Audrey MacLean and Zoe Wang of the Middlebury women's track and field team opened competition at the three-day NCAA Championship taking place at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• Wang led off the day in the pole vault, finishing in 22nd place with a height of 3.60 meters. 
• MacLean was one of 12 athletes to qualify for the finals in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. The Panther led the way, crossing the line in first with a clocking of 10:33.39. 

MacLean competes in the final on Friday at 4:55 p.m. and participates in the 5,000 on Saturday at 4:25 p.m. Emily Rubio kicks off Friday competition with the high jump at 11:30 a.m.