Geneva, Oh. - The Wheeling Women's Track and Field team traveled to Geneva, OH. to compete in the SPIRE College Indoor Games at SPIRE Academy. Eight women represented Wheeling, and came in respectable places for their events; with one making top 10.

The day got started with field events, where five of our eight competed. Mariah Pelkey was the only Cardinal to participate in both throwing events. She came in 20th for the women's weight throw with a throw of 10.34 meters, and 28th in the women's shot up with a throw of 8.52 meters. Autumn Kerchner, Jalynn Shapley, and Amber Yoho joined Pelkey in the shot put ring. Kerchner placed 16th with a throw of 9.46 meters, while Shapley placed 25th with a throw of 8.67 meters. Yoho unfortunately fouled out with her first three throws. Nyja Short and Autumn Kerchner competed in the women's long jump and high jump. Short competed in the long jump, recording a jump of 3.96 meters to place her in 25th. Kerchner competed in the high jump, recording a jump of 1.50 meters to tie for 12th.

The remaining four Cardinals competed on the track, with Nyja Short joining them to compete in the women's 60 meter dash. She crossed the finish line at 9.17 seconds to place herself in 35th. Madison Conrade, Jade Trowell, and Lucinda Banks all competed in the women's 800 meter run. Conrad was the only Cardinal to place top 10 after having a run of 2:24.61 to place ninth overall. Trowell was only two seconds behind Conrad at 2:26.49 to place 14th. Banks finished the race at 2:50.45 to put her in 43rd.

The Cardinal women made great efforts over the six eventers that they competed in. They will be back at the track Sunday, February 22nd for the Mountain East Conference Championship at Marshall University in Huntington, WV.