ARCADIA, Calif. – The senior foursome of Grace Dunham, Ryann Strawn, Kelsey Sutch and Kayla Towne compiled a time of nine minutes, 44.01 seconds to finish 15th in the Invitational 3,200 relay as the only St. Francis action on Day of the Arcadia Invitational high school track & field meet at Arcadia High Friday.

Union Catholic won the event with a time of 8:53.48, breaking a 22-year-old meet record of 8:58.30 by A. Phillip Randolph. JSerra placed second at 9:05.12, while Sadie Engelhardt's laps of 1:02.23 and 1:04.27 anchored Buena into third with a 9:10.42 total.

For the Troubadours, Dunham led off her team with a 2:24.27 start, Strawn went 2:27.42, Sutch covered her portion in 2:27.55, then Towne anchored the squad with a 2:25.19 total. Impressively, Sutch had the fastest single lap of the foursome with a 1:08.11 in her first go-round, despite not competing since the Dublin Distance Fiesta nearly three weeks prior. The 9:44.01 now ranks sixth in school history.

The acclaimed Arcadia Invitational, known as the "Home of National Records," continues on Saturday. For St. Francis, Dunham will compete in the Open mile run at 9:30 at the same time freshman Jasleen Gandhoke begins in the Open high jump. The Troubies will also have a crew in the Open 4x100 relay at 10:16 later in the morning.

Links to live results and video are available at GoTroubies.com.

2024 ARCADIA INVITATIONAL, DAY 1
Arcadia High School (Arcadia, Calif.)
Events with SF entrants only • Winners plus SF finishers listed

GIRLS' 3,200 RELAY INVITATIONAL - 1. Union Catholic (King, Hollis, Thompson, Sheppard), 8:53.48... 15. St. Francis (Dunham, Strawn, Sutch, Towne), 9:44.01.