CLAREMONT, Calif. -- Kaylee Best outdid herself in her second career outing, beating her debut standard (39'3 ¼") and setting a new school record in indoor triple jump at 39'9 ¾". The freshman also made it a pair of gold medals with a win in long jump (18' 4¼"), as Vanguard women's track and field claimed 10 medals at the annual OIDFE Challenge, Saturday at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. Eight other Lions also had standout showings to place themselves within the top-10 performance list in program history.

Haley Butenschoen and Bella Sword each had a spot on the podium in the 1000m race, taking second and third place. Butenschoen was just .44 seconds off the top spot, and ran 3.06.83 for the sixth fastest time in program history. Sword was just three seconds behind her, at 3:09.32.

Megan Charley's first-place finish in the 600m (1:35.83) marked a new personal best, the third-fastest time in program history, and the second time this season she's taken top spot in the event.

VU's highest finisher in the 60m dash was Elizabeth Betten, who penciled in at 7.91 for a fourth-place spot and top 10 run in program history. It also eclipsed her previous personal best by .13 seconds. Betten also took gold in the 200m dash, coming in at 25.79 in the first heat.

Moving into the mile run, the Lions were led by Madyson Nakamura, who landed in third for her first outing at the event and also ran the sixth fastest mile in program history (5:18.49). Butenschoen finished with the eighth-best VU time ever with a 5:24.91 time.

The Blue and Gold also saw a pair of top 10 showings in weight throw, courtesy of Gimena Hurtado and Andrea Espinoza Noriega. Hurtado launched the fourth farthest throw in program history (44'6") to take fourth place in the event. As for Espinoza Noriega, she impressed with a 43'6" throw for VU's sixth-best throw ever.

What's Next? The Lions will head to Aliso Viejo for the Soka Indoor Events Meet on Valentine's Day next Saturday.