NEW YORK—Three running events and three field events made up the event schedule for Villanova as the team wrapped up two days of competition in the Rutgers Open at The Armory on Saturday afternoon. One of the highlights of the day came from freshman Maya Dorer, a New York City native who tied the eighth-fastest time in school history in the 600 meters during Saturday's competition.
 
Dorer crossed the finish line in 1:33.26 and came in fifth out of 28 competitors in the 600 meters. She tied former Wildcats sprinter Cuyler Goodwin who recorded the same mark while racing in the Nike Invitational in Minneapolis, Minn. on January 27, 1996. Dorer and Goodwin are also tied for seventh on the all-time Villanova performance list in the 600 meters with their matching times.
 
The other runners in action for the Wildcats were senior sprinter Jada Thomas (Kingston, Jamaica) and sophomore middle distance runner Kate Flynn (Gray, Tenn.). Thomas concluded her first event of the year by running in the final of the 60 meter hurdles where she placed ninth with a time of 9.18. Flynn competed in the 800 meters and recorded a personal best time of 2:29.76.
 
Senior pole vaulter Ashley Preston (Franklinville, N.J.) tied for an eighth place finish with a successful clearance of 3.76 meters on Saturday, while freshman high jumper Taylor Woodeshick (Nescopeck, Pa.) had a jump of 1.57 meters in her second outing of the season.
 
First up on the docket for Villanova on Saturday morning was the championship section of the shot put. Graduate throwers Sade Meeks (North Babylon, N.Y.) and Jul Thomson (Otterville, Ont.) each competed in that section and placed third and fourth, respectively. Meeks' top throw of the day was for 14.53 meters, while Thomson threw or 14.17 meters to register an indoor personal best. She was just six centimeters off the lifetime PR of 14.23 meters that she established during the 2021 outdoor season.
 
Later in the day graduate Samantha Stevens (Shelton, Conn.) finished eighth in the college section of the shot put with a mark of 12.38 meters.