Emelie Beckman Breaks School Record on Day One of Indoor Conference Championships

Friday, February 27

Birmingham, Ala.

Temple University

American Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships

Emelie Beckman Breaks School Record on Day One of Indoor Conference Championships

2.27.26 | Women's Track and Field

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Temple University's women's indoor track and field team finished day one of the American Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships. The two-day meet is being held at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Ala. The highlight from opening day was Emelie Beckman setting a new Temple indoor record in the pole vault after clearing a height of 4.17m (13'-8.25"). The Owls ended day one with 16 points putting them in sixth place in the conference standings.

Live Results
Results: Day One

Sophomore Lila Ziegler ran a new personal record in the 60m sprint with a time of 7.75, placing 23rd out of 34 athletes. Janae Pettaway also competed in this event and came across the line with a time of 7.88.
In the 60m hurdles, Zayniah Ali finished with a time of 8.74 which is a new personal record for the sophomore. Aly Doyle came in right behind her with a time of 8.78.
Lila Ziegler was the only Temple athlete to compete in the 200m race and she finished with a time of 26.03.
Freshman Kei-Mahri Hanna led the Owls in the 400m with a time of 55.37, putting her ninth out of 32 athletes. Also competing in this event were Mariah Jameson (56.03), Grace Hickman (57.69), and Chloe Smith (58.80).
Representing the Cherry & White in the mile was Rian Johnson, who finished with a time of 5:05.45.
Kamryn Ohm also competed in the pole vault and placed fifth out of 21 competitors after achieving a new personal record, clearing the bar at 3.87m (12'-8.25").
Temple finished seventh out of 12 schools in the Distance Medley Relay after Laila Cottom, Hanna, Johnson, and Rose Tuomisto finished with a time of 11:47.51.

Still To Come
The Owls will wrap up day two tomorrow with the high jump, triple jump, 3,000m, and the 4x400m relay. The meet will air live on ESPN+.