Delta Gamma snags Little 500 title

Going into the final four laps of the Women’s Little 500, the pack was as close as ever with Kappa Alpha Theta, Delta Sigma Pi, Teter and Delta Gamma stride for stride. That is when Delta Gamma senior Jess Lander decided to take over and ensure her team its first Little 500 victory.\n“It really is a dream come true,” Lander said. “My whole college career we have trained for this and we are finally able to do it our senior year. There is nothing more we could ask for.”\nThe team finished the 100 laps with an unofficial time of 1:12:20, beating Teter by two tenths of a second. Delta Sigma Pi rounded out the top three with Kappa Alpha Theta and Kappa Delta in fourth and fifth.\nDelta Gamma became just the fourth sorority to ever win the race.\nSenior Julianne Ellis said that she is ecstatic to be able to leave the race as a champion.\n“This is definitely something that is really special for Jess and I being seniors,” Ellis said. “We have put in so much time, work and energy the past three years and to come out on top is perfect. We could not have had it scripted any other way.”\nKeep checking idsnews.com for updated Little 500 coverage.