ANDERSON, S.C.— The Montreat women's track & field team returned to the state of South Carolina on Friday and Saturday for the Electric City Invitational, a two-day meet hosted by Anderson University. Between Friday and Saturday, the Cavaliers' 23 entries picked up three wins, two school records and two national standards.
 
Overall, Montreat finished sixth out of 21 scoring teams. The Cavs accumulated 57 points across 11 events.
 
After her historic 10k performance last week at the Raleigh Relays, Heather Murphy picked up right where she left off on Friday in the 5000m invite. The Portarlington, Ireland native obliterated the school record in her outdoor 5k debut, shaving 50.35 seconds off the program's previous-best time. Her effort of 16:43.26 beat out 16 other runners while comfortably meeting the NAIA 'A' standard. Murphy's time ranks third in the NAIA this season.
 
Not to be outdone, Dylan Garcia also broke a record while achieving a national mark Saturday afternoon. Garcia won the 800m, topping a field of 74 participants with her time of 2:13.17. Also the fourth-quickest time in the NAIA this year, Garcia's performance was 3.50 seconds better than her old school record.
 
Montreat's other win came in a long-distance event. Carlyn Bobo competed on Friday in the 10k. Needing 38:37.34 to cross the finish line, Bobo ended first in a field of five student-athletes.
 
Emma Barnes delivered a nationally-noteworthy showing in the heptathlon this weekend. Behind four top-three efforts and a first-place shot put mark, the Waxhaw, N.C. native placed fourth of eight competitors. In total, Barnes tallied 4,176 points, which currently ranks seventh in the NAIA. The top 16 marks at the end of the season ultimately qualify for the 2025 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
 
Montreat ran in the outdoor mile event for the first time Friday evening. Yessenia Castellanos concluded second out of 41 runners in the open race thanks to her time of 5:22.70. Meanwhile, in the invitational event, Brooke Wiebe (fourth; 5:11.17) garnered what now stands as the program's fastest time. Macy Parks (eighth; 5:15.10) also participated in the one mile invite.
 
Adrianna Gullette registered a personal-best mark on Saturday in the long jump. Placing second of 18 jumpers, Gullette's top leap of 5.35m secured runner-up honors.
 
For a look at results from the Electric City Invitational, click here.
 
Montreat remains in the area next Friday and Saturday when it heads to UNC Asheville for the Asheville Bulldog Invite.