ST. LOUIS, Mo.—University of Southern Indiana Women's Track & Field rookie Hadessah Austin broke another freshman record Thursday night to lead the Screaming Eagles at the Washington University Distance Carnival.
 
Austin was fourth out of 99 competitors in the 10,000 meters with a time of 34 minutes, 30.10 seconds, breaking the former mark of 35:17.32, which was set by Emily Roberts at the 2015 Mt. SAC Relays.
 
It is the third USI freshman record that Austin has broke this year after she set new rookie marks in the 3,000 meters and the 5,000 meters during the indoor season. Her 10,000-meter time Thursday ranks fourth all-time at USI and is the best in the Ohio Valley Conference by more than two minutes during the early portion of the outdoor campaign.
 
In addition to Austin, sophomore Ellie Hall and senior Audrey Comastri each posted personal bests Thursday.
 
Hall was 23rd out of 245 competitors in the 5,000 meters with an outdoor personal-best time of 17:02.72, while Comastri was 50th in the same event with a personal-best mark of 17:37.80. Hall and Comastri currently rank first and second in the OVC in the 5,000 meters.
 
The Screaming Eagles return to action April 4-5 when they travel to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, to compete in the Joey Haines Invitational.