Kharashchuk Leads Harding Charge at Alex Wilson Invitational

NOTRE DAME, Ind. — The records book and national rankings took a hit Saturday as Harding University's women's track and field team made a strong statement at the Alex Wilson Invitational, hosted by Notre Dame at Meyo Field inside the Loftus Sports Center.

Tetiana Kharashchuk, a freshman, took top honors in the women's 400-meter dash with a time of 55.05 seconds, which ranked second all-time at Harding. The NCAA provisional mark also catapulted her to 14th nationally in Division II.

In the women's pole vault, junior Cadence Sansom cleared a height of 4.03 meters, just two centimeters shy of the Harding record. The NCAA provisional mark placed her 12th nationally in the event. Junior teammate Karyna Vehner also had a strong showing, finishing second with a season-best mark of 3.76 meters, which ranks her 37th nationally.

Hanna Onufriieva, a sophomore, won the women's triple jump with a leap of 11.99 meters. Her season-best mark of 12.14 meters in the event ranks 13th nationally.

The Alex Wilson Invitational was hosted by Notre Dame.

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Players Mentioned

Cadence Sansom: PV; 5' 5"; Freshman

Karyna Vehner: PV/J; 5' 6"; Freshman

Hanna Onufriieva: J; 5' 11"; Junior

Tetiana Kharashchuk: S; 5' 6"; Junior

Players Mentioned

Cadence Sansom
: 5' 5"; Freshman
: PV

Karyna Vehner
: 5' 6"; Freshman
: PV/J

Hanna Onufriieva
: 5' 11"; Junior
: J

Tetiana Kharashchuk
: 5' 6"; Junior
: S