AZUSA, Calif. - Elle Marsyla of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's track and field team broke the program record in the 10000 meters with a 33:51.05 at the Bryan Clay Invitational on Thursday, the top time in Division III so far this season and the No. 10 time in NCAA Division III history. 

Marsyla took almost a minute off her previous best time of 34:42.72 at the Mangrum Invitational at CSU San Marcos on March 27. She also broke the 5000-meter record at CMS earlier this spring with a 16:33.31 at the Occidental Distance Carnival, after earning a top-10 finish (seventh) in the NCAA Division III Cross Country championships in the fall.

In addition to Marsyla's performance, Olivia Backholm moved into fourth at CMS in the steeplechase at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a 10:53.47. At the Leopard Invitational at La Verne, Madeline Seifert improved her PR in the pole vault, which ranks No. 3 all-time at CMS, with a 12'5.5" (3.80 meters) clearance, while Malia Ortiz moved into a tie for tenth at 10'11.75".

Josephine Jett was in action at the Mt. SAC Relays, where she ran a 14.11 in the 100-meter hurdles, and an 11.93 in the 100-yard dash as she looks to return back to the NCAA Championships. Sophia Laudi threw 133'4" in the javelin at Mt. SAC as well in her pursuit of her return visit to nationals. 

Shriya Velichala (1:04.39) and Kaitlyn Creighton (1:04.54) had strong times in the 400-meter hurdles at the Leopard Invitational. 

For a complete list of results from the meets CMS was at this week in its final tuneups before the SCIAC Championships (with a few more events still to come on Sunday), go to the following links:

Leopard Invitational

Mt. SAC Relays

Bryan Clay Invitational