TERRE HAUTE, IN ---  Lexi Yoggerst improved on her school record by nearly a second as she took the title in the 400m dash at Friday evening's 11 school Rose Hulman Institute Twilight Invitational.  Yoggerst ran a time of :58.17 nearly two second ahead of the runner-up in the event.
 
Several strong performances were turned in on the track as seven personal bests were recorded on the track by the team.  Leading the next group included Krissy Finley who placed third in the 800m run with a time of 2:23.67.  Team mates Haley Kerpan (7th, 2:28.50) and Rachael Crowley (9th, 2:33.75) each ran career best marks.  
 
Olivia Rohr ran her career best by over 10 seconds in the 1500m run where she placed sixth overall in the field of 21 runners with a time of 5:05.82.  Hannah Roberts also ran a career best of 5:52.67 which was 15th place.   Kelsey Cleary finished 12th overall in the 3000m run in a time of 11:50.87.  There were 21 runners in the event.
 
In the field events, Maddie Logsdon placed eighth in the javelin with a throw of 22.80m (74' 10") and LeeNaya Brewer finished 12th in the shot put improving to 9.17m (30' 1").
 
The Prairie Stars finished eighth in the field of 11 schools with 25 points.  Host Rose-Hulman won the event with 157 points with Greenville College as the runner-up with 111.5 points.
 
This coming weekend the team will finish up the regular season at the Illinois College Invitational on Saturday in Jacksonville.  The meet will be a tune-up for those that are set for the GLVC Championships, a chance for a few of the team to earn a spot in the GLVC Meet with an improved performance, as well as a final meet of the season for the remainder of the squad.
 
Coach Mike De Witt had these comments:  "It was great to see the continued improvement racing, and in particular the solid finishes by the ladies across the team.  This meet offered a very good field of runners for our top entries, but in each event we were competitive thru the fields.  It is important to note that we are still learning how to race and train as a whole.  The front of the team sets a great competitive example for everyone else and it has been great to see everyone dig in to compete at their best."