DMR Earns All-American Honors, Rubio Finishes 12th at NCAA Championships

3/10/2023 9:10:00 PM

The women's DMR team following their sixth-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships.

The distance medley relay (DMR) team of Kate Kenny, Michelle Louie, Audrey Grimes and Ciara Dale earned All-American honors, while Emily Rubio made her debut at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday. After the opening day of competition, Chicago, Wisconsin La-Crosse and Loras sit in a three-way tie for first place with 19 points each.

HIGHLIGHTS

The DMR squad finished in sixth place, crossing the finish line in 11:46.36. The team bested its previous top time by 4.22 seconds. Grimes opened the event with a 3:37.65 in the 1,200-meters, before Louie and Dale ran the 400 and 800 in 57:58 and 2:15.60, respectively. Kenny closed the race with a 4:55.52 in the mile to secure a top-six finish.
In the pentathlon, Rubio placed 12th overall with 3,365 points. The first-year earned a top-10 spot in 60m hurdles and high jump, and was top 15 in the 800m and long jump. Rubio's best performance came in the high jump, where she finished fifth with a height of 1.61m.

NOTES

Rubio is the first athlete to represent the Panthers in the pentathlon since the 2017 NCAA Championships.
Middlebury last won the DMR in 2012 and has had 10 teams earn All-American accolades.
This is Louie's second All-American honor as she was a member of the DMR team which finished fourth at the 2022 NCAA Championships.

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