Distance Medley Relay (N'Dya Fields, Lauren Bliefernicht, Madison Etheridge, Deyanneira Colon Maldonado)

  • Award
    Student-Athlete of the Week - Women's Track
  • Week Of
    3/3/2024
  • Sport
    Indoor Track & Field
  • School
    Aurora University
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The Aurora University distance medley relay of N'Dya Fields (so. Aurora, Ill.), Lauren Bliefernicht (jr. Waunakee, Wis), Madison Etheridge (sr. Montgomery, Ill.), and Deyanneira Colon Maldonado (jr. Aurora, Ill.) ran a new Aurora and NACC record time of 12:11.92 at the Wartburg Final Qualifier on March 1. Their performance breaks the previous NACC record of 12.13.74 set by Aurora in 2016. This time ranks Aurora as the 25th team in the country, and 5th in the Midwest region. The relay's time is the fastest in the NACC this year by more than 57 seconds.