MIRAMAR, Fla. – The Palm Beach Atlantic women's track team competed in its first event of the spring, taking part in the South Florida Challenge No. 2 hosted by St. Thomas and Nova Southeastern.
 
PBA's date was highlighted by a victory in the 3200 meters relay by the team of Abigail Bateman, Emily Powers, Dune Costes, Allison Seng, Hannah Caldwell and Christin Sustar. The time of 10:30.04 was ahead of second place by over nine seconds.
 
The Sailfish had nine participants in the 5000 meters with Seng leading the way with a time of 18:47.42 to take first in the race. Coming in at second place was Caldwell with a time of 19:03.03 in her first track event as a Sailfish. She was followed by Costes who placed third with a time of 19:25.23. Emma Baron (19:25.57) and Katie Kanagy (19:57.62) also finished in the top five.
 
Bateman, who also made her PBA track debut on Saturday, took third place in the 1500 meters with a time of 5:01.95. Abby Reburn finished in the top 10 finishing at 5:33.84
 
Kaelyn Lakey (1:07.11) finished in eighth as the lone PBA participant in the 400 meters. Lakey also competed in the 200 meters with a time of 29.63.
 
PBA will compete again back in Miramar on Saturday at the Ansin Sports Complex.