University Athletic Association

Senior Emma Kelley of the No. 2 Washington University in St. Louis women's track and field team turned in a historic time at Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday. With her 800-meter time of 2:04.13, Kelley set the new NCAA Division III indoor all-time record. As a team, the Bears finished in second-place with 49 points. 

Final Results  

Over the course of the two-day championship, the Bears racked up 12 All-Americans. 

Loras College won the team championship with 51 points while Johns Hopkins University grabbed third with 33 points. 

WashU's second-place finish marked the eight final four finish in women's indoor track and field history (2008, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024). 

Kelley broke the previous 800-meter all-time indoor mark of Messiah College's Esther Seeland, 2:05.39, that was earned on February 11, 2022. 

Kelley's NCAA individual national title is the 42 individual NCAA Championship in WashU history across all programs. 

Saturday's Top Finishers: 

800 Meters (Final): 

• TWO ALL-AMERICANS 
• Emma Kelley claimed her fourth NCAA title with her 800-meter crown 
• Kelley won the event by over four seconds with a time of 2:04.13 
• The second-place runner from Baldwin Wallace finished with a mark of 2:09.91 
• Ally Sarussi spun a personal-best 800-meter run of 2:10.35 to claim fourth in the event 
• The duo earned the Bears 15 team points in the event 

• ALL-AMERICAN RELAY TEAM 
• Team of Kylie Spytek, Nicole Stewart, Danielle Schultz, and Emma Kelley grabbed second in the 4 x 400 relay with a time of 3:46.44 to score eight team points 

• ALL-AMERICAN
• Ebun Opata leaped her way to All-America status as she posted a mark of 12.31m to take third in NCAA Division III 
• Opata orchestrated six team points for the Bears 

Shot Put (Final): 

• ALL-AMERICAN 
• Jenae Bothe notched All-American status as she registered a heave of 13.97m to snag sixth in the event and three team points  

60 Meters (Final): 

• TWO ALL-AMERICANS 
• Jasmine Wright secured sixth-place in the 60-meter final with a time of 7.621 to secure three points for the Bears 
• Maya Davis finished right beind Wright with a mark of 7.629 to haul in a pair of team points for WashU  
• Davis secured seventh in the event  

• ALL-AMERICAN 
• Nicole Stewart garnered eighth in the 200-meter event with a time of 24.85 to earn the Bears one team point  

Complete List of Women's All-Americans: 

• Yasmin Ruff – pole vault (Friday) 
• Jasmine Wright – 60-meters 
• Maya Davis – 60-meters 
• Jenae Bothe – shot put 
• Ebun Opata – triple jump 
• Ally Sarussi – 800-meters 
• Ally Sarussi – 4 x 400 relay 
• Emma Kelley – 800-meters 
• Emma Kelley – 4 x 400 relay 
• Nicole Stewart – 200-meters 
• Nicole Stewart – 4 x 400 relay 
• Kylie Spytek – 4 x 400 relay  

WashU's All-Time Top-10 Marks from Saturday: 

800 Meters: 

• Emma Kelley – 1st – 2:04.13 
  • Also a Division III record 
• Ally Sarussi – 4th – 2:10.35 

200 Meters: 

• Nicole Stewart – 2nd - 24.85