DECORAH, Iowa - The Bethany Lutheran women's track and field team opened outdoor competition at Luther at the Norse Invite Saturday afternoon and finished in eighth place. 

Stephanie Witbrod competed separate from the rest of the team, as she traveled to the University of South Dakota to compete in the Heptathalon where she took third place in a field comprised of predominantly Division II schools. Witbrod finished first in a pair of the eight events, taking first in the shot put with a mark of 11.85m while her long jump of 5.60m was also good for first and also set a new school record. 

Bethany Results

100m
29. Emma Rowen - 14.04
34. Megan McCue - 14.38

200m
30. Riley Ping - 28.90
31. - Naomi Anderson - 28.91
39. McCue - 31.46
40. Angela Zaccaria - 31.89

400m
8. Anderson - 1:05.60
11. Ping - 1:08.49

800m
12. Jordan Merwin - 2:42.08
15. Zaccarai - 2:49.49
16. Hannah Rethemeyer - 3:10.67

1500m
32. Anna K. Schwartz - 5:39.32
37. Kayla Tobin - 5:48.72
41. Callie Montgomery - 6:07.92
43. Rethemeyer - 6:28.78

3000m Steeplechase
8. Merwin - 12:52.25

High jump
6. Cassidy GIbson - 1.55m

Pole vault
6. Anna Schwartz - 2.60m

Long jump
18. McCue - 4.25m

Shot put
22. Katelynn Tortorella - 9.04m

Discus 
25. Tortorella - 23.63m

Hammer 
23. Tortorella - 28.66m

Javelin
6. Gibson - 34.36m
12. Jeanne Cook - 27.74m