DETROIT (4/20/2024) -- Sophomore Zoe Morris claimed first and sophomore McKenzie McNitt took home a bronze as the University of Detroit Mercy women's track and field team wrapped up a pair of events on Saturday. 

At Oakland, Morris leaped 1.55-meters for the triumph in the high jump, while McNitt finished third in the 400-meters in 1:01.04. 

Senior Sidny Hessem tossed the discus 33.36m for sixth and freshman Alaina Burns placed eighth in the steeple chase in a time of 12:23.52

At the Jesse Owns Classic at Ohio State, senior Kayla Smith set a personal record in the discus at 41.93m for 13th. Senior Alexa Krauth clocked a career time of 14.89 in the 100-meter hurdles and sophomore Gracelyn Peebles placed 12th in the 400 in a career-low 1:04.24. 

The Titans will have one final meet before the Horizon League Championship as the red, white and blue head to Michigan for the Len Paddock Invitational next Saturday.

100-Meter Hurdles Preliminaries (at Ohio State)

• Alexa Krauth - 18th - 14.89

100-Meter Hurdles Preliminaries (at Oakland)

• Zoe Morris - 14th - 16.65
• Gabriela Gashaj - 17th - 17.72

400-Meter Hurdles (at Ohio State)

• Gracelyn Peebles - 12th - 1:04.24

400-Meter Hurdles (at Oakland)

• MacKenzie Patterson - 12th - 1:17.50

100-Meter Preliminaries (at Ohio State)

• Alexa Krauth - 40th - 13.14

200-Meters (at Oakland)

• Zoe Madden - 13th - 29.25

400-Meters (at Ohio State)

• Gracelyn Peebles - 31st - 59.83

400-Meters (at Oakland)

• McKenzie McNitt - 3rd - 1:01.04

1,500-Meters (at Oakland)

• Claire Hunt - 12th - 5:02.37
• Alaina Burns - 16th - 5:11.21
• Nina Pizzo - 17th - 5:12.23

3,000-Meter Steeplechase (at Oakland)

• Alaina Burns - 8th - 12:23.52

5,000-Meters (at Oakland)

• Evie Wright - 11th - 18:12.10 
• Avery Saunder - 26th - 19:41.30
• Taylor Myers - 32nd - 20:33.40
• Abby Fifield - 33rd - 20:45.26

Hammer (at Ohio State)

• Kayla Smith - 25th - 46.65m

Hammer (at Oakland)

• Grace Steffes - 10th - 32.17m
• Brigita Sumskas - 15th - 19.61m

Discus (at Oakland)

• Sidny Hessem - 6th - 33.36m

Discus (at Ohio State)

• Kayla Smith - 13th - 41.93m

Javelin (at Oakland)

• Grace Steffes - 7th - 26.51m
• Taylor Myers - 10th - 24.11m
• Brigita Sumskas - 12th - 21.76m

Long Jump (at Oakland)

• Zoe Madden - 11th - 4.56m

High Jump (at Oakland)

• Zoe Morris - 1st - 1.55m

Triple Jump (at Oakland)

• Zoe Madden - 5th - 10.18m

4x100-Meter Relays  (at Oakland)

• Ashlee Lewis, Jada Clark, Zoe Madden, Gabriela Gashaj - 5th - 52.49