GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Five Bears set personal records as the Mercer track and field team competed in the 200-meter dash and 5,000-meter run on Thursday at the 2018 Pepsi Florida Relays at Percy Beard Track.

Ania Grzeszczak and Courtney Czerniak ran the 5,000-meter in personal-best times of 17:39.27 and 17:43.36, respectively, to finish 18th and 22nd overall in the 44-woman event. Lauryn Dancy (24.81), Marion Meadows (24.96) and Sydney Campbell (24.99) all set personal records in the 200-meter dash as each cracked the 25-second mark. Six Bears in total competed in the 200-meter.

Results
200 Meter Dash
59. Lauryn Dancy (24.81) (Personal Record)
67. Marion Meadows (24.96) (Personal Record)
70. Sydney Campbell (24.99) (Personal Record)
76. Madison Mueller (25.10)
81. Tessola Duncan (25.18) 93. Cherrish Wright (25.96)

5,000 Meter Run
18. Ania Grzeszczak (17.39.27) (Personal Record)
22. Courtney Czerniak (17:43.36) (Personal Record)

Up Next
Grzeszczak, Dancy, Meadows, Tessola Duncan and Madison Mueller will be in action Friday in day two of the Pepsi Florida Relays. Mueller, Dancy, Duncan and Meadows will run the 4x400-meter relay preliminaries at 4:55 p.m. while Grzeszczak will compete in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at 9:20 p.m.