CHICAGO - Four members of the IU Indianapolis women's track and field team registered new personal bests on Saturday (Jan. 31) as a select few competed in the Chicago Collegiate Invitational at Gately Park. Sophomore Ella Colclesser led the team's two entries in the mile while freshman Jenna Twedt continued to shed time in the 800m event. Another freshman, Riley Flynn, capped the day with a new personal best in the 3,000m event. 

In the mile, Colclesser was the top collegiate finisher with a time of 5:08.20, just missing a spot on the program's top-10 all-time list. Colclesser finished third overall, trailing a pair of professional runners entered in the event. Wini Barnett made her season debut in the mile on Saturday as well, clocking a time of 5:18.19 to take a second off her previous best. 

"I'm definitely happy with that mile," Colclesser said. "After last week, I knew I could break 5:10 but wasn't planning on doing it so soon. I'm a little disappointed that I am only .3 seconds off the top-10 list. Julie's spot lives to see one more day! It was a great weekend for everyone who competed - I'm super proud!"

Twedt continued to impress in the 800m event, posting a time of 2:21.39 to finish third in her heat and trim three seconds off her previous best mark. 

Flynn raced the 3K for a second straight weekend and was the top collegiate finisher with a time of 10:47.23, taking more than a second off her previous best. Colclesser doubled back to help pace her teammate before eventually peeling off. 

The Jaguars will return to action next weekend when they compete in the Fairgrounds Invitational inside the Fall Creek Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.