ROCHESTER HILLS – The 'Big 3' for Macomb Women's Track & Field showed up in a big way on Saturday (April 5) as the trio of Ava LaMilza, Emma Dell and Erin Rowan set new PRs in the 5000m at Oakland University's Golden Grizzlies Invite.

In a field primarily made up of NCAA Division I & Division II athletes, LaMilza paced the action in eighth place overall with a time of 18:27.25. The new PR time was good for 13^th best among junior college competition nationally this season and resulted in LaMilza finishing ahead of all NCAA Division II runners and all but six NCAA Division I runners in the event.

Dell was next in 17^th place with a PR of her own after crossing the 5000m finish line at 19:20.79. The freshman's new personal record was good for the 28^th best junior college time listed nationally this season. Rowan, who competed against her older sister and former MCCAA standout, Amy, checked in with the 37^th best time in junior college this year after posting a PR effort of 19:57.53. Rowan finished 27^th in Saturday's loaded field.

The combination of Kelsey Ettel, Lisaleen Ung and Vanessa Sayers rounded out the 5K event for the Monarchs with 36^th, 37^th and 38^th place finishes, respectively.