Senior Jessica Hennig stood out from the rest of the track and field team this weekend at Penn State’s Sykes-Sabock Challenge, a non-team-scoring event. Finishing fourth in the 400 with a time of 55.73, Hennig qualified for the ECACs.

“She ran great,” head coach Mike Thompson said. “This is the fastest she has run this early in the year, and we’re excited to see how she’ll do [next time out].”

Hennig also teamed up with juniors Erika Kisel and Kathleen Klein and sophomore Ivory Taussig to complete the 4×400 relay in a time of 3:51.04, good for fourth overall.

For the men’s team, senior Jeff Martinez came in fourth place in the 3,000 with a time of 8:30.84, and senior Jason Santos came in third in the 5,000 with a time of 14:57.88.

Thompson said he thought his team performed well, given the nature of the 17-team meet.

“It was a real challenge to place anyone in the top eight,” he said. “But I felt that the team looked strong heading into the conference meet this weekend.”

The Bearcats are scheduled to head to the two-day America East Indoor Championships next week. Play is set to start at 3 p.m. on Feb. 11 at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston, Ma.