January 24, 2026
Smurla Breaks School & Landmark Record in 3K at Hounds Classic
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University women’s indoor track & field squad had two event wins, seven regional qualifying marks and one school and conference record in the Hounds Classic at Lehigh University’s Rauch Fieldhouse Saturday.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University women's indoor track & field squad had one event win, seven regional qualifying marks and one school and conference record in the Hounds Classic at Lehigh University's Rauch Fieldhouse Saturday.
Moravian Event Winners
- Senior Karalyn Vashey won the 20-pound weight throw with an All-Atlantic Region Track & Field Conference qualifying mark of 16.06 meters (52-8.25)
- Junior Kayla O'Neil captured first in the 5,000-meter run with an AARTFC qualifying time of 18:38.83
Moravian Top 10 Results
- Senior Tara Smurla was the runner-up in the 3,000-meter run with a school record, Landmark Conference record and AARTFC qualifying time of 10:00.12
- Sophomore Jessica Heydt placed second in the 20-pound weight throw with an AARTFC qualifying mark of 15.71 meters (51-6.5) while senior Heather Adams finished fourth with an AARTFC qualifying distance of 15.19 meters (49-10)
- Smurla was the runner-up in the 5,000-meter run with an AARTFC qualifying time of 18:39.38, senior Tori Champagne took fourth in 19:28.85, freshman Kate Veivia placed fifth at 19:29.57, freshman Kiley Amend finished seventh in 20:01.27, junior Alexis Hockenberry was eighth at 20:05.09 and junior Alyssa Hockenberry took ninth in a time of 20:05.14
- Sophomore Kennedy Simons placed fourth in the triple jump with a distance of 10.51 meters (34-5.75) while senior Ali Haefele was sixth at 10.33 meters (33-10.75)
- Sophomore Emma Shafnisky took fifth in the long jump with an AARTFC qualifying mark of 5.32 meters (17-5.5)
- Freshman Ligia Parada Garcia finished sixth in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:32.61 while junior Kierstyn Klingner was eighth at 2:36.55 and freshman Kate Vickers placed tenth in 2:38.01
- Junior Rachele Grigoli took eighth in the 400-meter dash in 1:01.80
- Senior Margie Rayne finished eighth in the shot put with a mark of 11.19 meters 36-8.5)
- Sophomore Tessa Hopkins placed eighth in the pole vault at a height of 2.87 meters (9-5)
- Moravian's 4x400-meter relay squad of Klingner, Parada Garcia, Vickers and sophomore Celia Knoedler finished ninth in 4:37.19
- Haefele tied for ninth in the high jump at 1.43 meters (4-8.25)
- Shafnisky was tenth in the preliminaries of the 60-meter hurdles in 9.54 seconds
Up Next for the Greyhounds
- Saturday, January 31 at Alvernia University Plex Shootout and Ithaca (N.Y.) College Bomber Invitational
- Saturday, February 7 at Franklin & Marshall College Mini Dip Invitational
