GENEVA, Ohio — The women's Maryland Track and Field 4x400m relay team pieced together a fifth-place finish (3:39.63) at the Big Ten Indoor Championship this weekend at the Spire Institute. 

Xahria Santiago set the tone for the team as she led off the race. Cheyenne Jones, Destiny Ward and Venida Fagan continued to pass the baton to earn the Big Ten's fifth best 4x400m relay time this season. 

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• Santiago also notched a seventh place finish in the 400m dash finals with a time of 54.58, scoring two points for the Terps. 

• Leah Blackall added onto the Terps scoreboard, with an eighth-place finish in the triple jump (12.10m)

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• Sarah George powered through her shot put throws competing for the first time at the Big Ten Championships. 

• Mikella Lefebvre-Oatis competed in the high jump, as she holds her place as the Terps' best high jumper entering the outdoor season. 

• Kathryn Gearhart paced through the 5000m run representing the long distance squad in one of the final events of competition. 

Up Next

• Maryland opens its outdoor season at University of Miami's Hurricane Invitational Mar. 20-21 in Miami, Fla. 

• The Terps set a total of 22 top-10 all-time indoor marks this season, setting the tone as the team enters the outdoor season.

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