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GRANVILLE, Ohio -- Mia Symoniak set new Allegheny College and conference meet records in the women's 5,000-meter run while Lauren Butler repeated as the shot put champion during the North Coast Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships at Denison on Friday. Heading into the final day of competition, the Gators are in second place.
Symoniak crossed the finish line in 17:19.82 -- an NCAA provisional qualifying time -- and crushed two former records in the process. Her winning time bested that of Oberlin's Joanna Johnson, who clocked in at 17:37.37 in 2009. The previous Allegheny school record was held by Leah Shouey, who ran a time of 17:29.49 in 2005.
Kelly Gallagher also ran the 5,000, finishing fifth in 18:57.19.
While claiming her second consecutive crown, Butler recorded a new personal best of 41 feet, 9 3/4 inches. Allegheny women have now won four straight NCAC Indoor shot put titles. Kristen Collins also placed in the event, taking seventh (35-4).
Holly Wilson had a runner-up finish for the Gators in the triple jump with a distance of 33-1 1/4. Hannah Smith was seventh (31-10 3/4).
Several runners qualified for Saturday's finals of their respective events. Sprinters Beth Muller and Rebecca Lendyak led the way.
Muller, the defending champ in the 55, 200 and 400, will be seeded first, second and fourth, respectively, on Saturday. She ran a time of 7.54 seconds in the 55; a time of :26.73 in the 200; and a time of 1:00.48 in the 400. Lendyak claimed the ninth seed in the 55 (7.81), the fifth seed in the 200 (:27.30) and the sixth seed in the 400 (1:01.34).
Emily Norton claimed the No. 6 seed in the 55 hurdles with a time of 9.65 seconds. Samantha Zink grabbed the seventh slot in the 800 with a Friday time of 2:22.44.
Allegheny has scored 41 points heading into the final day. It trails Ohio Wesleyan (60). Oberlin in is third (31), followed by Denison (22), Earlham (13), Wittenberg (12), Kenyon (10) and Wooster (6).