April 1, 2023
Greyhounds Hit Nine AARTFC Qualifying Marks & Win Two Events at Muhlenberg Invitational
ALLENTOWN, Pa. --- The Moravian University women’s track & field squad captured two event titles and recorded nine All-Atlantic Regional Track & Field Conference qualifying marks at the non-scoring Muhlenberg College Invitational Saturday.
ALLENTOWN, Pa. --- The Moravian University women's track & field squad captured two event titles and recorded nine All-Atlantic Regional Track & Field Conference qualifying marks at the non-scoring Muhlenberg College Invitational Saturday.
Event Winners
- Senior Crystal Robinson won the 200-meter dash in an AARTFC qualifying time of 25.38 seconds
- The Hounds 4x100-meter relay squad of Robinson, senior Rachel Byrne, senior Helen Davis and sophomore Abby Giamoni won the race in an AARTFC qualifying time of 48.63 seconds
Top 10 Finishers
- Sophomore Amber Poniktera was the runner-up in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in an AARTFC qualifying time of 11:45.00, the fifth best time in program history, while sophomore Rachael Goodman took third in 12:11.72 and sophomore Hannah Kolonoski finished eighth in 12:38.19
- Robinson was second in the 400-meter dash in an AARTFC qualifying time of 59.20 seconds while Giamoni took third in an AARTFC qualifying time of 59.45 seconds and Byrne was fourth in an AARTFC qualifying time of 59.78 seconds
- Giamoni was the runner-up in the 200-meter dash in an AARTFC qualifying time of 25.65 seconds while Davis raced to eighth place in 26.75 seconds
- Junior Lexi Groff finished second in the high jump, which was competed indoors due to the weather, at an AARTFC qualifying height of 1.57 meters (5-1.75) while freshman Ali Haefele was eighth at 1.47 meters (4-9.75)
- Davis placed third in the 100-meter dash in an AARTFC qualifying time of 12.51 seconds
- Haefele was also fifth in the triple jump with a distance of 10.19 meters (33-5.25) while senior Elizabeth DeMassa took seventh with a mark of 10.06 meters (33-0.25)
- The Hounds 4x400-meter relay squad was sixth in 4:25.16
- Sophomore Rylie Murphy finished sixth in the 800-meter run at a time of 2:26.99 while sophomore Lexi Rushatz placed ninth in 2:29.00
- Freshman Tara Smurla finished eighth in the 5,000-meter run in a time of 19:04.41
- Sophomore Bella DeMassa took ninth in the 100-meter hurdles in 16.98 seconds
- Bella DeMassa was also tenth in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:16.07
- Sophomore Caillie Fish placed fifth in the discus with a mark of 34.93 meters (114-7)
- Senior Delaney Wiseman finished fifth in the javelin with a distance of 32.46 meters (106-6) while sophomore Abby McClaskey was ninth at 29.92 meters (98-2)
- Sophomore Arin Peykar took seventh in the shot put with a toss of 10.60 meters (34-9.5)
- Friday afternoon at DeSales University, sophomore Liz Miskovsky placed eighth in the hammer throw with a distance of 37.38 meters (122-7)
Up Next for the Greyhounds
- Friday-Saturday, April 7-8 at Lehigh University Games
- Saturday-Sunday, April 15-16 at Bucknell University Bison Outdoor Classic
