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Women's Track & Field Sets DMR Record at Penn Relays, Shines at Maroon & Gold Invite
4/30/2022 12:53:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Bucknell women's track & field team put up big performances at both the Penn Relays and the Maroon & Gold Invite on Friday, and the Bison set a new school record in the distance medley relay. Bucknell earned nine wins at the Bloomsburg meet and posted several other all-time top 10 performances.
"Overall, I was very pleased with all the results at the Penn Relays. Bracken ran a solid 400 hurdle on Thursday, breaking a school record in the DMR is very exciting, and our 4x400 ran a season-best time," said head coach Kevin Donner. "O'Sullivan is developing some consistency in the shot put. Bloomsburg went very well, as many of our women won their events and/or had season-best marks. The highlight was Macones in the 200, where she ran the fourth-fastest time in school history, and it's the first time she has ever run it for us. It looks like many of our athletes handled the windy conditions very well."
The distance medley relay team (Mackenzie Turner, Mikayla Horvath, Karly Forker, Ashlyn Ramos) ran an 11:36.32 to place fifth at the Penn Relays and broke the previous record of 11:38.54, which was set back in 2017.
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— Bucknell Track & XC (@Bucknell_TFXC) April 29, 2022
Mackenzie Turner, Mikayla Horvath, Karly Forker and Ashlyn Ramos just ran the fastest distance medley relay in school history at the Penn Relays! An 11:36.32 for the squad to place fifth and beat the record last set in 2017. 🔶🔷#rayBucknell pic.twitter.com/XUMwZgUISK
It was one of two relay teams that impressed in Philadelphia, as the 4x400 relay (Michaela Bracken, Jessie Castellano, Meghan Quinn, Bridget Lalonde) ran the fifth-best time in program history with a 3:47.46.
Also earning a spot on the all-time top 10 list was Karen Hull at the Maroon & Gold Invite. The sophomore ran a 14.51 in the 100 hurdles to win the race and place sixth in the record book. The Bison also took third and fourth in the event. Hull picked up a win in the high jump as well, clearing 5-5.
Gianna Macones also made dents in the all-time performance lists, running the fourth-best 200 time in program history with a 24.62 at Bloomsburg.
Lila Gaughan collected a win in the 100 (12.60) and also posted the 10th-best long jump mark in program history with an 18-9.75, placing second.
Michaela Bracken's 1:02.02 placed her 23rd at the Penn Relays, and teammte Siobhan O'Sullivan grabbed 13th in the shot put with a 44-0.
Bucknell put up a strong showing in the pole vault at Bloomsburg, as Jennifer Scott tied Karly Renn's fifth spot on the all-time top 10 list with a 12-1.5, and Renn placed second with an 11-7.75.
Other victories at the Maroon & Gold Invite included Hollie Walters in the 1500 (4:54.88), Kate Amaddio in the 5000 (18:15.21), Phoebe Blumberg in the javelin (116-10) and Christine Ajao in the shot put (40-10.25).
Up next, the Bison compete at the 2022 Outdoor Patriot League Track & Field Championships. Events begin on Friday, May 6.
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