal record. Sophomore Erin Wagner finished sixth with a personal-best time of 9:45.03.
 
Ebony McClendon had a strong start in the 60 meters. The junior won her heat in the preliminaries with a time of 7.60 to qualify for the semi-finals, where she ran a 7.59, finishing sixth in her heat.
 
Senior Georgia Ellenwood ran a season-best 8.75 in to finish second in her heat in the preliminary round of the 60 hurdles, qualifying for the semi-finals. Junior Casie Pawlik finished fourth in her heat with a time of 9.07. In the semi-finals, Ellenwood clocked in at 8.77, but was unable to advance to the final.
 
The second day of the Armory Invitational kicks off tomorrow at 7:45 a.m. CT with the first Badgers competing at 8:20 a.m.