MARION, Ind. - The Marian University women's track and field team traveled to Marion, Ind., to compete in the Indiana Little State meet where it managed a 15th place finish out of 17 participating teams.

Junior Rachel Kenney had the highest placement of the day for the Knights, as she placed second in the high jump with a height of 1.60 meters. Freshman Lauren Hacker also competed in the high jump for MU and finished with a height of 1.45 meters, which was good enough for a 13th-place finish.

In other field events, freshman Kassandra Sprinkle placed ninth in the shot put with a hurl of 11.44 meters, and sophomore Whitley Emerson placed 11th in the javelin at 28.98 meters.

On the track, senior Adrienne Shepherd placed 11^th in the 1,500 meter run, with a time of 5:02.84, while Samantha Walsh finished the 3,000 meter steeplechase in 13:07.63 for 14th place.

The Knights will travel to Terre Haute, Ind., on Friday evening to compete in the Rose-Hulman Twilight.