FORT WAYNE, Ind. --- Ana Mendoza Pineda recorded a first-place finish in the 5,000-meter race at the Indiana Institute of Technology Warrior Open and seven other members of the University of St. Francis women's outdoor track & field team turned in Top 10 placements at the meet on Friday.

Pineda bested a field of 13 runners with her time of 17:39.89, while three other Saints placed among the top six in that race.  Alexia Bibakis registered a third-place finish (17:54.07), while Olivia Bukowski was right behind in fourth (18:06.94) and Allison Ramsey sixth (18:13.30).

Notching a pair of top performances were both Mara Bruno and Gianna Trenter.  Bruno was second in the 400-meter dash (58.49) among a field of 19 competitors and fourth out of 31 in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.51 seconds.  Trenter was seventh in the 400-meter hurdles (1:10.75) and tenth in the 100-meter hurdles (17.35 seconds).

Emerson Colins, meanwhile, placed seventh out of 25 in the 100-meter dash (13.03), while Ariadna Juarez was ninth in the 800-meter dash, recording a time of 2:33.23.

USF is back in action next Saturday when it competes in the Wheaton College Invitational.   

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