DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The Florida Southern College women's track team saw a pair of records fall and a top-three all-time performance in another event as the Moccasins opened up the Embry-Riddle Running Elements Classic. Freshman Hope Schoenwetter lowered her own Freshman Record in the 3,000m steeplechase while the 4x800m relay squad took down an eight-year old school record.

Mid-Distance  
Sophomore Nika Gividen turned in the third-best 1,500m performance in program history as she took third place Friday afternoon. Her time of 4:42.38 surpassed the previous school record heading into this season but junior Grace Reed has lowered the school record and now has the top two all-time best performances. Sophomore Heloise Pinto just missed out on the top-10 as she took 11^th overall while completing the distance in 4:50.96. Senior Caitlin Beery rounded out the top-20 as she took 20^th with a time of 4:57.48. Junior Kira Mothershed clocked in at 5:10.93 to claim 37^th in the event. An additional six Moccasins were in the event ranging from 45^th through 71^st place.
 
Distance  
Schoenwetter made her second ever appearance in the steeplechase and once again set a new freshman record in the event as she took seventh overall Friday. The rookie completed the distance in 12:25.02, surpassing her own record of 12:27.78 set earlier this season. The time also registered as the 10^th-best in program history.

Freshman Addison Sharp was the lone Moccasin in the 5,000m as she placed 32^nd while crossing the finish in 21:35.11.

Relays  
Gividen, Pinto, Mothershed and Beery teamed up in the 4x800m relay as they set a new program record while taking second overall. The group stopped the clock at 9:57.48 to surpass the previous record of 10:08.38 set back in 2018.

Podiums Finishes
- 1500 Meters — Nika Gividen, 4:42.38
- 4x800 Meters Relay — Nika Gividen, Heloise Pinto, Kira Mothershed, Caitlin Beery 9:57.48

Florida Southern Results Summary
- 1500 Meters — 3rd: Nika Gividen, 4:42.38; 11th: Heloise Pinto, 4:50.96; 20th: Caitlin Beery, 4:57.48; 37th: Kira Mothershed, 5:10.93; 45th: Sindy Moncada, 5:17.35; 46th: Alena Pezzoli, 5:17.55; 56th: Ashley Girouard, 5:25.15; 62nd: Kira Casane, 5:31.81; 63rd: Jane Haight, 5:34.13; 71st: Mackenzie Toms, 6:12.89
- 3000 Meters Steeplechase — 7th: Hope Schoenwetter, 12:25.02
- 5000 Meters — 32nd: Addison Sharp, 21:35.11
- 4x800 Meters Relay — 2nd: Nika Gividen, Heloise Pinto, Kira Mothershed, Caitlin Beery 9:57.48

Up Next
Florida Southern will return to action tomorrow, April 4 on the final day of the ERAU Running Elements Classic.