BOURBONNAIS, Ill. --- Alecia Parker, Gabrielle Zeilenga, Grace Conway, and Sophia Sumer hit NAIA qualifying marks for the Women's Track and Field team on Friday night at the ONU Invite.

The Women's DNR rose to sixth in the NAIA after a 14:18.26 time and a second-place finish with Ana Enderle, Callie Crouse, Hannah Cussen, and Emma Cougill running for the Pilots.

Riley Hershberger and Brianna Hooton rose in the NAIA rankings in the 400-meter dash, with Hooton rising to 95th in the NAIA after she ran a 1:02.18 and placed fourth in the event, and Hershberger rose to 65th and ran a 1:00.99, which gave her a runner-up finish in the event. Hershberger and Hooton ran NCCAA qualifying times.

Emma Cougill ran an NCCAA qualifying time of 2:35.45 and took fourth in the 800 meter.

Alayna Simpson rose to 40th in the NAIA rankings in the Weight Throw with a 15.25-meter mark, which qualified her for the NCCAA Championship but was short of the NAIA 'B' mark.

The Pilots dominated the Pole Vault, with Gabrielle Zeilenga winning the event at 3.67 meters (NAIA 'A'), Grace Conway taking runner-up at 3.57 meters (NAIA 'A'), Sophia Sumer tying Conway at 3.57 meters (NAIA 'A'), and Jael Vander Zwaag reaching 27th in the NAIA with her mark of 3.32 meters (NCCAA) and a sixth-place finish.

Rylin Bagarus and Macy Morgan finished in the top five in the long jump, with Bagarus jumping a 5.13-meter mark, third place, and Morgan at 4.97 meters, fourth place, both NCCAA qualifying marks.

Alecia Parker rose to 13th in the NAIA with an NAIA 'B' qualifying mark of 13.25 meters and finished runner-up, and Markalah Barnes threw a 12.61-meter throw at an NCCAA standard.