YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The RMU women's track and field team secured a fourth-place finish in the 2026 #HLTF Women's Indoor Championship on Sunday at Youngstown State.
 
On day two of the meet, Samantha Hennen highlighted the Colonials on the track, with Hennen securing a victory in the 3000m with a time of 9:30.81 to defend her title from last season. Hennen also took home a second-place finish in the mile with a record-breaking time of 4:47.83 to break her own school record.
 
The Colonials also recorded two second-place finishes on the day, with Mariya Chamberlain finishing second in the triple jump (11.68) and Hayzes Robinson in the 60m (7.58).
 
To round out major performers, RMU had five other top-five finishes with Robinson (200m) securing a fourth-place finish, while Maizee Fry (Shot Put), Taylor Colwell (Triple Jump), Emma Bradbury (Mile), and Ava Deming (800m) all finished in fifth on the afternoon.
 
Other point scorers for the Colonials were Alyssa Croco, who finished sixth in the 5000m yesterday, Julianna Page-Daughtry, who finished seventh in the 400m, and the 4x400m team of Jocie Slesinski, Page-Daughtry, Lindsey Martineau, and Erin Zephirin, who finished sixth to close out the championships.
 
As a team, the Colonials secured their highest placement at the Horizon League Indoor Championships since the Colonials joined the league back in 2020. On the afternoon, RMU recorded 89 points behind Purdue Fort Wayne (107), Milwaukee (123), and champions Youngstown State (165).
 
FINAL STANDINGS
1. Youngstown State – 165 points
2. Milwaukee – 123 points
3. Purdue Fort Wayne – 107 points
4. Robert Morris – 89 points
5. Northern Kentucky – 68 points
6. Oakland – 59 points
7. Detroit Mercy – 29 points
8. Cleveland State – 11 points
9. Wright State – 8 points
10. IU Indy – 4 points
 
DAY 2 RESULTS
60m
Hayzes Robinson – 7.58 (2^nd)
 
200m
Hayzes Robinson – 24.75 (4^th)
400m
Julianna Page-Daughtry – 56.42 (7^th)
 
800m
Ava Deming – 2:14.46 (5^th)
 
Mile
Samantha Hennen – 4:47.83 (2^nd) *SCHOOL RECORD
Emma Bradbury – 5:01.64 (5^th) *THIRD BEST IN SCHOOL HISTORY
Erin LaQuatra – 5:04.86 (10^th) *FIFTH BEST IN SCHOOL HISTORY
 
3000m
Samantha Hennen – 9:30.81 (1^st)
Julia Dill – 9:34.55 (2^nd)
Sara Jury – 10:05.71 (9^th)
Alyssa Croco – 10:11.79 (14^th)
Kaylee Foringer – 10:12.10 (15^th)
Angelique Mariana – 11:10.90 (41^st)
 
4x400m
Jocie Slesinski, Julianna Page-Daughtry, Lindsey Martineau, Erin Zephirin – 3:52.40 (6^th) *FOURTH BEST IN SCHOOL HISTORY
 
Shot Put
Maizee Fry – 13.48m (5^th)
Aria Ibiequgbe – 11.13m (17^th)
 
Triple Jump
Mariya Chamberlain – 11.68m (2^nd)
Taylor Colwell – 11.45m (5^th)