PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—Junior middle distance runners Emily Robinson (Rogers, Ark.) and Maya Dorer (New York, N.Y.) tallied top-three finishes in their respective events as a contingent of Villanova athletes were in action at the Penn Challenge on Saturday afternoon. Six track events made up the team's schedule for the day at Franklin Field.
 
Robinson was the runner-up in the 800 meters with a time of 2:13.00 and first year collegian Tilly O'Connor (Spring Lake, N.J.) came in fifth in 2:16.32 on a wet and windy afternoon. Dorer crossed the line in the 400 meters in 1:00.50 and was followed by first year runner Caelen O'Leary (Taunton, Mass.) in fifth place with a time of 1:00.94. Another of the newcomers to this year's Wildcats roster who was in action was Djoonicka Buissereth (North Babylon, N.Y.) who posted times of 12.82 in the 100 meters and 27.82 in the 200 meters.
 
Junior Margaret Carroll (Mount Wolf, Pa.) led a trio of Villanova runners in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:37.91, followed by junior Alex Stasichin (Massapequa, N.Y.) in 4:50.35 and senior Kate Flynn (Gray, Tenn.) in 5:23.53. In the 3000 meters, senior Elizabeth Vaughn (Dayton, Ohio) had a time of 10:08.99 and sophomore Kinsey Pogue (Danville, Calif.) crossed the finish line in 10:12.94.