La Crosse, Wis. --- Seniors Brittany Henderson and Kelsey Leonard won the 200 and 400-meter dashes Friday evening to pace the Minnesota State women’s track and field team at the UW-La Crosse Eagle Open.

Henderson turned in a time of :24.12 in the 200-meter dash, finishing more than a second ahead of the second-place finisher, Natasha Arnold of UW-River Falls who finished in :25.53. 

In the 400-meter dash, Leonard turned in a time of :54.98, which reached the  automatic qualifying mark for the NCAA championships later this month.

Sophomore Ali Paul turned in a second-place finish in the 5,000-meter run while senior Whitney Kroschel was second in the pole vault, scaling 12’2”. 

In relays action, the Mavericks won the 4x100-meter relay with a time of :46.65.  The quartet was made up of junior Linnelle Clark, freshman Becca Schmidt, Leonard and Henderson.

The Mavericks continue action Saturday at the Winona State Qualifier.

To view the complete results, click HERE