Bison Perform Well at Shippensburg Invitational

4/18/2018 10:44:00 PM | Men's Track and Field

By: TBD

SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - A handful of field athletes on both the Bison men's and women's track and field programs competed on Wednesday evening at the 4th Annual Shippensburg University Invitational at Seth Grove Stadium.

Matthew Fay earned a first-place finish in the pole vault, clearing 16-7 1/4, which is a season-best mark. Maxwell Prizant finished in fourth place and also set a season-best with a vault of 13-11 1/4.

The Bison found some success in the jumps, where Reggie Harris went 47-5 feet in the triple jump to place first. The Philadelphia native matched his mark of 47-5 that he recorded at the Jim Taylor Invitational back on March 31, ranking him ninth on the all-time top-10 list. Atakora Appiah-Padi finished in ninth place in a field of 15 competitors in the long jump with a leap of 20-7.

Over on the women's side, Kaitlin Salisbury had a solid performance in the long jump, leaping 19-4 3/4 feet. Closing the meet out for the Bison was senior Chloe Brown, who put together a good showing in the pole vault, earning her best mark of the season by clearing 11-3 3/4.

Up next for the Bison will be their Bucknell Team Challenge on Saturday.