MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The Saint Leo women's track team returned to action Friday at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The Lions posted three top-10 finishes on the day led by freshman Georgia Clode who took third in the 400m.
 
Clode finished on the podium with a time of 1:04.47. She was joined in the event by freshman Giulia Amorim who took 19^th in her collegiate debut with a 1:27.41.
 
Senior Noemi Anaya took home a pair of top-10 performances. She took sixth in the 3,000m after completing the distance in 10:54.15. She then took seventh in the 5,000m at 18:44.79. She was joined in the 3K by senior Heidi-Jay Churchill, who took 35^th at 12:49.38, and freshman Caitlin Lewandowski who finished 41^st at 13:36.35. Freshman Paige Patterson and junior Fatima Abu-Rumman joined Anaya in the 5K. Patterson finished 18^th after crossing the line in 19:18.69 while Abu-Rumman placed 37^th in 21:12.46.
 
Sophomore Anapaula Rios Rosales took 27^th in the mile after stopping the clock at 7:00.96.
 
A trio of Lions competed in the 200m. Freshman Tayler Wright led the group with a 29^th place finish in a tie of 30.67. Freshman Maryleslie Javier finished one spot back in 30^th in 30.84. The final Lion in the race was freshman Rebecca Myers who took 31^st in 31.22.
 
Lewandowski also competed in the 800m as she took 32^nd in 3:01.35.
 
The final two Lions on the track were Myers and Wright who competed in the 100m. Myers raced down the track in 14.61 to claim 59^th while Wright took 61^st in 14.68.
 
The Lions will close out competition at the Shamrock Invitational tomorrow, March 16.
 
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