The women went up against very talented Division 3 athletes from Ohio. The Britons finished 4th, scoring 54 points. The Briton women sprinters scored the majority of the Briton's points with 37.75 points. They were followed by jumpers who accumulated 8 points, distance with 7.75 points, and throws with 1 point. Layla Wilks led all scorers with 11.75 points. She finished 2nd in both dashes (55m, 200m) and ran the anchor leg on the winning 4x200m relay. The relay team of (Lexi McGinley, Chalara Sutton, Cianna Brown, and Layla Wilks) ran 1:46.46 won by 3.5 seconds and set a new Albion College school record. Cianna Brown was the other event winner for the Britons. She won the 400m dash in a personal best time of 1:01.62. This performance places her 2nd on the Albion College indoor top ten list. Brown also wan a great leg on the third place 4x4 relay. Ashley Dubois finished with a strong performance in the Triple jump. Placing 2nd with a personal best jump of 10.05m. First years Kenna Childress and Megan McCulloch performed well in their respective distance events. Childress place in the mile after running a great 1200m leg on the Distance Medley Relay. Megan finished a strong 5th in the 3000m run. All three performances were Albion College's all-time top ten performances. In all, the Britons earned one school record, 6 top 10 all-time performances, and 13 personal records.
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Joe and Julie Serra have given a $5 million leadership gift to launch a fundraising initiative to make two dreams a reality at Albion College. The first is a newly expanded fitness and student activity facility at the site of the current Dow Recreation and Wellness Center. The second is a new or renovated competition facility for the volleyball, men's basketball and women's basketball teams that currently call Kresge Gymnasium home.
The College is continuing to raise funds in support of both projects. To learn more, call 517/629-0446 or email advancement@albion.edu
