The record setting year continued for Emma Cooper as she once again broke her own school record in the 60m dash as Simpson competed at the Darren Young Classic on Saturday.

Meet Highlights:

• Cooper shattered her own record in the 60m dash, beating her best by 0.05 of a second, taking second overall with a time of 7.77 seconds. The mark was the 38th fastest in NCAA Division-III this year.
• The day was not over for Cooper as she also won the 200m dash and long jump, earning two of the four first place marks for Simpson.
• Gabby Akin won the 60m hurdles with her top-10 mark of 9.32 seconds, placing her 10th in school history.
• Emma Lueck finished runner-up to Cooper in the long jump but the sophomore placed 10th best in school history with a mark of 5.22m.

Top Performers:

60m Finals – 2. Emma Cooper – 7.77 (School Record)
60m Prelims – 2. Emma Cooper – 7.83
200m – 1. Emma Cooper – 26.58
400m – 9. Zoe Ackerman – 1:04.85
800m – 3. Ava Carder – 2:21.95 (10th best time in school history)
Mile – 12. Kate Huisinga – 5:38.84
5000m – 21. Ava French – 20:03.65
60m Hurdles Finals – 1. Gabby Akin – 9.32 (10th fastest time in school history)
60m Hurdles Prelims – 1. Gabby Akin – 9.38
High Jump – 2. Chloe Wierson – 1.52m (10th best mark in school history)
Long Jump – 1. Emma Cooper – 5.22m / 2. Emma Lueck – 5.22m (9th best mark in school history)
Shot Put – 5. Olivia Merrill – 12.31m
Weight Throw – 22. Sophie Simon – 11.22m
4×400 Relay – 1. Wierson, Thornburg, Seehase, Middents – 4:06.83

Up Next:

Simpson has one final tune up before the A-R-C Indoor Championships, heading to the Liz Wuertz Invite in Waverly on Saturday, Feb. 21.

*from simpsonathletics.com