The Marshall University track and field team finished sixth out of 16 competing schools in the Marshall Invitational over the weekend at Jeff Small Track at the Chris Cline Athletic Complex in Huntington.

Herd freshman Elisabeth Paulina delivered the top performance for the host school, breaking the Marshall record for the 400-meter dash with a time of 55.78.

Marshall head coach, Jeff Small, said Paulina’s performance in the 400-meter was the highlight of the competition for the Herd as she broke the 12-year-old mark of Yvonne Ferguson.

Paulina was also the lead runner in the women’s 4X400 relay team that placed first with an overall time of 3:49.61. Joining Paulina was sophomore Breanna Hargrove, senior Shyra Molton and senior Shanice Johnson.

Among other top five Marshall finishers on the track were senior Asia Bange finishing second in the 60-meter hurdles, junior Hope Julmiste finishing fourth in the 60-meter dash and sophomore Naja Greer finishing fourth in the 200-meter dash.

In the field events, freshman Elena Marchand finished fourth in the shot put with a distance of 13.93 meters, while freshman Lauren George and senior Karena Folks also placed, finishing 21st and 22nd, respectively.

Caitlyn Owings also placed 23rd in the high jump for the Herd at 1.5 meters.

Small said he was particularly impressed with the team’s freshman shot putters concerning the team’s performance in the field events.

The Herd’s next meet will be the two-day Akron Invitational, which begins Friday.