CONWAY, Ark. – Rogers State men's and women's track and field started the outdoor portion of the schedule with a bang as they racked up 15 top 5 finished at the Hendrix Alumni Invitational on Saturday.
 
The highlight of the day came in the men's 4x400 meter relay, as the team of Solomon Higgins, Jon Biersdorfer, Ian Conder and Carlos Vallejo combined to win the event with a time of 3:21.94. The team of Blake Feron, Nathaneal Gibson, Malik Bridgeman and Jackson Stinnett combined to finish in fifth with a time of 3:35.89. The team of Aaron Shiever, Clint Stapleton, Kyle Ginn and Colton Storm combined to finish in eighth with a time of 3:44.36.

In the women's 800 meter, Jillian Skalicky won the event with a time 2:17.60. Brianna DeAngelis-Stinnett finished in third with a new personal best time of 2:22.90, 3.94 seconds faster than her previous best. Gloria Butts finished in fifth with a new personal best of 2:23.49, blowing away her previous best by 29.96 seconds. Rayna Kucharyski finished in seventh with a time of 2:24.39. Elizabeth Ostermaier finished in 23rd with a time of 2:47.04.
 
In the men's 800 meter, Carlos Vallejo finished in third with a time of 1:58.17. Jackson Stinnett finished in fourth with a time of 1:58.63. Solomon Higgins finished in fifth with a time of 1:58.98. Blake Feron finished in 16th with a time of 2:08.61.

In the women's 4x400 meter relay, the team of Ann-Marie Dorsey, Brianna DeAngelis-Stinnett, Faith Tinney and Ashley Riggenbach combined to finish in fourth with a time of 4:24.06. The team of Cadence Cordova, Gloria Butts, Rayna Kucharyski and Sara Crosley combined to finish right behind in fifth with a time of 4:24.61. The team of Jocelyn Turney, Jillian Skalicky, Aubree Wille and Elena Fries combined to finish in seventh with a time of 4:25.60.
 
In the men's 1,500 meter, Ian Conder finished in second with a new personal best time of 4:01.65, 6.98 seconds faster than his previous best. Jon Biersdorfer finished right behind him in third with a time of 4:01.75, just missing his personal best by .45 seconds. Kyle Woodward finished in sixth with a new personal best of 4:06.10, 1.28 seconds faster than his previous best. Nathaneal Gibson finished in ninth with a time of 4:08.22. Kyle Ginn finished in 11th with a new personal best time of 4:12.31, 5.20 seconds faster than his previous best. Nathan Hernandez finished in 14th with a new personal best time of 4:16.11, 4.59 seconds faster than his previous best. Colton Storm finished in 16th with a new personal best time of 4:18.14, 6.76 seconds faster than his previous best.
 
In the women's 1,500 meter, Ashley Riggenbach finished in third with a time of 4:51.67. Elena Fries finished in 10th with a time of 5:02.57. Brooklyn Garafola finished in 19th with a time of 5:10.24.
 
In the women's 100 meter, Lilli Joseph finished in fourth with a new personal best of 12.90, .94 seconds faster than her previous best. Ann-Marie Dorsey finished in 10th with a time of 13.81. Jocelyn Turney finished in 11th with a time of 13.83.
 
In the women's 5,000 meter, Aubrey Wille finished in fourth place with a time of 19:09.75. Sara Crosley finished in seventh with a time of 19:56.31. Ryann Barber finished in eighth with a time of 20:08.93. Faith Tinney finished in 15th with a time of 21:15.64. Isabel Bush finished in 16th with a time of 21:20.96.
 
In the men's 5,000 meter, Malik Bridgeman finished in 10th with a time of 16:28.26. Clint Stapleton finished in 14th with a time of 16:55.30. Joseph White finished in 17th with a new outdoor personal best time of 17:44.65, 34.95 seconds faster than his previous best.
 
In the women's 200 meter, Joseph finished in 11th with a time of 27.86. Dorsey finished in 13th with a time of 28.36. Turney finished in 16th with a time of 28.80.
 
In the men's 400 meter, Aaron Shiever finished in 13th with a new personal best of 53.57, 1.98 seconds faster than his previous best.
 
The Hillcats will be back in action on Friday, March 15 as they return to Conway, Ark. to compete in the Richard Martin Jr. Invitational, hosted by Central Arkansas at the Richard Martin Jr. Track.