Hillsdale, Mich. – Senior Olivia Mathis (Akron, Ohio/Lourdes/St Vincent-St. Mary) placed fourth in the 800m Championship race with a time of 2:12.08, broking her own school record by over a second and while also hitting the NAIA 'B' Standard for the Saint Xavier University women's track and field team Friday on the second day of the 55^th annual 'Gina' Relays hosted by Hillsdale College (Mich.) in Hillsdale, Mich. With her time, Mathis recorded the seventh-best mark in the NAIA so far in 2025. The Cougars only brought a select number of runners to the event.

• Junior Emerson Colins (New Lenox, Ill./St. Francis/Lincoln-Way West) finished third in the 100m Dash Open race, crossing the line with a season-best time of 12.22 seconds for her third-best career time at SXU.
• Colins also ran in the 200m Dash Open race, taking seventh place with a time of 25.68, her second-quickest mark of the season, and the sixth-fastest time in program history.
• Junior Yanira Deana Paninka (Canary Island, Spain/Central Methodist/IES Jandia) ran in the 800m Open race, placing first in her Saint Xavier debut in the event, with a time of 2:19.55.
• Senior Lexi Clarke (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet JC/Plainfield South) also competed in the 800m Championship race, coming away with her second-best career time after an eight-place draw at 2:16.45,

Saint Xavier participates in the four-day Drake University (Iowa) Relays beginning on Wednesday, April 23. The Cougars will also compete in the Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) Outdoor Open on Saturday, April 26.