LYNCHBURG, Va. – Sprintin' into the record books!
 
At Liberty University's Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational on Friday, Melissa Cunningham and Anna Kessler cemented their names in William & Mary lore, running the two fastest 60m times in program history. Cunningham crossed the finish line in 7.68, while Kessler recorded a time of 7.69 — eclipsing the previous Tribe record of 7.72, which was set by Chelsea Mitchell at the same event last year.
 
Cunningham has been closing in on the record for weeks. In her last two meets for the Tribe, the sophomore posted times of 7.73.
 
The fleet-footed duo wasn't the only adding to the Tribe's history books, either. Olesya Sitkowski moved into fourth on the all-time W&M indoor pole vault performers list, posting a 3.91m (12-10.0). The feat also moves Sitkowski into a tie for 10^th place on the all-time performances list.
 
Pole Vault Open
Elizabeth Upright finished in 11^th place at 3.50m (11-05.75). Sophie Fernandez was part of a three-way tie for 12^th at 3.35m (10-11.75), while Fiona Basewitz tied for 15th at 3.15m (10-04.00)
 
Weight Throw
Ella Carlson continued her string of solid performances in the event, placing 20^th at 14.51m (47-07.25)
 
Long Jump
Megan Heidebrecht finished 14^th at 5.50m (18-0.5), while Dana Abraham was 49^th.
 
60m
In addition to Cunningham and Kessler's historic runs, Amaya Johnson also notched her own strong performance with a prelim time of 7.95, while Charlotte Robinson finished in 8.17.
 
60m Hurdles
Fresh off a performance that saw her crack the all-time performers list last weekend, Clare Howard recorded a new PR and crossed the finish line in 9.49.   
 
400m
Emily Ervin paced a strong Tribe squad, crossing the finish line in third with a time of 56.25—the tenth fastest in W&M history. Lizzy Gregory wasn't far behind in fifth (56.41), the 16th fastest time in Green and Gold history, while Carly Swierbut placed 21^st and Clare Howard was 46^th.
 
800m
Arianna DeBoer notched an 18^th-place finish in 2:15.38, moving into 16^th on the Tribe's all-time performers list, while Molly Coyle was 30^th in 2:18.15.
 
3000m
Sofia Istnick finished 10^th with a time of 9:46.36, while Catherine Garrison notched a 13^th-place finish in 9:52.00. Kelly Ann Sutterfield was 26^th, Annie Wicker was 35^th and Tessa Dobrinski was 48^th.
 
 
UP NEXT
The Green and Gold wraps up competition at Liberty University, with the second day of the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational. Live results can be found here, while a live stream of the event gets underway at 12 p.m. on ESPN+.