HUNTINGTON, West Virginia (Feb. 14, 2021) - Filippa Miller broke her own school record for the second time this season, and the FIU women's indoor track team earned four victories at the Marshall Invitational on Saturday afternoon.
Miller, a sophomore, jumped 3.97m (13', 0.25") to win the pole vault competition. Junior
Kiera Forde-Richards excelled in the 200m finals, running 24.93 to take her first collegiate victory.
Andrea Loizidou and
Lisa Adjouadi placed first and second in the 1000m, while freshman
Maika Cuenca set a personal best in the long jump at 5.55m to place first, with teammate
Fabiola Declet right behind her at 5.51m to earn second.
Nicole Janse Van Rensberg set an impressive personal best in the pole vault, jumping 3.72m, an improvement from her previous best of 3.50m in her first meet of the season at Clemson.
The Panthers will now gear up for the Conference USA Championships, set to take place next weekend in Birmingham, Alabama.
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