Mankato, Minn. – The women's outdoor track and field team continued competition today in Aberdeen, South Dakota, with freshman Aubri Brown leading the charge.
 
In the shot put, Brown placed third with a toss of 12.19m (40'), followed by freshmen Jadyn Hart and Elli Heisinger in fourth (12.04m, 39' 6") and fifth (12.03m, 39' 5.75"), respectively. Freshman Emma Osier threw for 11.88m (38' 11.75") to finish in seventh.
 
Brown also crushed the hammer throw with a personal best throw of 49.66m (162' 11") to place second and rank 11^th on the MSU all-time top performances list. Also throwing for personal best marks were Heisinger (40.41m, 132' 7"), freshman Sarah Zino (40.34m, 132' 4"), and Osier (40.02m, 131' 3") in sixth, seventh, and eighth, respectively.
 
Freshman Maya Shorter finished seventh in the javelin with a throw of 33.63m (110' 4").
 
In the 100m hurdles, junior Esther Miller ran a 15.63s race to place fifth, with a 4.5m/s wind speed.
 
The Mavericks continue the outdoor season this week starting on Wednesday, April 24^th at the Running On Hope Invitational.