TAMPA, Fla. – The Palm Beach Atlantic women's track team competed in its first meet of the season on Saturday at the Tampa Spartans Open.
 
Despite dealing with some rainy conditions, the Sailfish had a strong showing at the meet. PBA faced off against other SSC schools, Tampa, Florida Southern, Lynn, and Nova Southeastern.
 
The Sailfish started the day with the 1500m race. Emma Hanstveit led the Sailfish, finishing in 10^th place with a time of 4:58.84, good for the 10^th-fastest time in school history. Ella Malone finished three seconds behind her in 13^th place with a time of 5:01.22. Anna Hanstveit earned 15^th with a time of 5:04.27. Gwendelyn Shamel placed 17^th running a 5:05.97. Nella Peterson (5:12.97), Caitlyn Christie (5:13.11), Alyssa Benson (5:13.86), and Julia Kooyer (5:53.49) also represented PBA, finishing 23^rd, 24^th, 25^th, and 40^th respectively.
 
The group of Ava Spampanato, Chloe Smith, Faith Kulis, and Joni Dice competed in the 4x100m relay. The team finished third with a time of 1:02.63.
 
Ella Malone highlighted the day for PBA, finishing third in the 800m race with a time of 2:25.90, the fifth-fastest time in school history. Benson (2:34.50) placed 14th, followed by Shamel (2:38.54) in 15^th, and Anya Frey (2:41.33) in 16^th. Kulis also represented the 'Fish in 21^st, running 2:51.49.
 
Sadie Nordmeyer led the way for the 'Fish in the 3000m. She finished 11^th with a 10:44.01. Allison Seng placed 19^th with a time of 10:57.87. Margaret Myskowski (11:03.64) finished 22^nd while Hannah Parker (11:06.40) earned 23^rd.  Smith finished 37^th running a 11:37.87 pace. Darah Oniwa came in 43^rd with a time of 12:27.96. Amalia Rimes (12:45.23) and Spamanato (13:25.39) round out PBA's lineup, finishing 47^th and 48^th, respectively.
 
PBA track returns to Tampa on March 1 to run in the Tampa Distance Classic.