CLEVELAND, Tenn. - Sophomore Katie Moore earned an individual win to highlight the women's track and field team's efforts on day one of the Flames Invitational, hosted by Lee University on Friday (Apr. 7). Moore collected a victory in the 400m hurdles on a day in which a number of Jaguars had impressive showings. 

Freshman Modupe Awosanya opened the day with a fifth-place finish among 65 entrants in the 200m event. Awosanya crossed at 25.10 with a strong tailwind aiding her race, finishing fourth in her heat and fifth overall. Olivia Martinez clocked a time of 27.09 seconds and Madelynn Denny booked a time of 27.67, placing third in her heat. 

Later in the day, Moore put on a show in the 400m hurdles, winning the event with a personal best time of 1:03.59, winning by nearly a half second and shaving a tenth of a second off her prior best. 

"I didn't have a great race at Cincinnati last week, so I trained very intently this week and knew what I needed to do to change that," Moore said. "The race went how I wanted and how I trained to do it. I am grateful for the win and for a PR, but there's still work to do."

The distance crew closed out day one with junior Ellie Cates leading the way in the 5,000m race with a personal best time of 17:24.37, taking eight seconds off her prior best. Madison Fry clocked a time of 18:06.17 and Julie Smith ran 18:21.73. Kara Krol registered a time of 19:06.19. 

In the jumps, Jada-Marie Davis finished tied for fifth, just missing matching her outdoor best with a jump of 1.50m (4' 11''). Fellow freshman Reese McCuan placed fifth in the triple jump with a best effort of 10.66m (34' 11.75''), which came on her sixth and final attempt of the day. 

The Jaguars will return to action on Saturday on day two of the Flames Invitational.