LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Berea College women's track and field team opened their 2021-22 season today at the Tiger Paw Classic in Louisville, Ky.

The Mountaineers had 13 top-25 placements across their events.

The highest placement on the day for the Mountaineers was freshman Jakeisha Lewis covering 4.82 meters to grab a ninth-place finish in the long jump. Sister freshman Jerneisha Lewis placed 18th in the same event with 4.32 meters.

Freshman Kymiah Blair had a pair of top-20 placements for Berea, finishing with a time of twenty-seven point forty-one seconds to secure 16th place in the 200-meter dash and 8.35 seconds to finish 20th in the 60-meter dash.

In the 600-meter dash, freshman Rebekah Joyal and freshman Liberte Mack led the way for the Mountaineers, placing 11th and 12th with times of 1:56.98 and 1:59.58, respectively. The women also ran in the 1000-meter dash as Mack grabbed 13th (3:34.19) and Joyal placed 17th (3:39.89).

Freshman Elise Kemp secured 14th place in the shot put with 8.76 meters, while freshman Tera Williams nabbed 25th (7.73 meters), freshman Alyssa Bell placed 26th (7.60 meters), freshman Kyonna Ross finished 28th (7.22 meters), freshman Sarah Keown grabbed 31st (6.70 meters), and freshman Jessalyn Poynter placed 33rd (6.41 meters).

In the weight throw, Kemp recorded 9.93 meters for 17th place and Ross threw 7.73 meters for 24th.

The four-by-400-meter relay team made of sophomore Jerneisha Lewis, Blair, Mack, and Joyal placed sixth with 4:33.56 seconds, and the team consisting of sophomore Hannah Hisle, freshman Brianna Dowell, Jakeisha Lewis, and sophomore Anita Chukwu finished in eighth (4:49.36).

The Berea College women's track and field team continues their season tomorrow in the Steemer Showcase in Springfield, Ohio.