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Lehigh Games
Women's Track & Field Notches Nine Wins at Lehigh Games
4/8/2023 8:23:00 PM | Women's Track and Field
BETHLEHEM, Pa.- The Bucknell Bison women's track & field team provided plenty of good showings earning nine wins to lead all competition at the Lehigh Games. The non-team scoring event featured seven other teams besides Bucknell: East Stroudsburg, Kutztown, Lafayette, Lehigh, Moravian, Sacred Heart, and Saint Joseph's.
Results
"Overall, we got exactly what we were looking for as a team," said head coach Kevin Donner. "We held out some athletes to rest them up for next week, and others competed in a secondary event. Our field event athletes were good; we had a few people with breakout performances. We are set up well for our two home meets, which have traditionally been our better outdoor meets. This also gave us a dry run on the facility, that will host the Patriot League Championships in a month."
The Orange & Blue thoroughly owned the 400-meter dash, with four of the top five placements belonging to Bison runners. Jessie Castellano won the event with a time of 55.80. The mark places her fourth all-time in the Bucknell annals. Bridget Lalonde grabbed second place (56.59), Anna Posh claimed third (57.52), and Katherine Loew obtained fifth (58.09).
Brylee Tereska won the javelin throw with a fling of 44.04m. The mark earned her eighth place in Bison history. Riley Beebe flung herself into second place with a toss of 41.44m. Phoebe Blumberg earned fifth place (37.07m).
The Bison clinched the top two finishes in the high jump. Olivia Boyce won the event, and Abby Kates placed second. Boyce's mark of 1.68m outpaced all comers. Kates finished at 1.63m. Boyce's accomplishment puts her ninth all-time in Bucknell history.
Meghan Quinn won the 100-meter dash. The junior sprinter raced to a time of 11.80, 0.62 seconds better than the second-place finisher. It was 0.11 seconds behind her record and would rank second in Bucknell history.
Quinn was part of a second gold medal. The "A" Team of Lalonde, Quinn, Lila Gaughan, and Karen Hull dashed to a time of 47.20 in the 4x100-meter relay. The time was nearly a second better than the second-place quartet.
The 5000-meter run belonged to the Bison. Keeley Misutak won gold with a time of 17:51.44. Lauren Joyce obtained silver with a speed of 18:34.53.
Bucknell placed two participants in the top five for the 400-meter hurdles. Mikayla Horvath won the event with a time of 1:05.33. Sarah Durkan finished third (1:08.10) and Meredith Haberfield finished fourth (1:08.99).
Bucknell played the role of Thor in the hammer throw. Madison McGloin won the event by tossing the hammer a distance of 52.06m. Anne Glenning finished third on a throw of 46.14m.
Isabelle Roes won the discus throw with a mark of 41.64m. Christine Ajao grabbed fifth on a toss of 38.45m.
Lexi Gray nabbed second place in the triple jump for the Bison with a mark of 11.48m.
Bucknell dominated the pole vault, winning three top-five finishes. Jennifer Scott led the way finishing second on a clearance of 3.65m. Karly Renn grabbed third place with her vault of 3.50m. Elizabeth Bryant rounded out the trio finishing fifth with her mark of 3.35m.
The shot put belonged to the Bison with three top-five finishers. Siobhan O'Sullivan continued her dominance in the event with a second-place finish. Her toss equaled 13.73m. Avery Rebar grabbed third place on a throw of 12.53m. Christine Ajao placed fourth with her throw of 12.39m.
Bucknell runners finished second and third in the 3000-meter steeplechase. Tori Chace had a time of 12:01.00 to win silver, and Margaret McLoughlin won bronze to finish third (12:15.75).
Abby Eisold and Karen Hull placed top five in the 100-meter hurdles. Eisold earned bronze (15.07), and Karen Hull grabbed fourth (15.37).
Mariana Engleby earned third place in the 800-meter run, and her time of 2:16.44 sealed the placement.
Up Next
Bucknell hosts the Bison Outdoor Classic next weekend.
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