A third-place finish in the 4 by 400-meter relay highlighted the day for the Hope College women's track & field team at the Grand Valley State University indoor tune-up meet on Friday.

Junior Jane Pearson of Lake City, Michigan (Northern Michigan Christian HS), senior Katie Afton of Kalamazoo, Michigan (Portage Central HS), freshman Rachel Satkiewicz of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (Seaholm HS), and sophomore Emma Ropski of Park Ridge, Illinois (Maine Township HS), clocked a time of 4 minutes, 5.92 seconds in the relay.

Junior Karina Winkelman of St. Paul, Minnesota (Woodbury HS), finished fourth in the triple jump with a leap of 30 feet, 6 ½ inches. Satkiewicz was fifth at 29-0 ½.

Freshman Alison Rich of Haslett, Michigan (Haslett HS), posted the seventh-best performance in two events: the 60-meter finish with a time of 9.54 seconds and the long jump 16-6 ½.

Pearson took eighth in the high jump by clearing 4-10 ½.

It was a non-scoring meeting. 

Hope returns to action on Saturday, February 28, at the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Indoor Invitational at Trine.