Claire Markonic ran the 400-meter leg of Bates' 11:53.42 distance medley relay race at the BU Valentine Invitational on Feb. 13, 2016. (File photo by Tom Leonard '78)

BOSTON -- The Bates women's track and field team recorded several low times, concluding with a fast distance medley relay race on Saturday, at Boston University's two-day, non-scoring Valentine Invitational.

Senior captain Isabelle Unger (Charlotte, Vt.), junior Claire Markonic (Millerton, N.Y.), first-year Ayden Eickhoff (Corvallis, Mont.) and junior Jessica Wilson (Cumberland, Maine) ran the distance medley relay for the first time and became the fourth-fastest combination in program history, finishing in 11:53.42, seventh-fastest out of 30 squads and second in Division III behind MIT.

Friday's Bates highlights included:

• Junior Allison Hill (Brunswick, Maine) lowered her own program record in the 60-meter hurdles by one hundredth of a second, to 9.00 seconds. First-year Sarah Shoulta (Waterville, Maine)  finished in 9.88 to move into fifth place on the team's all-time performance list (the event changed from 55 meters to 60 at most meets in 2011).
• Senior captain Elena Schroeder (Clinton, Conn.) ran the rare 500-meter run in 1:19.81, landing in fifth place on Bates' all-time performance list in the event.
• First-year Katie Gonzalez (San Gabriel, Calif.) had a top weight throw of 44 feet and 10.75 inches, qualifying her to compete in the New England Division III Championship next weekend.
• Junior Julia Nemy (San Francisco, Calif.) ran the 800 meters in 2:20.97 while first-year Wendy Memishian (Medway, Mass.) ran it in 2:22.84
• Bates finished the 4x400 relay in 4:02.12, with Hill, Schroeder, senior captain Alexis Dickinson (Brunswick, Maine) and Markonic.
• First-year Yeymi Rivas (Richmond, Calif.) ran the 200 in 26.96 seconds, while Shoulta timed in at 27.19.
• First-year Sarah Rothmann (Andover, Mass.) ran the mile in 5:23.07
• Dickinson ran an 8.26-second 60-meter dash.

Bates next competes in the New England Division III Indoor Championships, held at Middlebury College Feb. 19-20.