NAPERVILLE, Ill. --- Mara Bruno authored top three finishes in three separate events to help the University of St. Francis women's indoor track & field team to a third-place finish at the North Central College Snow Day Invitational on Friday.

Bruno placed second in both the 200-meter dash and the long jump, while finishing third in the 60-meter dash.  She ran the 60-meter dash in 7.93 seconds and the 200-meter event in 25.7 seconds, while leaping 16 feet, 8 inches in the long jump.

Also earning a pair of top finishes was Emerson Colins, who placed just above Bruno in the 60-meter dash (7.82 seconds) and two spots behind her in the 200-meter dash (26.9 seconds).

USF's top finish came from Kelsey Rice, who won the 3,000-meter race in 11:16.56.  Teammate Tiffany Lehmann was one spot back with her time of 11:55.27.

The Saints' other scoring came in the 400- and 800-meter events.  In the 400, Gianna Trenter placed fourth with her time of 1:08.28.  She nudged out teammate Claire Roberts for that spot.  Roberts was one place back, finishing in 1:08.81.

In the 800, Liliana Ordonez was fifth (2:39.28) and Ariadna Juarez was seventh (2:40.07).

USF scored a total of 68 points in the six-team competition.  Host North Central captured the meet title with 204 points.

The Saints are at the St. Ambrose University (Iowa) Fighting Bee Invite on Saturday. 

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